Dave, Have you ran chkdsk? Usually it does this at boot up, but be sure that errors are corrected. Be sure to defrag before using NG. Helps clean up any confusion NG may get. I would not believe that 6.5 is the answer to this problem, but I use 6.5 and do not have these problems. NG6.5 does tell you to do the above before cloning a directory. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with our NOSPIN Power Linux CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml