Hi Mike: I just got a new computer that's running XP. I think the problems with my prior computer were mother board related, not hard drive related. My new C: drive is in a Mobile Rack, as is the D: drive. Norton Ghost can clone the entire C: drive to the D: drive as a backup. With System Works >= 2003 this can be scheduled as a Windows task. On my prior computer I made the mistake of only using 2 drives C and D, but one time I cloned a defective C: drive to the D: drive, not good. Now I will clone C: (holding D1) to D: (holding D2). Then move D2 into the C: slot and use it as my main drive. That way I'll know immediately if there was a problem with the clone or C: drive. Move D3 into the D: slot and store D1 somewhere else. At the next backup rotate the drives. Another way that a friend uses is RAID. My mother board supports RAID and it's a good solution for protection against hard drive failure, but offers no protection for mother board failure or virus caused disk problems. The software you are asking for is called "Go Back" and works for all files on your computer. It's part of Symantec's Norton System Works. I haven't yet turned it on so cant' tell you for sure. Have Fun, Brooke Clarke, N6GCE http://www.PRC68.com Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 00:29:11 +0100 From: Mike Harrison Subject: Re: [OT:] Backup Software - Your favorites? The one most important thing for absolutely any backup system - it MUST = be easy and hassle-free to do. If it isn't, you won't bother doing it as often as you should.=20 That's why I like high capacity tape (i.e all the data on one piece of = media) - just kick it off at the end of the day, or before lunch, and it's done by the time you next = want to use the PC. Don't bother with incrementals - way too much hassle (see start of this = message...!). Back up everything, every time.=20 =46rom my experience, the vast majority of times I've needed to access = backed up data it's when I've accidentally overwritten a file and need to look at the old version. It = therefore helps to have a few older versions available - a second HD is a tempting option but = doesn't give you the 'several versions' option unless you get in the habit of keeping multiple rotating= folders. Tape is relatively cheap, so you can happily have a dozen earlier = versions.=20 Keep (at least some) tapes off-site - even if it's just another room. = Remember that fire, theft etc is probably as likely as HD failure, if not more.=20 On a similar subject, here's a suggestion for a really useful thing = somebody needs to write, if they haven't already :=20 A utility which intercepts any file overwrite or delete operation in = specified directories, and stashes away a copy of the old version (EVERY old version) in an archive,= which can then be periodically burned to a CD.=20 There are many times when I've wished I had every previous version of a = file.... =20 -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics