Hey - thanks for the great responses everyone - sorry this reply is a bit late. I definitely need to get a seperate hard drive and also get in the habit of backing up my work. Originally posted by petrol Every month I stuff my maya folders into empty smarties tubes, wrap them in cling film, and slide them into carcasses of dead rats, then dig mass graves in my garden and bury them. ha ha - I nearly choked on my xmas mash potatoes when I read that...