>Well, that's what I would do, anyway. I   
   >tend to make backups obsessively,   
   >though.   
      
   OK, so we are in agreement it is logical to install on that first   
   partition that is messing up LOL I need too buy another large fast hard   
   drive for backing up, but I am spending minimum money at the moment, to   
   maximise my profit between now and October on the stock. Since I use   
   BeOS, I am not really paranoid about my data unless a drive just fails   
   totally. Since this does happen, I need to be a little more cautious   
   than I am.   
      
   >Heh. That's what this group is for.   
   >Honestly, I haven't used BeOS is a   
   >while. I think Stephen B. may be able to   
   >help, though. Do you have any data you   
   >might lose if you re-install? I'm putting   
   >Max 3 on one my machines soon, but I   
   >don't think I will know any more after I do   
   >that.   
   >; )   
      
   I use just it, because everything else seems soooo slow to me. I find it   
   also easy to work with (usually) and soooo stable. I have some newer   
   data (libe files I thinke they are called) that I might lose on a   
   reinstall there, but nothing majorly important that I couldnt get back   
   at Bebits probably..... Well I decided to ahead with the instal just now   
   and blew it evidently. Maybe by choosing a different block size, from   
   the last time. All on the first partition got flushed, but the info that   
   was in the other partitions is still and now viewable. Not a totall   
   loss, but pretty big. Much of it I can get back though, with a lot of   
   work. I think I will do another larger block install and see if I get   
   real lucky, which I doubt LOL   
      
   Thanks for the help and will be back online soon with it...Dwight   
      
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