Can I use computer normally while T-machine is backing up stuff?

Can I use computer normally while T-machine is backing up stuff for the first time? I have over 300gb of stuff.
Thanks!
Captain

Shouldn't be a problem, it does it in the background without you even knowing. Might slow things down a bit with that much data, though, so you could leave it overnight.

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Bobsax wrote:
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