I want to move or copy my files from one of my hard drives (for example C ) to the other (like E) the problem is I don’t want them to lose their creation date … what should I do to keep the creation date ??
This is incredibly easy, and in no way risks the date/time information from being changed, and other correspondents seem to have forgotten this so far. For the benefit of these files being BACKED UP, using an archiving program like compressed files programs like winzip or any other from a vast number of archiving utilities that can be found online, downloaded and installed, and some of them may even have step-by-step wizards to help and guide you to complete this task.
Using one of these will make your data take up less space.
Since MS Windows is a graphical user interface, and as such, anything on the computer can be represented by an icon, and clicking on the icon will either open a file into a program, run a program, or open up a folder. All you have to do is open up the windows explorer, and from there select one of the disks/drives listed in that window, click on one of them and it will allow you to view data/files there (depending on your set up, it may change in the open window where you are, or open up in another window) having two windows open will be easier.
This will subsequently list the folders (directories) that are stored on this drive. if you want to make a new one called backup - it may be an idea to give it a different name that you know what it is but no one else will, so not take any notice of it. Open this folder up so it is an open window. Switch back to the original window (say, the folder that represents "My Documents" and so long as both windows are open and visible on the screen, you can use what is called "drag & drop" to move/copy files from one location to another. To select more than one file at a time using the mouse, if all the files are in sequential order then using the mouse select an area round those files and they will be selected. The alternative method if you are being selective about what files you want to move, hold down the -Ctrl- key as you click on each file, and it also becomes selected, and will be highlighted along with other files .
This is genuinely easier to to than my description might suggest, but be VERY CAREFUL that you don't hit the delete key when more than one file is selected unless you genuinely want to get rid of that file, an easy mistake to make, and easy to recover from by going to your Recycle Bin (get to this from your desktop) and selecting restore files. Equally, be aware of not creating a file called "Copy of document.doc/picture.jpg" etc, because that is one sure as hell way to confuse people when they are doing file back up tasks, and this also doubles up the amount of space the files take on your hard disk because there would be two of them.
If you have only one drive it will be assigned drive letter (C) personally I would always recommend creating a second volume on your hard disk, and this would be one of the reasons for doing so. Incidentally, any CDrom or DVD and CDRewriter will normally be listed as (D) and (E) drives - this is a completely different way of backing up data, and not in the remit of your question.
This can also be applied to a folder on a network if you are connected to a network. Repeat all instruction as detailed above, with the exception that if you want to access it 9your backed up data) you will have to re-connect to the network, normally automatic when you log in to your computer - speak to your network administrator about this, if this is applicable.
Thank you for reading, and I hope this explains and assures you that it is a really easy task, and even a novice computer user can do this.