CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Computer

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Transferring files

You can manually transfer your personal data files by copying them to removable media, such as a writable CD or DVD or a USB flash drive, or by using a home network. For more information, see “Using the network” on page 97.

Help & Support

For more information about finding files, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the phrase searching for files in the Search box, then click the arrow.

Finding your files

Many programs automatically save your personal data files in the

My Documents folder. Look in your old computer’s My Documents folder for personal data files. Use Windows Find or Search to locate other personal data files. For more information, see “Searching for files” on page 28.

To find files in the My Documents folder:

1In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Documents. The My Documents window opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. Go to Step 4.

- OR -

In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Go to the next step.

2Double-click the C:\ drive icon.

3Double-click the My Documents folder. The My Documents window opens and displays many of your saved personal data files.

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

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

 

 

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