I took a look and the files do seem to be converted to some kind of binary format. You're probably out of luck. In the future, make backups! Ted -----Original Message----- From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandra Henshall Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 3:19 PM To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookcourier] Reverse transfer; is it possible? Hi all, I recently had a computer crash and had to reformat. I'd backed up most of my books, but there are about twenty books on my book courier and these are the only copies I have now. Is there any way to back transfer the books from the flash card on my BC to my computer? I did try it through windows explorer but couldn't open the files as text files. I don't really want to lose these books, so if there's any chance of doing this, and someone can tell me how, I'd really appreciate it. Happy new year to all. Cheers, Sandra. This message, and any attachments, have been checked by Mcafee virus scan prior to sending.