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Backing up files to the G:\Drive

1. Double-click on the My Computer icon, located on your desktop.



2. Browse to the folder that contains the files that you want to back-up.
3. Click once on the folder to select it. (Do not open the folder.)



4. Click on the word Edit in the menu bar.
5. Choose the option Copy.
6. Click once on the downward pointing arrow to the right of the Address field.



7. Click once on your G:\Drive – its name will begin with your Net ID.
8. Once G:\ appears in the Address field, click on the word Edit in the menu bar.



9. This time choose the option Paste.
10. The folder that you selected and all of the documents that it contains will be copied to the G:\Drive.

Note: If your folder contains a lot of documents, the pasting might take a while.

Revised May 12, 2009 (DHFM)