Hi again, Problem solved
Sorry. I didn't even think to check permissions on the Desktop folder, the first logical thing to check. Somehow they had been changed. Fixed them and -R works fine now. I believe other users are likely having permissions issues too. Thanks, Rob -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html