One of the main stages of working with a personal computer is storing information. The data is presented in various formats: pictures, texts, files and databases. Conservation and safety are very important for every user.
Methods for saving information to a computer
It is possible to save information in various ways, depending on the source of data seizure and the device that will receive this data.
With the advent of the Internet, users download, copy information from sites, saving data directly to a computer. The device that provides data storage on a personal computer is a hard disk. On your computer, you can freely move, copy, cut and delete your data between local drives. Depending on the setting of the operating system, the number of partitions - local disks, can be many, the main thing is that there is enough memory. Most often, there are two partitions: drive C - contains the installed operating system, and drive D - is used to store various user data.
You can save information not only on a hard disk, but also on computer hard drives, various portable media: external hard drives, storage devices.
In order to save a file to the device, you must select one or several files, then press the right mouse button. In the menu, select the items: "Copy" or "Cut", open the source to which the information will be saved, similarly with the right mouse button, select the item "Paste". A combination of keys is also possible: Ctrl + C - copy, Ctrl + V - paste.
If you need to copy text from the Internet, for this you need to select a piece of text on the site. Right-click on the selected text and select the "Copy" line in the context menu. You can also use keyboard shortcuts. The selected text will go to the clipboard, where when you open the Word text editor, paste the copied information with the Ctrl + V key combination. Similarly, the picture you like is saved - for this, select "Save Picture As" in the context menu, then save the picture to the selected local disk on the computer. You can also select the "Copy Image" section, in which case the information will be saved in the buffer and can be transferred to a text editor.
Also, the necessary information can be saved on the Internet, for example: on Google Disk, by mail, on social networks and in other sources.
How to secure your information
In order for the saved file to be completely safe and not confirmed to be infected with viruses, it is recommended that all information downloaded from the Internet or other sources be saved to disk D.
Clean your computer from unnecessary files using programs: CCleaner or Freespacer. Be sure to install a proven antivirus, for example: Avast, Dr. Web, Nod32.
It is necessary to protect the stored information. Transfer the most important files to additional devices, use only a proven antivirus, beware of suspicious files.
