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Back Up Precious Files

Degunking Checklist:

Put safeguards in place to avoid needing your backups in the first place

Learn what to back up

Learn how often to back up

Learn how to store backups

Create a full backup with the Windows 7 Backup and Restore application

Drag and drop files to a USB flash drive for redundancy and to create daily backups

Understand the restore process

One of the most important tasks for a computer user to remember to do is to back up data regularly. And as you become more diligent about degunking your PC on a regular basis, you’ll need a good backup strategy. After all, degunking your PC properly involves deleting documents and programs as well as moving files around on a regular basis. If you have a regular backup strategy in place, you’ll feel more confident about getting rid of files and programs because you’ll be able to restore them if you later decide that you need them.