Back Up Your Files
Although the vast majority of Windows 8 installations make it through without a hitch, there’s another law that software (particularly complex operating system software) always seems to follow: Murphy’s Law (that is, if anything can go wrong, it will). Windows 8 Setup has a Smart Recovery option that should get you out of most jams, but you should still make backup copies of important files, in case Smart Recovery is, for once, just not smart enough. At the very least you should back up your data files, which are both precious and irreplaceable.
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