I copied all my genealogy files several years ago...sending one to my brother in Colorado and one to my son in Belfair. I kept a copy...but on a Maxtor One Touch. It is small enough that I can carry it with me (we live in a tsunami zone) when I leave the house and can copy newer files or information to it. I have moved all my notebooks out of Ocean Shores to a safer place "in case". I plan to get a couple more of these Maxtors, as cd's will deteriorate. I can get a lot of files on them. Anne