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how can i tell when apple icloud has backed up my mac? i have recently signed up for the cloud backups

how can i tell when apple icloud has backed up my mac? i have recently signed up for the cloud storage

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Jan 3, 2020 11:45 AM

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Posted on Jan 3, 2020 2:14 PM

iCloud is a sync service. This means that e.g. photos, contacts, iMessages, calenders are synced between all your devices on which you are logged in with the same Apple ID.

It also means that if you delete e.g. a photo on one device it is deleted on your other devices too.

If you want to create backups: use TimeMachine and an external drive

https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT208682

If you want to use iCloud to sync your photolibrary: it takes quite a while to sync

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264

Go to www.icloud.com, log in with your Apple ID and have a look what is stored there



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Jan 3, 2020 2:14 PM in response to treygoldens

iCloud is a sync service. This means that e.g. photos, contacts, iMessages, calenders are synced between all your devices on which you are logged in with the same Apple ID.

It also means that if you delete e.g. a photo on one device it is deleted on your other devices too.

If you want to create backups: use TimeMachine and an external drive

https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT208682

If you want to use iCloud to sync your photolibrary: it takes quite a while to sync

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264

Go to www.icloud.com, log in with your Apple ID and have a look what is stored there



how can i tell when apple icloud has backed up my mac? i have recently signed up for the cloud backups

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