Backup Files to External Hard Drive in Windows 10/8/7
Geeks - To backup files to an external hard drive in Windows 10/8/7, follow these steps:
Plug the external hard drive into your computer using a USB cable.
Open the File Explorer on your computer.
Navigate to the files that you want to backup.
Select the files and folders that you want to backup.
Right-click on the selected files and folders and select "Copy".
Open the external hard drive in the File Explorer.
Right-click in the external hard drive and select "Paste" to copy the files to the external hard drive.
Alternatively, you can use the "Backup and Restore (Windows 7)" feature to automatically backup your files to an external hard drive. To do this, follow these steps:
Open the Start menu and type "Backup and Restore" in the search box.
Click on the "Backup and Restore (Windows 7)" option that appears in the search results.
Click on the "Set up backup" option in the Backup and Restore window.
Select the external hard drive as the destination for your backup.
Select the files and folders that you want to backup.
Click on the "Save settings and run backup" button to start the backup process.
The files will be backed up to the external hard drive automatically according to the schedule that you set.
