Hi, I am utilizing three methods for backup. Exp/Imp (Daily), Online (Weekly), Luxurious Offline (monthly). Justin, I am exploring your suggestion of separate tablespace for my picture table. Would somebody tell me that my current backup strategy is ok or not? I have got one more question. If an export of database is in operation and some users are using some tables in database, then does export utility also export currently-in-use tables or it just skips them? regards, Fahd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Cave (DDBC)" <jcave@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 12:06 PM Subject: RE: Yet Another Export Question ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------