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4Copy your personal data files to removable media or to another computer on your network.

Finding other files

Use Windows Find or Search to locate other personal data files. For more information, see “Using Windows” in your online User Guide.

You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file’s extension (the part of the file name following the last period). For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension.

File type

File usually ends in...

 

 

Documents

.DOC, .TXT, .RTF, .HTM, .HTML, .DOT

 

 

Spreadsheets

.XLS, .XLT, .TXT

 

 

Pictures

.JPG, .BMP, .GIF, .PDF, .PCT, .TIF, .PNG, .EPS

 

 

Movies

.MPEG, .MPG, .AVI, .GIF, .MOV

 

 

Sound and music

.WAV, .CDA, .MP3, .MID, .MIDI, .WMA

 

 

To find files using Find or Search:

1In Windows Vista, click (Start), then click Search. The Search Results window opens.

- OR -

In Windows XP, click Start, then click Search. The Search Results window opens.

- OR -

In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, click Start, Find or Search, then click For Files or Folders. The Search Results window opens.

2Type the filename you want to search for, then press ENTER. The search results are displayed.

3To learn about more search options, click Help.

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