try making sure that dvd shrink isnt running in low priority back u mode if all else failed my computer jus needed a defrag
Thanks, im not around my computer but i'll give it a try when i get back home in a few days, i really think the advice about using my HD then moving the files to my external hardrive are going to help alot, i'll check it out and then let you know how it went....Thanks!
nedflan you pinpointed it...i transfered one of my backups of my external HD then onto my desktop that took about 150 minutes...then i ran it through shrink onto a folder in my C Drive instead of my external and it ONLY TOOK 28 MINUTES....thanks everybody so much, i am very happy i can once again make a back up rather painlessly!!
