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Windows Backup Guide
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Why to back up?
The first thing a new or experienced computer user should learn is the importance of backing up. Are you still not backing up your data? You should know this by now: computers can and do fail. The problem is that you usually get no warning before it's too late. This has happened to many people. In extreme cases, it has put companies out of business. If you don't back up your computer system regularly, you are playing Russian roulette with your data. Backups are really a necessity, and you are responsible for making backups of your files.
What to back up?
1. Backing up your important documents and folders.
2. Back up your Outlook folders and settings.
3. Backing up e-mail and news folders for Outlook Express, Mozilla, Netscape, and more.
4. Back up your AIM, Yahoo!, MSN and ICQ messenger data.
5. Back up the core system files and desktop configuration folders.
