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Using the BACKUP Command

Use the BACKUP command to back up the data on your hard

disk. It provides a convenient and efficient way to copy the
files on your hard disk. BACKUP allows you to do the

following:

Split large files across two or more diskettes

Copy only those files chat have been modified since the

most recent backup

Copy only those files that have been created (or modified)

after a specified date

Copy files in the current directory together with files in all
subdirectories of the current directory

Format diskettes while copying files.

Unlike DISKCOPY and COPY, which make readable copies of
files, BACKUP creates files that you cannot access directly. To

return files copied with the BACKUP command to their
original locations on the hard disk, you must use the

RESTORE command.

Make sure you have enough

diskettes to back up the data on

your hard disk drive. It takes about 57 360KB diskettes to copy
a 20MB hard disk that is completely full.

See your MS-DOS Reference Manual for complete instructions

on

using BACKUP.

Using MS-DOS

With Your Computer

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