Ed, >Maybe I am not making myself clear. The *ONE* feature that I am >interested in is backup. Their backup idea is *NOT* even close to >what I would consider proper. They wipe out the receiving drive at >first I didn't believe it so I asked and sure enough it *DOES*). I >am shocked that they would take that approach personally. That means >essential you have to dedicate a drive to each back that you want to >do. I have two drives so if I get a terabyte drive I would have to >change it into about 5 or so partitions. You aren't reading the documentation. The ONLY feature that is active on a trial basis is the plain erase/clone function. There are tons of more functions, including what you want, if you pay the small fee for the full version. You need to stop complaining that you aren't getting the full version for free! Besides that, it is a cloning program, not a backup program, in essence. It makes wonderful, dependable clones, plus lets you set up scripts to back up just the folders you choose, whether by erasing the old backup, or just "smart updating" them ( replacing what has changed.) But if you want a full backup program, not a clone program, you are barking up the wrong tree. You might like SynchTwo Folders. Daly ----------------------