Who uses Windows Briefcase?  

If I wish to archive emails for future reference I create a sub folder in Microsoft Outlook to transfer the messages to. The other obvious options would be either a floppy disk or simply a folder on the hard drive.
It seems a strange use for briefcase because the emails are never going to require updating in any way.

I now use a flash disk (1GB) to hold my docs and easier to have with you too.

Thanks for the best tag asylum.

I have a 1 Gb USB disk as well, which is amazing when you consider that it is not that long ago that computers had smaller hard drives than that.

Briefcase is similar to the My Documents folder, but you drag the files either to briefcase from another location such as floppy disk, or drag the files from a floppy disk to the My Briefcase folder. This creates a duplicate copy and you can change the contents of either copy. When you ask briefcase to update the contents, it will scan both copies and update the oldest version.
If you have 2 spreadsheets in briefcase and amend file 1 in briefcase and file 2 in the alternate location, briefcase will recognise the older copies and update them accordingly by changing file 1 in the location and file 2 in briefcase.
With Windows 98 briefcase was on the desktop, but with Windows XP you need to right click on the desktop, scroll to New and select Briefcase from the scrolling menu.

Yes I know how to get t it which I found out by Accident lol but I just never knew how to use it lol Thanks for this Asylum

As I previously said it was part of the standard desktop in earlier Windows versions, so I assumed that people would be fully aware of it. I realise how naive that sounds since many people started with Windows XP or Windows 2000. I find it essential for financial data that needs not only archiving but also keeping up to date.

The only disadvantage with using a standard folder is that if you have a copy and you amend one of the files it is possible to overwrite the wrong one if you update them.