You cannot backup a game that has been installed on your computer so that's a moot point. You can, however, make a copy of the original CD provided the manufacturer has not enabled copy protection on it, which you are prohibited from circumventing.
How exactly are you trying to copy them and how exactly does it not let you?
John
P.S. This is the Forum Feedback forum, which is designed for feedback concerning the forums only. In the future you will want to post in the appropriate support forum, which would be Computer Help or Computer Newbies in this case.
hi,just wondering if it is possible to back up your pc games,i have done it with some of my older games but my new ones it won't let me. can you help

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