My Runtime is 15.6 GB. Ouch. Your files should retain their integrity if the system crashes, but like anything in life, it's not a certainty. Put it this way... your files always have a chance of corrupting whether or not they are on an external drive. It depends on the OS you're using, the nature and cause of the crash, and about a million other factors. Sorry there's no simple answer. I'd say a qualified "Probably" to your question. FWIW, if you're using a PC, I heartily recommend using one of the NT based OSs, NT, 2000, XP. The file locking and security is much better than 98 et al. I moved all my Poser and related stuff to a removeable 120 GB drive a few months ago. Not only does my whole system run a shade faster now, but I freed up masses of space on C:. I've had no crashes (except for two power dropouts in one night) and no problems with it at all. Poser is pretty much "Drag and drop" when it comes to relocating files; it doesn't (AFAIK) write to the registry, so you can put it where you wish. All I did was backup all my files, then cut and paste the whole shooting match over to the new drive. A quick run through with Correct Reference and I was good to go. IDE drives are relatively inexpensive at the moment (unless you live in Brazil, as ilona will attest), so it's worth buying something quite hefty. You know the drill, always buy at least twice as big as you think you will need. I can't stress this too highly... A CD burner is an absolute MUST. Backup your files regularly, and DO NOT EVER trust rewritable CDs for your files. They are not reliable, but in any case, non-rewritable CDs are cheap enough to not worry about; they cost less than audio cassettes, after all. Remember, if you lose your data, the only person to blame is yourself. As the saying goes, there are only 3 important things to remember... Backup Backup Backup

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