User Guide

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Using Student Survival Kit
NOTE: If your data usually resides on a server, you can make a local
copy so you can access data even when the server goes down.
What Files are Important to You?
Safe &Sound automaticallyselects files that are typicallyimportant to include
in a backup set. However, you can select other files or types of files to include
in your backup set.
In addition, you can create multiple backup sets of data for particular
purposes. Each of these backup sets can be created when and where you
specify.Theycaneachincludeexactlythefilesortypesoffilesthatyouchoose.
For example, you might create individual backup sets for each of your clients
if you produce data for clients that is stored on your computer, such as
advertising layouts, graphic images, books, or accounting data.
How Often Should You or Safe & Sound Make Backups?
The more recent your backup set, the happier youll be if your PC does
encounter a problem that compromises the data on your primary drives.
However,youmaywant tokeep thedefaultWrite-behind Delayof20minutes
to give you time to recover a previous version of a file if you ever need to.
TIP: Save early, save often. While working in applications, you can
almostalwayspressC
TRL-S to saveyourworkasyougo.Themore often
you save your work, the less you have tolose at any given point in time.
You may also want to be sure the auto-save option is selected in your
applications for more frequent backups.
NOTE: For step-by-step instructions and more information on how to
use Safe & Sound, refer to the McAfee Student Survival Kit online Help
file.