HT201250 Will the automatic backups backup the entire disk (even other user accounts), when I'm not logged into those accounts?

Will the automatic backups backup the entire disk (even other user accounts), when I'm not logged into those accounts?
I want to be assured that my back up is working completely. What if my MacBookPro auto-logs off my account during the backup due to no activity? Or, is the backup considered activity and it won't log off?
What about the Energy saving options - will they affect the backup ?

FOTO123456 wrote:
Will the automatic backups backup the entire disk (even other user accounts), when I'm not logged into those accounts?
Assuming you mean via Time Machine, yup. It backs up your entire system, including all user accounts (unless you specifically exclude things).
What if my MacBookPro auto-logs off my account during the backup due to no activity? Or, is the backup considered activity and it won't log off?
I've never tried it, but the backups run as the "root" user, so will probably continue. If they don't, it's not a problem, as the next backup will "catch up" with all changes.
What about the Energy saving options - will they affect the backup ?
Not really. If you have the Mac set to shut down at a particular time, that will of course interrupt a backup if one is running. But again, the next backup will catch up.

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