Dear List, Your answers to my request regarding backups have been very helpful. I didn't know there were such things as memory sticks. My family has read your answers too. But my son says he had the misfortune to lose his memory stick with several hours of work on it. He thinks it fell out of his computer case going through airport security. For my small database I will probably stick to floppies, but add the date each time. Before I had just added the date to the label. Occasionally I will do a CD-RW as an added backup. Have a good week. LaVerne, Researching BACHMANN, BOEHMKE, HEMMANN, HEINEMANN, LANDL, LINHARDT, OTTO, PIETSCHMANN, ROEHL, SEHLER, TELLE, ZACHARIAE, ZEITLER