Re: How do I back up my music?

Hi Cindy,

Place the memory card into the notebook and copy all the files to a folder on the desktop. This is actually a form of backing up. The music files are in more than one place now.

The safest way to backup the music files is to burn them to a CD and move them to a safe place, or two. Do you have the ability to burn CD's with the Dell 4700 notebook? And if so is there burning software installed?

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
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Cindy wrote:
I need some help please. I have over 1300 songs in Dell Musicmatch. I know I need to back them up, but I have no idea how to do this.
I use a MP3 player, and I have put music on the 1 GB memory card that is with my MP3 player. I was able to that, but I have never worked with a USB flash drive.
Do I buy a USB flash drive and copy all my music to it as a backup? If so....I have no idea how to do that. I have a Dell computer Dimension 4700. There is a slot in the front to insert the flash drive. I made the mistake of not having a DVD slot put on the computer, I have only a CD slot as I knew I would not be watching movies on my computer, I know..... a big mistake.
Thank you for any help. It is much appreciated.
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