> WARNING: This probably applies to all backup programs, but I know > it can cause SD problems: I was used to running Toast late at night > to encode DVDs, etc. If you do that, make sure that your "Roxio > Converted Items" is NOT on the main drive which is being backed > up. I moved mine to an external drive and haven't had any problems > since. Interesting. What kind of problems did you run into? I had some permission issues with backup apps when OS X first came out. But now most backup apps run as root or use sudo to achieve basically the same. What is it for you that is causing problems? Björn