I can't be harsh with someone who lost months or years of work. I can sympathize. I can try to remind them of how cheap it is to backup important data these days. I can even recommend some good software. I am still amazed that people would be in a position where one "act of God" would wipe out all that stuff. It wasn't too long ago that I struggled with a 1GB hard drive. I had to do a project, print it, then delete it. I didn't have enough room to save anything. I was in heaven when I could afford the Iomega zip drive. Oh, and I was even more ecstatic when CD Burners became affordable! Ever since 1997 I've backed up everything that might be remotely important. I recommend everyone do the same. Ron