Toshiba Satellite L40-ASP4268FM User Manual - Page 159
Develop good computing habits, Save your work frequently., On a regular basis
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If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 159 Develop good computing habits Save your work frequently. You can never predict when your computer will lock, forcing you to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Many software programs build in an automatic backup, but you should not rely solely on this feature. Save your work! See "Computing tips" on page 71 for instructions. On a regular basis, back up the information stored on your hard disk. Use Windows® to back up files, or the entire computer, to a CD, DVD, or external hard disk. Here are some ways you can do this: ❖ Use the Windows® operating system to back up files or your entire computer to a CD, DVD, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect a writable CD/DVD or hard drive to the system and use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to a CD/DVD or hard drive. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to your network partition. Some people use a combination of these methods, backing up all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to diskette on a daily basis. If you have installed your own programs, you should back up these programs as well as your data files. If something goes wrong that requires you to reformat your hard disk and start again, reloading all your programs and data files from a backup source will save time.