Jack Corcoran said: >I am using a Mac-Mini for day/day general email and web use. Also have a >40G IDE HD with USB/Firewire capabilities. Would like to configure latter >as backup for present and ongoing data. > >Have read about SW products that would allow automatic backup of selected >data. Would appreciate any/all comments on this and be grateful for advice >on the mechanics of setting up such a program. There are a bunch of backup utilities for OS X, but obviously you want something that is schedulable, dead easy to use, and I bet that having it be reasonably priced would be welcome also. Check out: Deja Vu ($25) http://propagandaprod.com/dejavu.html If this doesn't meet your needs, let me know. Randy B. Singer Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions) Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html