Gateway 7450R User Manual

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Backing up files
Regularly backing up your files protects you from losing data and lets you 
keep fewer files on your hard drive. Back up old files to the network, a large 
capacity disk drive, or tape drive and delete the files from the hard drive. This 
server does not support the installation of an internal large capacity disk drive 
or tape storage drive.
You can use the software that came with your tape backup drive or your large 
capacity disk drive to back up the files. You can also back up files by running 
the Backup utility that came with your operating system. In Windows NT, 
Backup copies files to a tape drive.
 To run Backup in Windows NT:
1
Click 
Start
, then select 
Programs
Administrative Tools, 
then 
Backup
.
2
Follow the on-screen instructions. 
Deleting unneeded files
By deleting unneeded files from the hard drive, you free up space on the hard 
drive and help improve hard-drive performance. The following sections give 
you some simple ways to delete unneeded files.
Deleting Windows temporary files
During normal operation, Windows constantly creates new temporary (.tmp) 
files. You can safely delete all but the most recent .tmp files.
 To delete .tmp files:
1
Open Windows Explorer, then select 
Tools
Find
, then 
Files and Folders
.
2
In the 
Named
 text box, type *.tmp
3
In the 
Look in
 drop down list, select your drive letter.
4
Click 
Find Now
. The list of .tmp files appears.
5
Click 
Modified
 above the list. To see the 
Modified
 button, you may need 
to maximize the Find window. The list is sorted by date.
6
Highlight all the files in the list except those with the current date.
7
Press S
HIFT
 + D
ELETE
. A dialog box opens asking if you want to delete the 
files.
8
Click 
Yes
. The files are deleted.
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