Windows 7 Made Simple

Backing Up Libraries

If something is worth saving and organizing in libraries, it must be worth protecting with a backup. Chapter 18 will show you how to backup to protect your computer and its contents.

Backups Are Important for Libraries

Imagine your computer gets fried from an electrical surge, the hard drive crashes, or your laptop is stolen. You can replace the computer and software. What about the things you typically save in libraries?

• 3000 digital photos from 10 years of family parties, vacations, and special events.
• Hundreds of CDs and thousands of songs that you've accumulated over your lifetime.
• The home videos that you immediately downloaded from your camcorder and then erased from the tape or digital card so that you could reuse ...