how to backup windows xp files to external hard drive
Tips. 1  The farthest location Windows XP backup tool suggests is a network drive or an external drive. 2  By default, it will even offer you to back up to a floppy drive, and that's the only removable storage it has in store for you.3  Now think how many floppy diskettes it will require to back up 30GB of critical information!ips. 1  The farthest location Windows XP backup tool suggests is a network drive or an external drive. 2  By default, it will even offer you to back up to a floppy drive, and that's the only removable storage it has in store for you.
3. The Windows XP backup tool allows backing up all user files in just one task. If you select the option of the My Documents backup, it will copy the entire contents of the Documents and Settings folder including MS Outlook/Outlook Express messages and settings as well as your profile settings.ips. 1  The farthest location Windows XP backup tool suggests is a network drive or an external drive. 2  By default, it will even offer you to back up to a floppy drive, and that's the only removable storage it has in store for you.