Microsoft has a free utility called "File server migration toolkit" that allows you to move data and its security (share and NTFS permissions) between fileservers. This is typically useful in scenarios such as when you are upgrading your fileservers to a better hardware server or maybe just moving data from one server to another. The utility can be downloaded from Microsoft at [url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/nt4/tooldocs/msfsc.mspx[/url] A good step by step example is available at: [url]http://thelazyadmin.com/index.php?/archives/203-Using-the-File-Server-Migration-Toolkit.html[/url]