Does this make sense: Incremental backups for database every day (based on block change tracking approach - new in 10G). Archivelogs are backed up everyday. Full cold backup on the weekend. Recovery using previous cold backup and applying incremental backups & archivelogs. I am reading this in a doc given to me. Can you apply an incremental backup ( level 1 or 2 ) taken during the week to a cold backup taken on Sunday? Can the BCT feature be used with a cold backup? thanks. _________________________________________________________________ Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get your "fix". http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx