OK - I'm just digesting all this. So, I've copied by iPhoto Library to the external drive. Now, what if I want to go thru and find an archived photo? I move the iPhoto Library in my Users folder out of there temporarily and copy the archived Library to that spot, and then open iPhoto? Dear Frank, what manual? Even my Missing Manual for Jaguar doesn't say much. Anne Keller Smith Down to Earth Web Design mailto:earthpigz at earthlink.net http://www.downtoearthweb.com