>> I'm using woody and a 256MB Microvault. elawson> Is it the USB2 model as in USM256U2? Yes. Exact same model ... elawson> I am beginning to think there is something about the way it elawson> is formatted that is breaking things, ... FWIW, I just took the MicroVault from the package and it worked ... i.e., I did *not* format it prior to use ... -Kenneth