Here's a blurby from Micromat makers of Tech Tool Pro: "Can I use TechTool Pro 4 to recover files I accidentally deleted? Chances of recovering deleted files in Mac OS X are slim. TechTool Pro 4's data recovery routines were designed to try to recover files from corrupted drives that don't mount on the desktop. If TechTool Pro 4 was installed prior to the deletion, you had it configured to save Protection files for the volume, and one was saved just prior to the deletion, then the data recovery routines *may* be able to recover a deleted file assuming no portion of it has already been overwritten. The larger the file and the longer since deletion, the smaller the chance of recovery. Mac OS X writes regularly to the disk in the background and often overwrites deleted data. If Protection was not configured properly prior to a file deletion, then TechTool Pro 4 will probably not be able to help recover the file." I think Thersa may be out of luck. Martin --- MUGLO information at <http://www.freewebs.com/muglo> Manage list subscription options at <//www.freelists.org/list/muglo>