A good tip on backing up the Poser directories: try zipping the folders. I did some fiddling, and figured out which folders could be zipped and fitted onto a CD. Then I figured which ones needed to be divided into 2-3 parts, and burnt to CD. There are some utilities out there that can identify which files go where. The names escape me, but others will step in for that info I'm sure. I do believe at least one of those utilities is free. By the way, if you try to load a figure, it will tell you if something is missing. I believe Poser tells you exactly where the geometry file should be. You recover, then copy the file there.