It is always a good idea to have a backup of your important files and folders. In the event of a system crash or hard drive failure, you can restore your computer to its previous state using the backup.
Windows provides a built-in tool called Backup and Restore (Windows 7) or File History (Windows 10) that you can use to create backups of your data. The tool allows you to create system backups, which include the operating system, installed programs, …