Going to Broadband- Do I need to back-up

renegade

Hi
Im going to broadband on Monday, Do I need to back up all my stuff from my AOL .Im particularly worried about the secure sites such as my bank, I dont understand the technicalities of switching, I have never backed up my PC before if I need to, how do I do it? Im from planet zog lol

geewhiz

No you don't need to backup anything, switching to broadband doesn't remove anything from your pc !

Saver33

Are you getting your Broadband from AOL or are you closing down your AOL account and moving to another ISP?

Anthony2oo5

geewhiz wrote: »

No you don't need to backup anything, switching to broadband doesn't remove anything from your pc !

Correct. Your computer wont know anything happened. Its like changing the fuse in a plug. Dosnt affect the appliance at all. (Unless you put the wrong one in but you don't have to worry about that with broadband)

totalsolutions

Where have you been ???? So much too see - So much to do !!!
Congratulations by the way.

Sput2001

I'd recommend regular backing up anyway, irrespective of your broadband situation!

superscaper

NickMidgley wrote: »

I'd recommend regular backing up anyway, irrespective of your broadband situation!

Exactly. Backup isn't something that you do when you know something is going to happen. It's something you do regularly and frequently. Most people wouldn't go mountain climbing without harnesses so why do the equivalent with your data?

esbo

It's unlikely that switching would cause you to lose any data.
I remember when I was switching I was having problems getting it working and he (the guy from NTL)
told me to delete my existing dial-up connections, which I did slightly reluctantly, anyway I was soon up and running on broadband and I would not go back to dial up.

I would however recommend getting the number of a few 'pay as you go' internet operators so that if you end up without your AOL dial up or broadband then at least you will have acccess to the internet for advice.(It's esay to set up a 'pay as you go' connection, you basically just need the number).
However I don't expect you will have any problems unless the set-up disk is faulty.

renegade

NickMidgley wrote: »

I'd recommend regular backing up anyway, irrespective of your broadband situation!

Thanks Nickmidgley, but how do I do a back up, I am eager to learn this skill so I can do it at regular intervals.

shadowdragon

If you use an AOL email service I would back up your emails and your address book, also your browser favorites (do AOL use there own browser?)

You can get utilities that will back up for you (i think Windows comes with one), but I do mine manually as it means I dont back up the rubbish that I dont really need/Want.

https://www.downloads.com search for backup (i just did and it returned over 400 free apps to do it)

spud17

renegade wrote: »

Thanks Nickmidgley, but how do I do a back up, I am eager to learn this skill so I can do it at regular intervals.

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