Hi everybody I'd like to know how you manage your backing-up: - what do you back-up - and how? (on what media, using what programs, how do you keep track?) As I am relatively new to Linux up to now I just backup the data-files I am actually working with, saving them to another HD or to CD's by copying (most of them are compressed photo files, so gz etc. doesn't make much sense in that case). But I have absolutely no backup of settings, system parts or what ever might be necessary when e.g. my system-disc crashes. I don't even have an idea _what_ would be of use to back-up, how and what to keep up-to-date, and: how to re-use it in the bad case... Maybe this is interesting not only to me, but If you consider it just another silly newbie question already asked more than you can stand, I am sorry, but then would very much appreciate to be directed to suitable links anyway... Daniel -- Daniel Bauer photographer Basel Switzerland professional photography: http://www.daniel-bauer.com special interest site: http://www.bauer-nudes.com