"The Australian Federal Police sound as though they are being maliciously incompetent. Copying a laptop hard-drive should take no more than about an hour; and they aren't going to boot the laptop in order to inspect it for obvious reasons. Regards, Steve " The feds are generally regarded as bozo's with sadistic tendencies,(thats in the police job description)Its been pointed out to the victorian state computer squad that are holding it that Norton ghost exists to no avail.Their argument seems to be that when they finish probing my pron for steg,etc,etc...they may lay charges and will need the entire machine as evidence.They are placing street officers lives in danger by delaying charges(if I am a slavering stone killer)Ill be arguing if Im charged that they dont seriously believe me to be a threat.(5 months!) The coroner critisised the state police once for not taking threats seriously.Sandy stone may be called for the defense as he will convincingly demolish the reality of the 'threat'. Operation soft drill could save you from your 'leaders' for a suprisingly low amount.How much is your progressive enlightened experiment worth?"Id buy that for a dollar"