<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><pre>Thank you Rick for your patience. I got the hint about email programs re-formatting spread sheets.  <br><br>This was Rick's suggestion:<br><br>> Device      Size(GB) Type   Mountpoint within Linux<br>> /dev/sda1   300      NTFS   /windows<br>> /dev/sda2     2      swap   n/a<br>> /dev/sda3   100      ext3   /<br>>              98             None -- unallocated<br>> total sda:  500<br>>                    <br>> Device      Size(GB) Type   Mountpoint within Linux              <br>> /dev/sdb1     2      swap   n/a<br>> /dev/sdb2   100      ext3   /usr<br>>              98             None -- unallocated<br>> total sdb:  200<br>><br>> Device      Size(GB) Type   Mountpoint within Linux<br>> /dev/sdc1     2      swap   n/a<br>> /dev/sdc2    20      ext3   /var<br>>              98             None -- unallocated<br>> total sdc:  120
 <br></pre>This is what I attempted to convey:<br>                                                 Linux mount<br>/dev/sda1          20        NTFS     /windows<br>/dev/sda2           2         swap     n/a        <br>/dev/sda3        100         ext3      /       
 <br>/dev/sda4                                   not applicable        <br>/dev/sda5        200        NTFS      /win_data_backup<br>/dev/sda6        150        ext3       <Linux_backup>     (need better name)        <br>rest                ~28         --           not allocated    <br>total sda        
 500                        <br>                                <br>/dev/sdb1           2         swap      n/a        <br>/dev/sdb2        100        ext3        /usr<br>/dev/sdb3          30        NTFS     /win_aps<br>/dev/sdb4          50        NTFS    
 /win_data_1<br>rest                ~18        --            not allocated     <br>total sdb         200                        <br>                                <br>/dev/sdc1          2         swap       n/a        <br>/dev/sdc2         20        
 ext3        /var        <br>/dev/sdc3         30         NTFS      /win_data_2<br>/dev/sdc4         50                       /win_backup_2<br>rest               ~18         --            not allocated        <br>total sdc        120  <br><br>AND it has the "problem" of more than 4 partitions on the first drive.<br>I
will have to think about that.  Maybe combine backing up both windows data and Linux data in one big
partition in a format that "works" for both OS's.   Interesting how
Linux has adapted to handle NTFS, while MS will not recognize ext3.<br>
<br>
Besides, thinking is all I can do right now.  The men are working in
trees over my power lines.  Not a good time to do an extensive disk
operation...<br>
<br>
Paul<br></td></tr></table>