Wendy Windows has a backup program, guess it may do in pinch. I use Acronis true image. Clonezilla is free. You may have to do some reading or work with it a bit.
You could copy your My Documents folder to a USB/thumb drive. Or to a CD/DVD. Depending on where you saved them, My Documents should have your documents, pictures and music. It is not a question if your hard drive will crash, but when :-) mike bader On 3/16/2011 4:10 PM, Shawn and wrote: > Wow! Thank you Donk and Mike! I sure appreciate the information. I'm going to > try what you suggested and I will let you know how it turns out. > I have another question - I know this sounds silly but how do I back up my > files, and what all should I back up? Computers are great, but I have no idea > what I'm doing when it comes to the technical workings, and I am really > worried about doing damage that can't be un-done. I have a LOT of pictures on > my hard drive that I don't want to lose. Could you tell me please, step-by > step, how to back my stuff up? > > Thanks so much! > > Wendy > > - > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
