How long did it take for your Time Machine backup to complete?

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It took mine 16hrs and 30 min through my AEBS to backup 29gb
 
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I'm assuming you're connected wirelessly? That would explain why it took so long.

Back when I was using Time Machine, it took maybe a couple of hours to backup almost 100GB to an external drive connected via USB.
 
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Took me 17 or 18 hours to back up 69GB. It's a lot faster via ethernet though.
 
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4-5 hours over wired for 27gig.
 

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