That is true. I did assume :) But the same applies to that. These 'other data formats' from other sources too, could also be replicated from the software handl

That is true. I did assume :) But the same applies to that. These 'other data formats' from other sources too, could also be replicated from the software handling them, assuming again! :o) edit Speaking from a perspective where i have seen many parties that went wrong with their '3rd party backup application', i tend to try to replicate most from the application themselves to other (safe) locations, then to rely on a 3rd party app which got setup in 2005, but in the meantime received little attention. Hence i prefer to look at the application generating/receiving/handling the data.