Newbie - wanting to start back up proceedure.

[Philippe Landau]

>>linux stores all your personal data in /home/YoureUsernameHere
>>so simply burning your homefolder is a good simple choice.
>>open the cd/dvd-creator in nautilus and drag your homefolder in it.
>>then file > burn to disc
>>or if you only want some specific olders:
>>open nautilus hit Ctrl+H to see the hidden folders (beginning with .)
>>and drag the folders you want in the cd-creator-window.
 > I am not understanding your instruction which seems so simple.
 > I click CD Creator and as soon as I click on the folder to copy,
 > the CD Creator disappears, so where am I going wrong.
you can also right-click on the home folder, select "copy",
then go to the cd window, right-click and choose "paste".
(or you can drag stuff from the background using alt-shift-drag.)

kind regards     philippe