Toshiba Satellite 3000-S304 User Guide - Page 73

Learning the Basics Backing up your files 73 Backing up your files Backing up your files means copying individual files to a diskette or copying entire sections of your hard disk to another device, such as a tape drive. 1 Insert a diskette into the diskette drive. 2 Click Start, then click My Computer. 3 Click the drive that contains the file you want to copy. 4 Double-click the folder that contains the file, then click the file you want to copy. HINT: You can use the Ctrl or Shift keys to select more than one file. 5 Click File, then click Send To. 6 Click the icon for the diskette drive (3 1/2 floppy [A:]). HINT: You can also back up a file to a diskette by clicking the file (or files) you want to backup with the secondary button, then pointing to Send To and clicking 3 1/2 Floppy (A:). Using your CD or DVD drive Your computer may have a CD-ROM drive, CD-RW drive, DVD-ROM drive, or a DVD-ROM/CD-RW multifunction drive. CD-ROM drives can play back prerecorded CDs. DVD-ROM drives can play back both prerecorded CDs and DVDs. With a CD-RW drive you can write files (including music) to a CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) disc. A DVD-ROM/ CD-RW multifunction drive can do all of these things.