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Time machine backups in bin / trash. slow to delete
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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1851246" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>Bravo, Bernard!</p><p></p><p>Yes:</p><p></p><p>You can use your Mac to do anything you like during a Time Machine backup; but if what you want to do is "heavy duty", you might want to let the very first TM backup complete first.</p><p></p><p>That said, I've never restricted the work I was doing on the Mac. I've just let TM get on with things.</p><p></p><p>I don't recall your preference in this matter; but I never switch off (ie shutdown) my iMacs, but do allow them to go into standby/sleep mode. That way, TM backups can continue over night. Everyone has their own way of doing things.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line: don't let TM dictate what you do on your iMac. </p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1851246, member: 83420"] Bravo, Bernard! Yes: You can use your Mac to do anything you like during a Time Machine backup; but if what you want to do is "heavy duty", you might want to let the very first TM backup complete first. That said, I've never restricted the work I was doing on the Mac. I've just let TM get on with things. I don't recall your preference in this matter; but I never switch off (ie shutdown) my iMacs, but do allow them to go into standby/sleep mode. That way, TM backups can continue over night. Everyone has their own way of doing things. Bottom line: don't let TM dictate what you do on your iMac. Ian [/QUOTE]
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