Peter, If you're just talking about backing up data, try googling for "karen's replicator" which is easy to use in my view. Richard Richard Godfrey-McKay Telephone: 01738-445 880 Mobile: 07791 452 593 _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Bentley Sent: 16 May 2014 18:52 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Advice for a back-up utility please Using Windows 7 I used to use the Windows 7 backup and restore facility but stopped because my external drive became full, assuming that there was a warning message JAWS did not pick it up and due to a number of coincidences I have lost some important data. Can somebody suggest one that is relatively simple to use please. I saw that somebody else raised this on the list but I didn't see an answer. Peter Bentley