Creating system image if background apps are running ?

trinaz

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When you create a system image either manually or autonmatic/scheduled...are there any issues if normal background applications start/stop during the image creation ?

In other words...say I am running a "Create System Image" from Backup/Restore in Control Panel...and at the same time or after 'create image' starts...my AV hourly update runs...or any of other numerous scheduled/tasks 'updates' run for the HP printer...Adobe...Outlook send/receive mail...etc run while the 'image' is being created ?

Any issues with this...partuicularly restoring the image in the future if there was such activity during the image save ?

Thanks....TRinAZ
 

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