This message was posted by signman on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/2/704.html#000009 Rod isn't kidding about working on a duplicate...many more than just a few times I"ve worked for hours to complete a design-then hit the wrong key (I"m a genetically programmed Mac user-so I always hit the wrong keys on a PC) and the program will crash-wiping out all the changes or leaving a corrupted 'original'. After doing that a few times I now make a duplicate of any design I"m working on...immediately-before any changes are made. Then I start cleaning up, fixing trouble spots (too dense letters, missing fills, etc.) and save again every couple of steps. When I have to do a sewout test, and spot more problems-I make ANOTHER copy for those changes and keep going. This way if I really screw up something-I have the last 'test' version to fall back on and start over. Anytime I use one of the Dakota files, or something I've paid for or another amaya user has done for me...I immediately make a copy...because if you screw up without making a copy-you have nothing to start over with! I have a 'dual' harddrive setup-so one hard drive has the operating programs, customer files...the second hard drive has ALL my artwork files stored there-and final versions of customer files. That way if the computer craps out on drive #1, I can remove drive #2 and install it in another computer...since it is a 'storage' unit-nothing the 'drive' unit does will affect it. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================