Always learn backup and restore methods before spending a lot of time on linked images or special wording for reports. Had two experiences of mixed up pictures when I used genealogy database backups (not FO) so I used a copy of the FO 10 data folder with pictures for a move to this computer. Just a dozen or so pictures and no special wording. The mixed up pictures had been stored in different sub-folders and the backup for the database "assumed" that all pictures would be in a single folder. A family project is limited to very few pictures when there is a requirement to keep them in a single folder. It is worth keeping a GEDCOM as well as a backup for a favorite genealogy database, especially if the researcher skips updates. Distant relative had been using a Mac computer and kept a backup. He switched to a PC and his relatives switched to a newer Mac that could not open the old backup file. His backup had to be restored on an old Mac and then a GEDCOM was made. Sometimes genealogists use backup products supplied with a device. The backups might work okay on the same computer but not on a different computer with a newer version of Windows or different software. Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Jones" > A GEDCOM is probably the worst method of backing up a data base - ALWAYS use > the backup facility that came with the database - all your multimedia links > will be preserved, any special citation wording will be preserved - these > two items alone can save you tons of time - not having to go back and > recreate the links and special wording.