Norton 360 can back up your files to several kinds of storage locations.

Choosing where you store your backup files is a decision that affects how quickly backups take place, how safe the backups are, and how much information can be backed up. No one backup location is best in all situations and for all users.

You can choose any of the types of storage locations that Norton 360 offers for your backup location, depending on your PC and the devices that are connected to it. Use the information in the following list to choose a location that best meets your needs for safety, speed, and storage capacity:

* Secure Online Storage

Your subscription to Norton 360 comes with an allocation of storage space on a secure server that is located on the Internet. This is the safest, most secure backup choice available because it stores your information in a remote location. As a consequence, even disasters that might damage or destroy your PC will not affect your backups. Online backups can take place automatically, as long as your PC has an active Internet connection.

Online backups require a reasonably fast Internet connection, nor does the Secure Online Storage provide as much capacity as some other choices. However, you can buy more online storage space should you need it.

Using Secure Online Storage for backups is a good choice if your backup can fit within your storage allocation, if you want the convenience of automatic backups, and if you desire the security that an off-site backup location provides.
* (C:) Local Fixed Disk

This choice backs your files up to a special folder on drive C of your PC. Backing up to drive C is very quick and convenient, and is only limited by the amount of free space available on your drive. You can run automatic backups with this choice.

Backing up to drive C, while convenient, is also the least safe backup method, because any mechanical problem that the drive might experience can damage both your original files and your backups.

If you use drive C for quick, automatic backups, you should also back up your files occasionally to a different drive or to some other location.
* Other internal or external drive

This choice provides for fast, convenient backups. You can run automatic backups and you will always have access to your backed up files as long as the drive is connected to your PC.

Although using another drive is safer than using drive C, doing so still leaves your data at risk from some PC hardware malfunctions that can occur.

If you choose to back up to another drive, you should also back up your files occasionally to some other location.
* CD, DVD, HD DVD, or Blu-ray discs

This choice requires that you have recordable CD, DVD, HD DVD, or Blu-ray discs and that your PC has an optical drive that is capable of recording on them. You cannot select automatic scheduling of backups when you back up to CD, DVD, HD DVD, or Blu-ray discs since you have to be present to insert and remove discs when requested.

Backing up to CD, DVD, HD DVD, or Blu-ray disk is slower than backing up to drives and less convenient because you have to be present during the backup.

By using Norton 360, you can backup your data to any of the following optical media types if your optical drive supports them:
o CD-R
o CD-RW
o DVD+R
o DVD-R
o DVD+R DL
o DVD-R DL
o DVD+RW
o DVD-RW
o DVD RAM
o BD-R
o BD-RE
o HD DVD: 15 GB (single layer only)

You can store your backup discs in a safe place elsewhere, which provides protection against disasters.
* Network drive

You can use this choice if your PC is connected to a local network that offers a storage location to which you have access. Depending on the speed of your network, this choice can be almost as fast as backing up to an internal or external drive.

This choice does not appear if your PC is not connected to a network that offers a storage device to which you have access.

To back up your data to an external network drive, you must map the external network drive to your computer. When you map a drive, you must also specify a drive letter for the connection.
* Flash drive and removable storage devices, including iPod

Flash drives and similar data storage devices that are attached to your PC can also serve as backup locations. Norton 360 displays such devices as external disk drives. If such a device is always attached to your PC, you can use it for automatic backups.

The amount of storage space that is available on these devices can be less than on hard disks. These devices are useful for making quick backups of relatively small numbers of files. If you use a flash drive for backups, you should also back up your files occasionally to another storage location.

Choosing a backup location

Norton 360 provides several kinds of storage locations for backups. You can choose a different location if your backup needs change or if you want to store your backups in several locations for added security.

To choose a backup location

1. Make sure that the device to which you want to back up your data is connected to your PC and turned on.
2. In the Norton 360 main window, do one of the following:
* Hover your mouse pointer over Backup, and then click Manage Backup.
* Click Settings, and then click Backup Settings.
3. In the Backup Settings window, to the right of the Backup Destination heading, click Change.
4. In the Backup Destination window, click the device or location where you want your backups to be stored. If the device or location does not appear on the list, click Refresh Destinations.
5. Click OK.
6. In the Backup Settings window, click Save Settings.