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Backup with virtual machines running

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Hi

I have Acronis True Image Home 2011 running on Windows XP and I also have three Windows XP virtual machines running with VMware Server 1.

Is it a problem if I'm making a backup of the system if there are still the virtual machines running in the background? The virtual machines are running as services and the virtual machines folder are not included in the backup.

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No, it is not an issue. Since a disk and partition backup is relatively resource intensive, you might see a performance degradation. But there is no risk of loss of data consistency for the host system or the virtual machines.