Apple 145B manual Backing up your files

Backing up your files

You can back up the work you store on a hard disk by copying individual files onto another disk in the usual way (dragging their icons to the icon of the other disk). You can back up the contents of an entire floppy disk by dragging its icon to another floppy disk icon or a hard disk icon.

Use the application program called PowerBook 145B Backup to copy the entire contents of your Macintosh hard disk onto floppy disks. Keeping this backup copy up to date will protect you in case information on your hard disk is accidentally lost or damaged.

You should update your backup copy at least once a month, and in between full backups you should store copies of important documents on floppy disks. It’s a good idea to keep two sets of backup copies, and to alternate between them (using one set one month, and the other the next) when updating your backup copy. This protects you from losing your files in case something goes wrong with one set of disks.

You can also purchase a backup program with additional features that make copying faster. (For example, some programs have a feature that lets you copy only the new and changed information on your hard disk.)

If something happens to the information on your hard disk, you can use the backup copy you made to put the information back onto your hard disk. To do this, you use the PowerBook 145B Restore program that came with your Macintosh. See “Restoring the Information on Your Hard Disk” later in this chapter.

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