PC PARAMEDIC'S TIPS for backing up your work

1. "Backing up" means keeping a separate copy of important files in case the disk they are on fails.

2. You should normally save all your work in folders on your computer, not on floppy disks! In other words, save them on the hard disk (usually drive C:) inside the PC. The hard disk is much faster and more reliable than floppy disks (plus you can't lose it!)

3. Keep all your files together so they're easy to back up. A good place is the "My Documents" folder. You can create other folders inside it to organise your work.

4. Back up important files regularly. Whilst hard disks are more reliable than floppy disks, they do fail occasionally.

5. If you just have a few important files, you can copy them onto a floppy disk to back them up.

6. If you want to save a lot of files, use a CD writer. You can normally save the whole of "My Documents" in one go.


FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Support notes 8, 9 and 10 (available on this web site) give more information on backups.