Mega Brills! Thank you for your help i'll give that a go. Just a couple of small things before i do though if thats ok? If i run the backup program in will that be enough to cover me just in case something does go awry? Do i have to copy the file using x terminal? How do i access - /user/share/themes/YOURTHEME/images/ApplicationShorcutApplet.png Thanks for bearing with me, i'm still very much learning. Apologies for clogging up the thread with this noob query.