>>> Now I have a question. How do I make a secure backup? After all, an >>> external HD is even easier to steal than a computer. Stuffit has strong password protection for its files. Disk Image. The two options above have the problem of having to start from scratch each time and then backing up the entire volume. Retrospect Express will password protect and encrypt its backup sets. This may be the best choice since the backup sets, after the first full backup, only backup what has changed. The sets do grow but you can start a new one at any time. You can also, I believe, download from them files you have deleted from your hard drive after the last backup and that were in the backup. Files created after a backup and deleted before a backup aren't in the backup set. --- Funnier than a drunk with hiccups on a Segway... <http://www.JackRodgers.com> <http://www.lobatelacscale.com> JackRodgers at earthlink.net