Toshiba Portege M200-S838 User Guide - Page 87

Learning the Basics Backing up your work 87 Backing up your work Backing up your files means copying individual files to media, such as a writable CD. Or, you can copy entire sections of your hard disk to another device such as a tape drive or to your network partition. To back up to a writable CD, optional diskette drive, or other media: 1 Attach an optional external drive to one of the USB ports. 2 Insert the media into the appropriate drive. 3 Click Start, then click My Computer. 4 Double-click the drive that contains the file you want to copy. 5 Double-click the folder that contains the file, then click the file you want to copy. TECHNICAL NOTE: You can use the Ctrl or Shift keys to select more than one file. To select multiple consecutive files, hold down the Shift key and click the first and then the last file (all files within that range will be highlighted). To select nonconsecutive files, hold down the Ctrl key and click the individual files you want to select. 6 Right-click, select File, then click Send To. 7 Click the icon for the destination device. For information on special Windows XP capabilities related to backing up and restoring data, see "Data and system configuration backup in Windows XP" on page 225. Restoring your work To restore information from your backup media to your hard disk, use the Restore page in the backup program. Look in the