CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Computer www.gateway.com126Transferring filesYou can manually transfer your personal data files by copying them toremovable media, such as a writable CD or DVD or a USB flash drive, or by usinga home network. For more information, see “Using the network” on page 97.Finding your filesMany programs automatically save your personal data files in theMy Documents folder. Look in your old computer’s My Documents folder forpersonal data files. Use Windows Find or Search to locate other personal datafiles. For more information, see “Searching for files” on page 28.To find files in the My Documents folder:Help & SupportFor more information about finding files,click Start, then click Help and Support.Type the phrase searching for files inthe Search box, then click the arrow.1 In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Documents. The My Documentswindow opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. Go toStep 4.- OR -In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, double-click theMy Computer icon on the desktop. Go to the next step.2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon.3 Double-click the My Documents folder. The My Documents window opensand displays many of your saved personal data files.4 Copy your personal data files to removable media or to another computeron your network.You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file’s extension(the part of the file name following the last period). For example, a documentfile might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLSextension.File type File usually ends in...Documents .DOC, .TXT, .RTF, .HTM, .HTML, .DOTSpreadsheets .XLS, .XLT, .TXTPictures .JPG, .BMP, .GIF, .PDF, .PCT, .TIF, .PNG, .EPSMovies .MPEG, .MPG, .AVI, .GIF, .MOVSound and Music .WAV, .CDA, .MP3, .MID, .MIDI, .WMA
