Backing Up Your Personal Data: Step-by-Step Guide

[kimhquilt]

I'm needing help with backing up my information. What do you back up your PP onto? Can someone give me a step by step?

thanks,

 

[lisacb77]

When I have time, I back it up to my jump drive (little USB device that stores more than disks & CDs). In a pinch, I just backup to another folder on my C. Of course, that would be a waste if my computer died...

Anyway, plug in your drive/disc and when the backup window pops up, use the window's right hand side to navigate to it and click the button. That's it!

 

[heat123]

When I go to back up PP and I am using a hard disk (think it's called a floppy disc)? do I just pop it in and hit back up when in PP??
I have tried it and it said complete but I dont' hear anything from my computer(like it's running onto the disc or anything?) I am not sure I am doing it correctly?? Any tips? Thanks!

 

[JackieBozeman]

When you click on Backup, it give you choices as to where you want to back up your stuff. I highly recommend you back up frequently. My Director recently lost her hard drive and she hadn't backed up for 3 months. I back up on floppy disks, but you can use a jump drive (which I just bought), a CD, or whatever your computer happens to have.

 

[heat123]

IT is autodefaulted to " C " drive, is that where I want it to be for a floppy disc? And do I keep using the same disc over every back up or do I use a new one???

 

[JackieBozeman]

If the icon next to your C drive looks like a floppy disk, then yes. Normally, however, the C drive is your hard drive. The E drive is normally for CDs or floppies. I keep using the same one and overwrite it since you are normally adding information.

 

[heat123]

Ok, thanks Jackie- I retried it and noticed that the A drive looked more like what I was supposed to use so I backed up on A and it actually made some noise as it was backing up so I think that was where it was supposed to be!

Thanks again! I am soo uncomputer saavy I swear!

 

[JackieBozeman]

You can double check by going in My Computer, double clicking on the A drive, and see if there is a folder there. If so, that's where all your stuff is. You can even double click on the folder and see how it is all arranged if you are curious. I forgot that the A drive is for a floppy. My backup is pointed to the A drive, so it automatically backs up there. I'll have to change it when I receive my Jump Drive that I ordered.

 

[chefann]

If you're using a floppy, those are always the A drive.
The internal hard drive is always C.
If you have a second hard drive, that's D, and so on.
Once all the hard drives are accounted for, the system uses the next letter for the CD/DVD drive.
Then any removable devices, like flash ("thumb") drives.

Just so you know...