> > I also used to use the various versions of xcopy (external file copy) for > much of my backup activity. You said XCOPY and may or may not have meant XXCOPY. There is a vast difference between the two. I said XXCOPY - which is a proprietary program for Pixelab - http://www.xxcopy.com/ (Brain tends to see that as Pix[i]e Lab ] I have not used Robocopy. Looks good. A lot closer to XXCOPY than to XCOPY. I like their /timfix - Fixes file times on all files, even skipped ones. Also /secfix - Fixes file security on all files, even skipped ones. Makes you wonder. Russell --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .