Lesson 77: Backing Up Your Files to an External Drive

Protect Your Data: How to Back Up Files to an External Drive

It's Day 77, and today we'll focus on backing up your files to an external drive. Backing up ensures you don't lose important documents or photos if something happens to your computer.

How to Back Up Your Files:

1. On Windows: Open Settings → Update & Security → Backup, then select Add a drive. Choose your external drive, and Windows will automatically back up your files.
   
   

2. On Mac: Open System Preferences → Time Machine, then click Select Backup Disk. Choose your external drive, and Time Machine will back up your files regularly.

Why It's Important:

Backing up your files ensures that even if your computer crashes, gets lost, or is stolen, your important documents are safe. It's one of the best ways to protect your data.

Try It Out:

Connect an external hard drive and set up your computer to back up automatically using the steps above.

Pro Tip:

Schedule regular backups to happen automatically, so you never forget to back up your data.