Excellent idea Walter, I just wish I had thought of that before I put the folder full of pictures on the backup drive. The folder is about 60gigs, my main hard drive is only 40 gigs...so I have nowhere to put the folder of pics while I reformat the backup drive into two partitions. Any other ideas? David Crandon WDunwiddie at aol.com wrote: > > Partition your backup hard drive: one small partition to hold your special folder; another larger partition to hold your complete system backup. OS X sees each partition as a separate volume. CCC can be set to backup your system to the larger partition as though it was a completely separate device with no risk to your special folder. > > Walter > > ---------- > G4ist, a listserv for discussion of everything G4. > FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/G4.html>. > Send a message to <G4-DIGEST at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to the digest. > > XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> > > Dr. Bott LLC 4-port USB Hub in translucent Graphite! > Dr. Bott LLC <http://www.drbott.com/prod/ghub.html> > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Canon Digital Cameras | > --Quicksilver & refurbished G4's arriving daily! | and Camcorders!! | > > MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! > Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com> > > OS X News, Dr.Mac, Forums, Tutorials, Tips, Hints, FAQ?s - http://www.osxfaq.com