A good place to start if you haven't used online storage before is Dropboks. This service offers 1GB of free storage, and its simple, uncluttered interface is easy to use. We'll show youjust how easy it is to back up individual files online using Dropboks.

Start your web browser and go to. Click on the link marked Sign Up and complete the short registration process. Make sure you choose a password that isn't too obvious as this will provide access to your files for anyone who knows it. You will be presented with the main Dropboks page.

Click the Browse button to select a file to back up (individual files can't be bigger than 50MB), locate it on your computer and click 'Open'. To add multiple files, click the small addition sign under the box where the file name appears. Another Browse button will appear. Click this to add another file.

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When you have chosen all your files, click the' Upload Files' button. In step 3 above we have backed up three Word documents and a IPEG image:-They appear in alphabetical order by file name. To organise these files into folders, right-click below the file list and select 'New Folder'. You will then be prompted to enter a name for the folder. Sjmply drag and drop a file into this folder, or onto the Trash icon to delete it. To download your files to any computer through a web browser, first log in by going to the Dropboks site. Your files will appear as you saved them. Right-click the file you want, then choose 'Download'. Click 'Save' in the dialogue box and select a location to store your file, or 'Open' to view it directly.