Rolling case with protective dirt barrier

A portable carrying case comprising:

• opposed front and back walls, opposed top and bottom walls and opposed first and second end walls to collectively define an enclosed volume;
• manually operable access means along one of said walls to provide access to said enclosed volume for the insertion and removal of contents from within said enclosed volume;
• said portable carrying case having a manual carrying mode and a rolling mode;
• at least one of a shoulder strap or hand graspable handle secured to said case for the manual lifting of said portable carrying case, with said back wall being against the user's body during its manual carrying mode;
• roller means secured to said bottom wall and a retractable handle extending upward of said top wall for operating said portable carrying case in its rolling mode, with said roller means moving along a floor surface;
• said roller means being predeterminedly spaced from said back wall, along said bottom wall and towards said front wall, whereby said roller means will be spaced from the user's body when said back wall of the carrying case is against the user's body during its manual carrying mode.