Hi Gary Sorry to hear of your loss, been there got the proverbial T shirt, not a great feeling I know Any previous correspondance you have had on any mailing list will be found in the archives (which is a very good reason to keep as much onlist as possible) All list archives can be found here http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Select mailing lists from the top bar and either search all lists at the same time or find a miling list to search individualy External hard drives are quite reasonably priced these days and ideal for backing up data , perhaps worth considering Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi List > > I,ve had a major coniption with my computer , lost loads if files , and > emails etc, can anyone researching above please get in touch with view > to obtaining that lost information again . > > thank you > > Gary Hodge