Although you can and should copy your
own
work, you'll often find
that the programs you buy
are
copy
protected.
Many software pub-
lishers make their disks uncopyable to protect their products from
software
pirates.
who
iUegally
duplicate programs.
If a program
is
copy protected, the publisher generally provides
one
backup copy or lells you
in
the program manual
how
to replace
a damaged program disk
at
a nominal cost.
To
copy a disk, choose the Duplicate a Disk command.
Important
If
you
must
copy
1I1es
from a 3.5-lnch disk
to
a 5,25-lnch disk. It's a
good
Idea
to
copy
Indlvlduolllies rather
than
the
whole
disk,
A
3.5-
Inch disk
can
store
over
live limes as
much
data
as a 5.25-lnch
disk.
However. If the 3.5-lnch disk hosless
than
lAOK
on
It.
you
con
use
the
Duplicate
a
Disk
command.
Copying a file
Sometimes
yO\.l
don't want to copy a whole disk, but just
one
or
so
files for backup purposes
or
to share with a colleague. To do this,
choose the Copy Files command. You can copy
one
or
more fiies
without copying the whole
disk.
Deleting a
file
As
you work with your computer,
you'U
find files you no longer want
taking disk space (old lellcrs,
out-of-date budgets, and the likc).
You
can recover disk
spare
by erasing
such
files from the disk with
the File Delete command.
Warning
Deleted
1\les
are
gone
forever (unless
you
have
a 1Ile·recovery
utility
or
a
backup
copy
of
the
1\le).
Always
check
the
contents
of
old
1\les
before
delet1ng,
Renaming a file
From time
to
time, you'll probably want to change a file's namc
(you didn't like the name you first gave
it,
or
the
first
draft has
become
the
second
draft) Select the File Rename
command.
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