backing up the files on your computer is important in case something bad should happen. This is simple task on Windows 7 built-in backup program. You can back up multiple computers on one drive. Having a portable hard drive also simplifies transferring large files. But most importantly gives you plenty of space to store all of your files.
To see the size of the drive that is already in your computer you are going to our click start, click on computer or my computer, then just look at the bar underneath the C drive icon, this bar will show you how much space you have and how much space you've used on your computer's drive. When buying a new external hard drive you want to buy one that's bigger than your C drive. You also want a hard drive with a USB connector .Now all you have to do is plug in the new external hard drive into an outlet then plug in the USB cable and you should be good to go. Most people's hard drives work the moment you plug them in. Your computer will automatically give it the next available drive letter. Now just double-click the new hard drive, and you're ready to start moving files to and from the new hard drive.
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