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Common File Locations for both Mac and Windows 7/Vista Users

This is a list of the locations and file paths for the most common places you would find personal information. It is recommended that you back up your personal information on a regular basis. How to Backup Data

Determining Your Device

Its important to ensure that you have enough space to determine the right device to put your files on. To do so, you must know how much information is to be saved. Example.

Windows 7/Vista: Right on the desired file or folder and select "Properties". The amount of information will be displayed under "Size".

Mac OS X: Hold "control" and click on the desired folder or file location. Select "Get Info". The amount of information will be displayed under "Size".

General User Data/ Personal Data

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.

Windows 7/Vista:

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 "Computer"

Office Documents

Windows 7/Vista: Files such as

Mac:

 

Application Data

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.

 

 

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