Actually, I already use an external hd.  It's a 40 gig external drive but I'm quickly running outta space on that as well.  I have piles of CDs and DVDs laying around, burned with the stuff I created and saved.  I don't have a HD space issue (I have a 250 gig HD on my main computer and 80 gigs on my laptop), rather, this zipping idea is geared for "back-up" purposes...... just in case. 

Now, with your experience, I'm beginning to wonder if it'll be worth zipping..... or maybe I should just continue to save (back-up) my stuff on discs in the usual "uncompressed" natural format (drag and drop).

Thanks for the input..... now I need to examine this a bit further......

 

Pandorian

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