How to back up SD digital files before import?

Hi folks,
I'm using a Sony HDR CX550V on a Mac, recording in Standard Def, and I'd like to take the MPEG-2 files from my camera and back them up onto my external firewire drive before importing to Premiere.
When I mount the camera's internal drive, a bunch of different folders come up (see screenshot below).
A couple of questions:
1. Am I okay to just copy the movie files (for example M2U00001.MPG) or do they require other files in the directory in order to function properly? i.e. are the MPG files self-contained or do they reference other files like AVCHD does?
2. If I am okay to just backup the MPG files, am I also okay to swap them between a Mac and PC?
3. Any other common mistakes I should watch out for to avoid corrupting my data? Lessons learned / online guides would be much appreciated.
My project requires that I go to a tapeless workflow and I'm worried about losing any data Thanks again for any and all advice.

Hello sneakyboy678. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
You will not be able to use Time Machine on the Vaio laptop as this is a OS X Leopard-only feature. However, you should be able to use any Windows-based backup program that supports backups to network drives.

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