Running backup of main drive while using the main

Walter · #1 04-13-2010, 12:56 AM

I want to backup my iMac's hard drive to an external firewired hard drive.

Can this backup process be done while i am still using my iMac ?

dnanian · #2 04-13-2010, 08:04 AM

If you're doing light work, yes. Don't download files, run Entourage, VMware, Parallels, etc.

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