Thanks to both of you. I really thought I was covered with xBackup, but I was obviously wrong. From this point forward, I'll be doing multiple backups, using Outlook (erg), Activsync and probably SK or Sprite. Meanwhile, for my last question, have either you ever heard of anyone using a hex editor or other tool to extract their data from a corrupt backup file? As you can see, I'm still reluctant to admit defeat.