Ok, I finally did it. I deleted a 18 meg file that I really needed. DOH! It is my understanding that with disk editors I can retrieve, some if not all of the file. Does anyone have a good recommendation for an ext2 editor useful for getting lost files? Thanks, from The eVillage Idiot -- Gordon Chamberlin Software Architect Visualize, Inc. http://www.visualizeinc.com (602) 861-0999 ext. 14 glac@visualizeinc.com