The first step is to export your PAF-5 file to GEDCOM. I would use "Other GEDCOM 5.5" since this would be compatible with almost any genealogy program, not just PAF. After exporting you can compress it with Windows XP Zip utility or Winzip. I can't imagine a GEDCOM so large it wouldn't fit on one CD after it was zipped. Your sister would need some genealogy program to view your data. She could open the GEDCOM in a text editor but that's a pretty tough way to wade through any serious amount of genealogical data. If your "data" includes photos or links to photos you could reduce the size of the photos and convert them to jpg format and burn them to the CD also. Regards...... Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "B.H. Kemp" <bkgenea@yahoo.com> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 4:02 PM Subject: [PAF-5] Burning CD for hurrican protection >I need to burn a CD of my PAF 5 data to put in safe deposit box as >hurricane protection, OR I might send it to my sister in another State. >Ideally I would like it so sister could view it without having PAF on her >computer. > > I have only burned pictures to a CD. Which is the file I chose in Windows > Explorer to this? > > I backup to 3 CD-RWs, but that is in .zip format. I would like to get the > "whole thing" on the CD > > bhk > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > PAF-5-USERS Mailing List Archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAF-5-USERS/ > >