Hard help: How to create backup files to preserve certain files from the hard disk? - Help.com

If it’s a one-time thing:
on a Mac — select the files, right-click selection, choose “Compress …” or “Archive …”
on a Windows — maybe similar… use PowerArchiver — http://www.powerarchiver.com/download/

If you want to backup regularly:
on a Mac — use Time Machine
on a Windows — their is an included backup tool…in the Accessories menu somewhere.. may be hard to use

It depends on which operating system you have. Linux, Mac, I cannot help you with, maybe others that are familiar with those operating systems can help you. In Windows XP and Vista there is a utility that will allow you to per-determine what files you want backup. Some applications will allow you to backup important files. In fact you may not know it Microsoft Office will do an automatic backup at a predetermined time (like maybe once every 20 minutes or shorter, you determine the time interval). This is so if you had a crash, you might only be out minutes worth of typing. So I would look into the applications you are using to see if they have a backup type of system added to it.

Getting back to the Windows Operating System. On XP or Vista use the b>”HELP” /b> feature to find what you want, Your best bet is to do a b> i>search /i> /b> on b> i>SELETIVE BACKUP /i> /b>. That should be able to help you out with the full set of instructions and then print them out.

Using Windows98
Using Windows Backup Software
http://free-backup.info/using-windows…

This is the site you should go to for Windows Operating System, to be specific WindowsXP:

How to Use the Backup Utility to Back Up Files and Folders in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320820

Windows Vista
A Guide to Windows Vista Backup Technologies
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ma…(TechNet.10).aspx

Being as we are limited to the amount of information that these pages can handle I have given the URL locations to explore.