George wrote, >Snip< > I do have my PAF information on RootsWeb but not information on the living > to protect them. I would like to find an outside source where I can > safely have a backup available. Then the following may be worth investigating. I am quoting from a post that was on one of my mailing lists. "I just discovered a great way to backup and share files. Go to www.foldershare.com. A good way to backup is to have a copy on another computer, preferably at a different location. This program allows you to do that automatically with anyone you want. This company used to charge for their program, but since Microsoft bought them out in early November, it is now free. It wouldn't surprise me to see this as a standard feature of a future version of Windows. The marvellous thing about this program is that it automatically updates the copy on the remote computer whenever you change it on your computer. Get this free program and load it on your computer and then send an invitation to your relative. They will always have an up to date copy of your paf file. You can allow them either read-only permission or editing permission. If you allow editing then their changes will automatically show on your copy. I just tried this with my wife and I opening and editing the same file at the same time. I edited the file and then she opened PAF. She saw my change. While I still had PAF open, she made a change. It gave me a warning that the file was changed. All I had to do was exit from PAF and it updated with her changes. All data transfers are encrypted, so this is secure. And you control who gets access and what type of access they have. If you have more than 1 computer in your home, you can also keep a copy of your file on that computer." I have meant to have a look at this system, but have not got around to it yet. If you use this, can you post to the list your impressions please? Regards, Mike Harvey Newcastle NSW [email protected] ne probas spurii te in pulverem contere "No friend ever served me, and no enemy ever wronged me, whom I have not repaid in full." Lucius Cornelius Sulla 138 BC-78 BC.