Yeah i do need the backup for that purpose , my PC is relatively new it has mostly my univ code and some work docs.!!

Ok yeah external hard drive makes sense ! I used windows only for my univ work , they needed Ms office for their reports etc , office 365 basically but since its over now ,I can use the apps I want

I need to move my system to linux , however there is data on my system i need to backup, any way I can do that ?.