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Time Capsule question
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<blockquote data-quote="RavingMac" data-source="post: 1339648" data-attributes="member: 45350"><p>Not exactly sure of your question, but:</p><p></p><p>a) The first backup with Time Machine can take a VERY long time. After that, backups are incremental and usually fairly quick.</p><p>b) I would not attempt to use the drive while it is backing up</p><p>c) Honestly, I would not use a drive that I used Time Machine on for anything else other than Time Machine without partitioning it. Backups can take a lot more space than you think, especially if you want to have the ability to go back a month or more to retrieve missing files</p><p>d) HDD space is still cheap (even given the recent surge due to problems in Asia). If you want a place to store working files get another drive IMO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RavingMac, post: 1339648, member: 45350"] Not exactly sure of your question, but: a) The first backup with Time Machine can take a VERY long time. After that, backups are incremental and usually fairly quick. b) I would not attempt to use the drive while it is backing up c) Honestly, I would not use a drive that I used Time Machine on for anything else other than Time Machine without partitioning it. Backups can take a lot more space than you think, especially if you want to have the ability to go back a month or more to retrieve missing files d) HDD space is still cheap (even given the recent surge due to problems in Asia). If you want a place to store working files get another drive IMO [/QUOTE]
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