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Bobbisox1 | 17:37 Mon 22nd Jul 2019 | Technology

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I'm wanting to do a full factory restore on my desktop, I have stuff in Microsoft Works I need to save, by backing this up on One Drive would it be safe to go ahead with a restore?
thank you Bobbs

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hc4361

Have you got the disk for Microsoft Works? My worry is that when the restore is done Works will not be on your pc and you won't be able to open your saved files

Bobbisox1

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No hc , its a download, at one time before W7 Works was included in your package but not anymore, I will have the email attached to the download (hopefully) it's just my computer is rather sluggish and need a good clear out of files etc

hc4361

I'd strongly advise you to convert those files to a more up to date, accessible format before you do a factory restore, Bobbisox

Bobbisox1

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What would be the safest format ( files)
Thanks for you help hc

Samuraisan

You are very brave Bobbisox1 !

Bobbisox1

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Needs must and I don't mind doing it, I may run the work I need to save onto a memory stick then I know I have it

Buenchico

Microsoft Works uses the WPS format for text documents, which many word processors can't handle. (For example, if you email a WPS file to one of the many people who use OpenOffice Writer instead of Microsoft Word, they won't be able to open it). So you need to consider what word processing program you'll be using on your PC after you've mucked about with it.

If you'll be using Microsoft Word then you'll still be able to open them, as Word can handle files created in Works. However if you'll be using something else (or you think that you might need to forward some of your files to other people) it would make sense to change the file format first. (If you've got Microsoft Word available to you, you can open your files with that and then use the 'Save as' option to save them as either DOC or DOCX files. Otherwise convert them online, using Zamzar or a similar service: https://www.zamzar.com )

If you've got other types of files generated by Microsoft Works (e.g. spreadsheets or databases), you might also need to convert them to other formats first.

Backing files up to OneDrive should work but I'd prefer to back them up locally, by using a USB memory stick.

Bobbisox1

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Great, thanks so much Chris, I'll do that

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