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This may be a lame question, but is safe to continue working with

applications while doing a complete system backup? When I make a backup, I

walk away from computer and let it do its' thing. I feel this is best way.

Perhaps I answered my own question?

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    In general it is best to backup a "quiet" system (i.e. no one is using it

    and all applications are closed). Some backup applications skip over files

    that are open. That's why my backups run at night.

     

    Tim

     

    "Buz Fuller" <buzfuller@comcast.net> wrote in message

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    > This may be a lame question, but is safe to continue working with

    > applications while doing a complete system backup? When I make a backup, I

    > walk away from computer and let it do its' thing. I feel this is best way.

    > Perhaps I answered my own question?

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    "Buz Fuller" <buzfuller@comcast.net> wrote in message

    news:u#NTh##vHHA.4544@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

    > This may be a lame question, but is safe to continue working with

    > applications while doing a complete system backup? When I make a backup, I

    > walk away from computer and let it do its' thing. I feel this is best way.

    > Perhaps I answered my own question?

    While there are some backup applications that have the option to backup

    files that are open or otherwise in use, it is always best to leave the

    system idle while a backup is in progress.

     

    Assume for a moment that the data in a critical application in which you

    happen to be working has been backed up and you change it? You have now,

    rendered the backup, at least for that application, essentially useless or

    at least somewhat outdated.

     

    Second, whenever you are working in an application, system files are active

    doing a lot of scratch work and work in the background to support

    application functions. If the system crashes while you are backing up, that

    backup, the one you were running while continuing to work, may be lost as

    well.

     

    --

    Michael Solomon

    Backup is a PC user's best friend

    DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

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