Not to totally discourage you. But, here is a interesting article on why not to use individual backups. http://mail.tekscan.com/nomailboxes.htm Paul Larson ----- Original Message ----- From: Mohammad Abdul Haque To: [ExchangeList] Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 2:43 AM Subject: [exchangelist] backup individual mailbox. Dear All:-) How can i backup and restore individual user's mailbox? So that i can restore that specific Users mailbox while required. Thanks with Best Regards, Mohammad Abdul Haque(Babu)