Thanks Jamie for the info on CD-R(W) drives. The Ditto tape help files does show retrive and/or rebuild information, BUT, no where on any Ditto menue can I find either. I'll not use the tapes untill I try again. Geo. The PCBUILD web site always needs good submissions. If you would like to contribute to the website, send any hardware tech tips or hardware reviews to: [log in to unmask]