Can Vista Backup Be Set To Continue The Existing Backup Onto An Additional Drive

Jun 30, 2008

I have a 720GB internal drive that I've maxed out with automated weekly backups. I have another drive with a lot of space, and my question is, can Vista backup be set to continue the existing backup onto an additional drive. In other words, the backup files would be spread over two drives?

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