I agree with the recommendation that you backup to CD's as the best current method. But, I also want secure storage of my backups. I bought a small fire box, but quickly outgrew it. Then one day, I had a stroke of brilliance (IMHO). We have a cold storage room in our basement that has 8 inch concrete walls, floor and ceiling. Granted, it has a wood door at one end, but the room is 25 feet long. I figure (accurately I hope) that by storing my backup media in the far end of my cold storage room in a fairly air-tight plastic box, it should make it through a house fire. Not that I anticipate a house fire, but it would be easier to replace my house than to replace my family history computer files. I agree that another way to achieve security is to store them in a totally separate location, but convenience means a lot -- and it is a short walk down one flight of stairs to my new "storage facility". I recognize that this idea is of no use to most people, but if you do happen to have a cold storage room, or even a 1950s era bomb shelter, you might consider this. Also, if your have a gun safe (or even buy a used gun safe), that would be another option. Tom Sevy in Salt Lake