On 8/7/07, Tim <tim at samoff.com> wrote: > Yes, that works for everything but App settings/preferences and information > that's not "document"-based (e.g., where applications should be organized) > -- which was my main concern. It probably took me three days to restore all > of my app settings after this fiasco! > > Tim Aren't all app settings either stored in hidden files in ~/ or in gconf? All gconf settings are just stored in the ~/.gconf/ as plain text xml files. I can't imagine it would do anything other than zip up that folder and maybe the other hidden files and folders in ~/ --Paul