> the Macintosh HD icon has >disappeared It sounds like lack of memory problem. If you feel you have enough memory, it could be that if you are into a lot o graphics, the computer is eating up your RAM by making duplicates somewhere. ( It depends on the program you are running. ) There are occasions where you can have a program open, leave it for a while, and when you come back, you are out of memory....Doug ----------------------------------------------------------- MUGLO information at <http://www.freewebs.com/muglo> Manage list subscription options at <//www.freelists.org/list/muglo> -----------------------------------------------------------