David Hoffman wrote: > Is it possible that you might have some symlinks in your "me" > directory and when you are copying files you might be actually copying > more than the 21Gb you think are there? Globe Trotter replied: > Not that I know of. Is it possible to figure this out? find /usr/local/me -type l -ls I still think you ought to be copying stuff over subdirectory by subdirectory, and checking to see which one gets so much larger. James. -- James Wilkinson | "We've just been contacted by the Lady of the Lake." Exeter Devon UK | "Really? What does she want?" E-mail address: james | "A really big towel." @westexe.demon.co.uk | -- http://www.mopsy.com/d/19981122.html