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How to back-up your files
Last Updated: 08/12/08
'Backing-up' means creating extra copies of important files and storing them in a separate location to your normal working area.
Tip! Make a copy of the original work and then edit the copy. Common files to back-up include:
- Documents created which you regard as important
- E-mail folders, contacts, and distribution lists
- Personalised Microsoft office Templates and dictionaries
- Your Favorites folders
It is always important to consider how you can then access files in your back-up area.
The following guidelines are important for creating and recovering back-ups:
Check that all computers in which the file will be stored have compatible drives.
Be careful as some forms of media are unreliable and need to be stored safely so that they do not become unusable.
Make multiple backups to avoid losing the information and remember to label them.
Importantly test the back-ups by trying to open them again.
Places to Store Backups:
- Email Server
- Connect Files
- Novell Share Drive
Personal Data:
- USB Keys (Caution: Where you keep them & Consider encrypting USB Keys.)
- CD Backups (Caution: Assume the CD's will only last for 2-3 years.)
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