Back Up Lesson 1 MAKE A LIST

Before we get into how to Back Up your computer we need to discuss what to back up. Unless you have a large second hard drive you won't be backing up everything on your computer. There is no reason to do it anyway. You should have a lot of your software on CD and DVD disks. Software that you downloaded should have the serial or registration numbers written down so you can download them again and activate them without paying again. What you need to focus on is the files that you can't replace. Documents that you have created and photos that you have taken are usually the first things people want saved. Music and of course passwords are next. Do you have your computer set to remember your passwords on sites that require them? If your computer crashed would you be able to sign into those sites? Write down the password for every site that you visit that requires one. Check your hard drive and write down the names of the folders where you have important information stored. An example would be C:username/documents/customer letters. C:username/photos/family vacation. Your computer doesn't have this arrangement??? Give me a call. We need to get you organized before you can be Backed Up.