I did a search and know the answer is somewhere on the site but this is what I do to
backup my MS10 files.
It will work won't it in case something bad happens?

Copy files and folders below to a cd.

files: mS10expt.dta....ms10expl.dta.....ms10form.dta...
folders: charts....Ext Fun DDLs....explore..experts..... mssmart

Am I missing anything important?
Thanks.

Here is a "bat" file that I use to do a quick backup to a second drive I have:
put the code in a text file, rename extension to .bat from .txt, double click and code runs.
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xcopy C:\"Program Files"\Equis\Metastock\MS10EXPL.DTA F:\"Program Files"\Equis\Metastock\Save\ /y
xcopy C:\"Program Files"\Equis\Metastock\MS10EXPT.DTA F:\"Program Files"\Equis\Metastock\Save\ /y
xcopy C:\"Program Files"\Equis\Metastock\MS10FORM.DTA F:\"Program Files"\Equis\Metastock\Save\ /y
xcopy C:\"Program Files"\Equis\Metastock\Charts\*.* F:\"Program Files"\Equis\Metastock\Save\Charts\ /y
xcopy C:\MS\DATA\MSSMART\*.* F:\"Program Files"\Equis\Metastock\Save\MSSMART\ /y
cd \
F:
cd "Program Files"\Equis\Metastock\Save\
namedate /X /Y MS10EXPL.DTA
namedate /X /Y MS10EXPT.DTA
namedate /X /Y MS10FORM.DTA
Exit
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xcopy you can get from the xp install [censored](if you do not have)
and namedate you can get from a Google search.
"namedate" time stamps the file name to avoid overwrites.