Is it ok to put my pc to sleep while a backup is running?
I would like to know if it's safe to put my pc to sleep while a backup is running: will the backup continue without problems when I wake up the pc?


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You're welcome! And found confirmation for you too :)
https://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/ATI2019/#7941.html
- When a backup takes a long time, it may be interrupted if the computer goes into sleep or hibernation mode. To eliminate this situation, select the Prevent the computer from going to sleep/hibernate check box.
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I have (at least once) put a computer to sleep while a backup was running. It may depend on the type of backup, but I'm pretty sure the backup had to start over again from the beginning.
As Bobbo said, the "Prevent the computer from going to sleep option will keep your computer awake during the backup. Then, without your scripting anything, your inactivity timer will kick in (assuming you haven't started doing something else) and your Power option put your computer to sleep. It won't be as fast as the script Bobbo found in the PCWorld article, but it doesn't take any script.
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