here is the output of what I get: rsync: error writing 16385 unbuffered bytes - exiting: Broken pipe rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(463) rsync version is: rsync version 2.5.5 protocol version 26 why does rsync fail, what has to happen for this error code to occur? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/