We encourage you to save your bookmarks, address book and e-mail files periodically to your desktop. If there are problems with your computer or the network, you can rely on your last saved copy of your files. You may also consider saving your files to a disk or CD for increased safety.


To create a back up folder on a Mac:

1. Close all applications
2. At the desktop, click FILE and select NEW FOLDER
3. In the title area of the folder, type: Netscape Backup


To save your bookmarks to your designated folder:

1. Open Netscape
2. Click BOOKMARKS in the Menu Bar at the top of your screen
3. Click EDIT BOOKMARKS in the next menu
4. A list of all current bookmarks appears
5. Click FILE and select SAVE AS
6. A new window appears
7. Click on the Netscape Backup folder that you created
8. Click SAVE
9. Verify the save by double-clicking on the Netscape Backup folder and viewing the bookmarks file


To save your address book to your designated folder:

1. Open Netscape
2. Click COMMUNICATOR at the top of your screen
3. Select ADDRESS BOOK from the menu
4. The Address Book window appears
5. Click FILE at the top of the window
6. Select EXPORT ADDRESS BOOK FILE in the menu
7. Type the name of your address book in the bar at the bottom of the box that follows
8. Click on the Netscape Backup folder that you created
9. Click SAVE
10. Click OK until you return to your Netscape window


If you would like to back up the files to a diskette (1.44 MB limit), simply insert the diskette into your disk drive and copy and paste the Netscape Backup folder from your desktop.