217Managing hard drive spacewww.gateway.comBacking up filesBacking up files and removing them from the hard drive frees space for newfiles on the hard drive. It also protects you from losing important informationif the hard drive fails or you accidentally delete files.You should back up your files regularly to a writable CD or DVD (if you havea recordable drive) or to diskettes (if you have a diskette drive). Use a backupdevice, such as a recordable drive or Zip drive, to do a complete hard drivebackup. For more information, see “Using a recordable drive” on page 106. Ifyou do not have a high-capacity backup device and you want to purchase one,you can contact Gateway’s Add-on Sales department or visit the AccessoriesStore at accessories.gateway.com.Using the Scheduled Task WizardThe Scheduled Task Wizard lets you schedule maintenance tasks such asrunning Disk Defragmenter and Error-checking.Help andSupportFor more information about backing up files inWindows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.Type the keyword saving files in the HelpSpot Searchbox , then click the arrow.
