its a Dell it has vista and i need to learn how to get all my files and stuff i want to save so any suggestions?
2007-12-13 07:08:57 · 4 answers · asked by 123456 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
buy a thumbdrive ..or an external hard-drive and just copy all your data and files to that ... you won't be able to copy across programs ... but you can make sure all your documents and pictures are backed up
2007-12-13 07:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by Jack K 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's a lot of different ways you can back up your stuff. Depending on the size of the files you wish to back up:
You can use a usb flash drive, (a 4 gig one would be cool).
You could add a second hard drive to your computer and back up to it regularly.
You can buy a laptop hard drive and install it into a small external case and use it to back up files via the usb port.
That's the way I back up my files at work, I use a 30 gig external hard drive. It's a laptop hard drive so it's physically smaller and easy to carry in my purse.
If you juat want to back up specific files all yoy have to do it copy and paste them to your destination folder/drive. If you wish to back up the entire hard drive then I would suggest using a second hard drive installed into your computer and use a program like 'Ghost' to do the job.
2007-12-13 07:21:49 · answer #2 · answered by mermeliz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Use the Backup and Restore Center in Vista. Just click the Start button and start typing "Backup and Restore Center", should pop-up.
2007-12-13 07:15:01 · answer #3 · answered by gil.baca 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
u could burn it to a cd/dvd. usb drive or transfer everything to another pc
2007-12-13 08:18:57 · answer #4 · answered by Johnny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋