Hi Guys, Got all your excellent emails about a week ago on backing up images within iPhoto and ensuring not just thumbnails get backed up. But wouldn't it be simpler just to drag the images to a folder on the desktop or external drive, as iPhoto makes jpegs as you drag? As for thumbnails, OSX gives you thumbnails of *most* images. Haven't figured out why there's always a stray with a generic icon ... Anne Keller Smith Down to Earth Web Design mailto:earthpigz at earthlink.net http://www.downtoearthweb.com