Backing Up to Multiple Memory Sticks

When you have more data to backup than you can fit on one memory stick, you can distribute the data across two or more.

To begin, open “My Computer” by clicking “Start > My Computer”

Start My Computer

Browse to “My Pictures” by double-clicking “Stuff” and then “My Pictures”

My Pictures

Select about half of the folders by clicking and dragging a rectangle around them. Start dragging in a blank space (as picture suggests).

Click - Drag to Select in Windows

Right-click one of the selected files and click “Properties”

Mutliple Selected Files - Right Click - Properties

If the “Size on Disk” value is greater than the capacity of the memory stick, try a smaller selection. On the other hand, if the “Size on Disk” is significantly lower than the capacity, you can select more folders.

Otherwise, copy the selection to your memory stick by either:
Right clicking on a selected folder and clicking “Send To” and selecting the Memory Stick.
Right-click a selected folder, click “Copy” then browse to the memory stick and right-click and paste.

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