Backup of import in DNG?

When I import off my CF card I always have LR convert the RAW files to DNG. I would also like to have it backup to another location, but the backed up files are not the new DNG files but the old RAW files.
Does anyone know if there is a way to tell LR to backup the DNG files instead of the RAW files?
Thanks,
David

The point of using the back up is to back up the original files. If you wish to convert the backed up files at a later stage then you will need to use the DNG converter.
If you ever actually loose the files referenced by LR you can point to the original back up copies at that stage you can choose to convert to DNG. But until then it may be best to leave them alone as you may want to use the camera specific software with the back up copies.

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