Yes, Backup and also share. I give my gedcome file to anyone even vaguely related. All I'd have to do is ask for it back. My fan stopped and my power source melted ! I was lucky that I had a real computer nerd geek who was really good. All that was lost was my email addresses and he whimpered when he told me that he couldn't get them back. It helps when people fear you <grin> I prefer everything Microsoft. Mary Russell bird@scrtc.com -----Original Message----- From: CackyCline@aol.com <CackyCline@aol.com> Subject: Re: FTM file loss >BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP... onto floppies, and keep them somewhere NOT by the >computer, in case of fire or theft!!!! > snip>>>>>>>>