Another tack is to copy all the files and sort them into folders in the Finder using some scheme that makes sense, for example by year. Then buy DropStuff or StuffIt Deluxe and stuff the folders. You'd save enough space that you could ignore duplicates, or only toss ones that jump out at you when you're sorting. This is how I keep old work archives. I tried Spring Cleaning and thought it was way too dangerous to fool with. Stephen Hart http://eugraph.com