Maintaining a synchronized local backup of iCloud Drive

I use iCloud Drive extensively, but would like to keep a backup on my local NAS.

While it's straightforward to make a one-off copy of all the files, what's the best way to keep that backup synchronized?

Posted on Dec 7, 2019 11:37 AM

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Eric Root

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Dec 7, 2019 1:55 PM in response to philheywood@me.com

Time Machine will sync hourly to the NAS. You can either back up the entire computer or exclude whatever you don't want backed up.

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