It Backing up files simply means keeping duplicate copies of the most current versions of your files. This may involve keeping a copy on a hard drive and a copy on a floppy disk, or keeping all copies on floppy disks.
File recovery involves retrieving files from a damaged disk.
While attempts at file recovery may be unsuccessful, we have some suggestions for you if you haven't backed up your data and you need to retrieve files. By If your work normally is stored on a University-owned computer, keep duplicate copies of the most current versions of all critical work. Hardware technicians will not be able to recover date from failed hard drives. All lab computers now have Zip drives, which will hold 100MB of data, and the University purchases office computers with Zip drives as well. If you work regularly in one of the student computer labs, never save your files to the local hard drives with the hope of retrieving them later.