Paul If it is not backing up open files then you did not specify the ONLINE=[START,END] option. Check you job stream for the exact options used. Bob Schlosser (407) 727-5893 -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 15:21 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Turbostore true online [log in to unmask] asks: >Perhaps if you define what you mean by "miss" files, that would >help, too. miss (v.): to not back up a file, usually because it is open for write access (though "true online" backups, by definition, should be able to handle this situation). true (adj.): Conforming to fact; faithful, loyal, genuine;legitimate, exact. (Webster's New Illustrated Dictionary) Paul (P.S. just received my Pocket Guide from Orbit...thanks!)