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General user data is anything that you have put on the computer. Desktop icons, pictures, downloads, documents, music, movies, etc. This is commonly referred to as personal data and if you quickly wanted to grab all the personal information on the computer, this is the file that you would needback up this file locations, you will take with it the previously listed items.
Windows 7/Vista: Open "Computer". Double click on your C: Drive. Here there will be folder entitled "Users". You can save all the users as a whole. Or Open this folder to find each individual user on the computer.
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Mac OS X: Click on your desktop in open space to ensure that you have "Finder" to the right of your top left Apple symbol. You then click on the "Go" drop down and select "Documents". If you are saving documents from another user other than the one that you are logged in as, follow the instructions under General User Data above and select the "Documents" folder once you have selected the User folder you would like to back up from.
Itunes Library
Windows 7/Vista: Follow General User Data instructions. Under the desired user folder, click on "Music". There should be a folder entitled "Itunes Library".
Mac OS X: Follow General User Data instructions. Under the desired user folder, click on "Music". You will be backing up the folder "iTunes".
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Applications such as mail clients and purchased third party software commonly do not save their files in your user accounts. It is important to reference these programs specifically for their default save locations. See below for a couple common needs. |
Outlook Contacts
Windows 7/Vista and Mac OS X: Follow microsoft specific instructions Outlook Contacts Backup