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As you create or add information on your OmniBook, the need to make backup copies of that information becomes more important. By making backup copies of key files, you can reduce the chance of accidentally losing that data. You can back up individual files to floppy disks using the Windows File Manager. For more elaborate backup storage, you might need to obtain one of the many commercially available software packages. In this section you'll learn how to • Repair and clean up a disk. • Delete a set of OmniBook files. To repair and clean up a disk After a period of use, the file structure on a disk may develop corrupted sections or disjointed files, causing errors or slightly longer response time in some situations. If you clean up the disk every few months or so, you can optimize your disk's operation. Caution Back up your files periodically, especially before doing maintenance. 1. Plug in the ac adapter. 2. Exit Program Manager (and Windows). 3. At the MS-DOS prompt, type scandisk drive: for the disk you're cleaning up. For example, to check drive C, type scandisk c: Follow the instructions on the screen. 4. Type defrag drive: for the same disk. For example, for drive C, type defrag c:. Follow the displayed instructions to optimize the disk you're cleaning up. 5. Exit DEFRAG, then type win to restart Windows. To delete a set of OmniBook files If you need to make more disk space available on drive C, you have the option of removing certain sets of OmniBook files. The files you can remove vary depending on the operating system you selected. 1. In Program Manager, double-click the OmniBook Tools icon (in the Main group). 2. Click Uninstall. 3. Select the set of files you want to remove from your OmniBook. 4. Click Uninstall to delete the selected files. -or- Click Close to close the dialog box without deleting files. 49

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As you create or add information on your OmniBook, the need to make backup
copies of that information becomes more important. By making backup copies of key
files, you can reduce the chance of accidentally losing that data. You can back up
individual files to floppy disks using the Windows File Manager. For more elaborate
backup storage, you might need to obtain one of the many commercially available
software packages.
In this section you’ll learn how to
•
Repair and clean up a disk.
•
Delete a set of OmniBook files.
To repair and clean up a disk
After a period of use, the file structure on a disk may develop corrupted sections or
disjointed files, causing errors or slightly longer response time in some situations. If
you clean up the disk every few months or so, you can optimize your disk’s
operation.
Caution
Back up your files periodically, especially before doing maintenance.
1. Plug in the ac adapter.
2. Exit Program Manager (and Windows).
3. At the MS-DOS prompt, type
scandisk
drive
:
for the disk you’re cleaning up.
For example, to check drive C, type
scandisk c:
Follow the instructions on the
screen.
4. Type
defrag
drive
:
for the same disk. For example, for drive C, type
defrag c
:.
Follow the displayed instructions to optimize the disk you’re cleaning up.
5. Exit DEFRAG, then type win to restart Windows.
To delete a set of OmniBook files
If you need to make more disk space available on drive C, you have the option of
removing certain sets of OmniBook files. The files you can remove vary depending
on the operating system you selected.
1. In Program Manager, double-click the OmniBook Tools icon (in the Main group).
2. Click Uninstall.
3. Select the set of files you want to remove from your OmniBook.
4. Click Uninstall to delete the selected files.
–or–
Click Close to close the dialog box without deleting files.