How to Transfer Files From Internal Hard Drive to an External Hard Drive

Right Click on the Start Button and choose "Explore".

There are many ways to open up Windows Explorer, this method will keep explanation to a minimum.

Choose the hard drive you would like to copy files from this is usually your C drive. Double click on the drive and it will list all your files and folders.

Find the folder you would like to backup to the external drive and RIGHT click on it and select "Copy". NOTE: Only click once on the file or folder you would like to copy.

Next you will need to find your external drive in Windows Explorer. You can go through the list, but your external drive is usually a lettered drive after D: and will typically be labeled with an identifier to help you find it. If you have not connected your drive to your computer by now you should do that step first.

Right click on the folder in the location you want it to be on the external drive, or right click on the drive itself and choose paste.