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Windows 98 Disk and File Management

Backup Hard Drives

SUMMARY: Use the Windows 98 backup utility.

You may not know this, but Windows 98 comes with a backup utility. It may not be the best thing in the world ... but it is free. Just open up "My Computer" and right-click a drive that you want to backup, selecting "Properties" from the popup menu. On the multi-tabbed dialog box that appears, select the "Tools" tab. Now, click the "Backup Now..." button.

If you did not install Backup when installing Windows 98, you will be prompted how to do so.