How to decide what data to back up

Deciding what to back up is highly personal. Anything you cannot replace easily should be at the top of your list. Before you get started, make a checklist of files to back up. This will help you determine what to back up, and also give you a reference list in the event you need to retrieve a backed-up file. Here are some file suggestions to get you started

.Bank records and other financial information
.Digital photographs
.Software you purchased and downloaded from the Internet
.Music you purchased and downloaded from the Internet
.Personal projects
.Your e-mail address book
.Your Microsoft Outlook calendar
.Your Internet bookmarks

You can store your backup copies to external hard disk drive, CDs, DVDs, or some other storage format