Sounds like your hard drive is headed for the great beyond. It might be that the directory is just seriously hosed but it probably is because the drive is beginning its death throes. Salvage what data you can and replace the drive. John On Dec 13, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Bob Fowles wrote: > DiskWarrior "Speed inhibited by disk malfunction" -- There are three ways to get something done: 1. Do it yourself 2. Hire someone to do it 3. Forbid your children to do it.