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Interesting approach! While this topic of backup has come up, I'm wondering about restore. Looking at Data.* files in the var directory, I see: Data.fs Data.fs.index Data.fs.old Data.fs.in Data.fs.lock Data.fs.tmp If I need or want to implant a Data.fs file into a system, either to restore a system from corruption, or to copy my working information from my office system to my home system (and visa versa), I suspect that I should also delete the .index, .lock, and .tmp files. Regarding the .in file, I believe it must remain. But, these are just hunches I have. Can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks in advance. -- Martin Stitt Chief Software Engineer Esker, Inc. email: marty.stitt@esker.com phone: (608) 273-6000 x331 fax: (608) 273-8227 web: http://www.esker.com