Diskettes Diskettes are the standard backup medium. Be careful with your diskettes. Because each piece of information occupies such a small area on the diskette, small scratches, dust, food, or tobacco particles can make the information unusable. Keep diskettes away from magnets and magnetic field sources such as telephones, dictation equipment, and electronic calculators. Keep diskettes away from extreme heat and cold.
Proper care helps prevent loss of information.
Make back-up copies of your diskettes regularly. Diskette drives and diskettes must be the correct type to store data successfully. If you use the wrong diskette in your 3.5-inch diskette drive, the data on the diskette could be destroyed. Tapes Tape is well-suited to certain tasks because of its high capacity and durability. It is often chosen for storing large files or many files, such as archive copies of file systems.