have you tried using rsync? It works pretty well and has some compression built in to it -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Boggan Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:58 AM To: 'THIN' Subject: [THIN] OT: backing up issue Ok here is my issue. I have about 30-40 gig of data I want to do a copy of everynight to a nas server. If I use a tape backup it is usually done by morning. But if I use xcopy, it takes 2 days. Any idea on what I could use to a copy of this data but do it fast enough to be done over night? _________________________________ Michael Boggan Network Engineer/Citrix Admin Virtual Desktop Inc. Dallas, Texas Ph: (972) 960-6400 Fax: (972) 960-6445 email: mboggan@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.virtualdesktopinc.com _________________________________