Russell McMahon wrote: >> This is the BACKUP.BAT file I use: >> >> @ECHO OFF >> XCOPY %1 %2 /M /S /C /I /H /R /Y > Discover and use the fabulous XXCOPY. > > http://www.xxcopy.com/ Or, to stray a bit more, look at unison for syncing directories: http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/ It's completely free (they don't state it quite clearly, but it seems that the freeware version of xxcopy doesn't support network copies? in any case it is not free for any commercial use), and it has a few nice features for syncing large directories. Gerhard -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist