But I want to back up more than just data files. I want to backup the config files, at least, for what I've installed. Even if I can't backup the Windows OS, there's a lot of stuff that's neither than nor data (as conventionally construed).But you SHOULD partition your drive. At the very least, EVERYONE, no matter how much a willing slave of Redmond, should have a separate data partition.Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx