With the size file you have (my big one is 130,000 individuals), not much you can do. Just compact the file every so often and be glad 2012 isn't as slow as 2010. John & Kathleen -----Original Message----- Caroline, I have had my sync sent to manual since the first day, and it still gets hung up. It's not every time, but enough to be annoying. Any other things I can try? Susan