How do you know when you've backup your Mac?

There was no indication that the Backup was in progress, no bar graph to show you how the backup was progressing, or when it was done. There was nothing to indicate that it finished.
I think it backed up but I'm not sure!

Good question. Mavericks changed the icon's behaviour.
On the right hand side of the menu bar you will see the Time Machine icon. Click on it and note the date and time when the last backup finished.
Then pull down to Back Up Now. You will see a subtile change in the icon showing it is backing up. An arrow pointing counter clockwise will apper in the circle. When that arrow goes away the backup will be complete.

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Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
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Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
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Each line that begins with an exclamation point (“!”) represents a file that has changed on the source volume. These files have been backed up, but not in their present state.
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When i want to install windows7 on my snow leopard(10.6.4) with boot camp assistant,said that you must update your mac,i do this and try to install windows7 again but i have this problem again?what can i do?

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Graham Giles wrote:
Have you seen this type of problem before? I think it could be a serious issue for anyone in a similar position.
No; but then, I've not had occasion to use TDM. I've been using firerwire drives for over 10 years, both FW400 and FW800, with no issues except a bit of instability using a B&W G3 machine.
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