Comments by "David M" (@DavidM2002) on "Ask Leo!" channel.

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  51. Such an important topic. I normally do not backup my entire PC routinely. I have a couple of ways of backing up only my data to my NAS every day but backup the entire PC less frequently. And this means needing to know where your email is store on your computer ( assuming that's where it is.) I normally use Microsoft Outlook desktop version and have tested Thunderbird. In one or both cases ( I've long forgotten which ) it doesn't store the email in the Documents folder; it is stored in the Appdata folder. So, if you backup only your Documents folder, you're likely not backing up your email. I moved all of my email storage to my general data storage folder by re-configuring my email apps; the process can be a bit challenging. Also, be careful that you are backing up your contacts / address book because that is stored in a separate file. I will often back those up using the apps' internal backup function. And speaking of backing up Leo, a worthwhile video to make would be on backing up various device configuration files. For example, I backup the config files for my various bits of network hardware that most of us have - routers, Network Attached Storage devices (NAS), etc. Also, many apps allow you to backup your configurations. For example, how many of us change the layout of our email programs, Excel, Word, etc. Those layouts can usually be backed up separately. Doing this has saved my bacon on far too many occasions. I back this up often. So often that I wish most devices and apps would allow us to schedule regular config backups.
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