You should make a backup copy of all your documents, especially your journal and your major essays. It's a simple and generally quick process to make a backup and will save you having to come to me in a panic at the last minute to explain what happened to your essay or journal. Remember, you will get only 1 extension for lost work, so make backups of everything.
Making a backup of a document saved on your floppy disk:
1) Make sure your disk is in the drive
2) Double click on the My Computer icon on the desktop.
3) Double click on A: 3 1/2 floppy drive
4) Locate your file name and click on it
5) Hold the mouse button down and drag the file to the desktop. A copy of the file should appear on the desktop
6) Close the window for your disk by clicking on the X in the upper, right corner of the window
7) Eject your disk and insert the disk you want to copy the file to
8) Double click on the A: 3 1/2 floppy drive
9) Click on the file on the desktop
10) Hold the mouse button down and drag the file to the floppy drive window. A copy of the file should appear in that window. You now have a backup copy of your file!
11) Be sure your name is on your disks!