Backup inbetween upgrades?

I backed up my computer with an external hard drive before upgrading to Snow Leopard. Now, I want to upgrade to Lion. Do I need to perform another backup before upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion?
I have attached my G drive mini to my computer after the upgrade to Snow Leopard was complete and the Time Machine does not give updates as it did on the older Mac OS system. In the new version of Time Machine on Snow Leopard, it appears the only option is to restore. I am afraid this will restore my old OS system. Do I need to restore?
Thanks,
C

Just an idea.... try backing up one category at a time to see if there is particular content that is causing the problem.

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my question is that do i need to take backup before upgrading my OS?

If everything during the uograde works perfectly your data should not be touched.
Having said that, I don't know about you but I never trust my data to everything working perfectly. So I always back up. In fact I backup twice, once with Time Machine and the other is a clone done by SuperDuper.
You really should being backing up your data on a continuous basis.
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Spinland wrote:
Then what CSound1 said: use CCC to clone your drive to another disk for safekeeping, then install Lion and enjoy. All of your apps will still be there after the upgrade.
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http://fairerplatform.com/2011/07/are-your-apps-lion-compatible-how-to-check/
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Try to restore your phone as "New" and not from a backup. After you have a clean version iOS 4.0 on your phone customize your phone manually, do not use a backup. i know this can be a pain in the *** but it should fix most of the upgrade issues.
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