At 14:01 +0900 16-3-2003, XXL wrote: > > I've had problems bad enough that only one of the three will even >touch the drive, or > > other problems where two of the utilities find something wrong but > > can't fix it, while the third fixes it. > >HAVING said that, disk utilities should be purchased AFTER you have >developed a practical backup strategy.. Not as a substitute. AMEN - could not have said it better myself. Everyone IMHO ought to have a reliable and regular backup system and procedure. Trevor