[* black] Before the backup begins, Time Machine will first take some time to prepare the backup, then configure the backup drive you have selected (if necessary), and beginprepare the backup.files on your main drive to be backed up. [* icon_note] You can checkmonitor the backup's progress in the Time Machine preferences pane of System PreferencesPreferences, but the backup will continue even if you close the window. [* icon_noteblack] The first backup will most likely take a significant amount of time, depending on how much of your data you chose to exclude and the speed of your backup drive. Subsequent backups will be shorter. [* black] OnceWhen the backup is finished, a ''Backup Complete'' notification will appear on the upper-right side of the screen.
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