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  1. Can I use e-Backup for disaster recovery and backing up my entire system?
    e-Backup is not a disaster recovery program.  Some users do use e-Backup to backup their entire hard drive, but e-Backup can not restore your system back to its original state.  An installation of the Windows operating system is required in order to run e-Backup so restores cannot be perfo...

  2. Do I need to use e-Backup?
    "I always copy my files to a floppy whenever I use one of the ONE programs. Do I need to use e-Backup?"That depends.  If the only thing you use e-Backup for is saving your ONE data files, then the answer might be no. Some people habitually copy all of the files they create with ONE prog...

  3. What files should I backup?
    Since your entire hard drive is likely to be much larger than the amount of data that really requires backup copies, you can be selective in the files that you choose for backup.  In general, you can avoid backing up any programs that you can reinstall from a purchased CD, such as Adobe Phot...

  4. When I am selecting the files I would like to backup, can I select the root drive but not have all of data in that drive backed up?
    Yes, you can do this.  If you do not want to backup certain files and folders within the drive, simply uncheck them from the list of files/folders to be backed up.  For instance, if you select the Local Disk (C:) drive, all of the subdirectories and files located in your drive will be chec...

  5. Where should I backup my data to?
    e-Backup allows you to backup your data to four different locations. Floppy Disks Floppy disks are generally the best choice when saving small amounts of data.  However, because floppy disks typically only have around 1.44MB of storage space, if you are saving a high number of large...