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Maintain a Backup On iCloud Drive

If I delete a file on my Mac, will it remain in iCloud Drive as a backup?

iMac 27″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Sep 12, 2021 11:33 AM

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Posted on Sep 12, 2021 10:24 PM

The file will remain upto 30 days in recently deleted and will get erased automatically after 30 days see the article Delete files in iCloud Drive on iCloud.com - Apple Support

You can once again recover the file before 30 days .

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Maintain a Backup On iCloud Drive

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