Another alternative to the floppy disk is the Zip disk. Megabytes, depending on the type used, and are less fragile than Floppy Disks. A hard drive acts as a filing cabinet, storing your files in the folders that you create and designate your work to be kept in. The most reliable place to store your files is on a file server . A file server is a computer with one or more hard drives used as a file storage facility for multiple users.
Servers are the safest, simplest, and most convenient area in which to store files.
Remember to check your quota limit. Appleshare account for Mac users is required. If you don't have an account already, please use the Account Request Form or call the Help Desk at x7440 for information. Only the files you consider critical should be backed up. Examples of critical files are MS Word or MS Excel files which are required for you to perform your work or e-mail messages containing critical information.