I use dump/restore over NFS. level 0 once a week (full backups) and level 1 the other 6 days (partials). I keep 2 weeks of system backups on line and once a week I put them to tape. All home brew scripts. works for me. I gave a talk on backups several months ago; my presentation notes are here if you're interested: http://thinkunix.net/docs/backup-overview/ Thomas Johnson wrote: > i'm just curious what method/program everyone is using for backups, specifically for personal boxes. -- -scot