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Can I use iCloud to back up Mac

Can I use iCloud to back up Mac

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Posted on Aug 6, 2022 11:57 AM

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Posted on Aug 6, 2022 1:01 PM

iCloud is an interactive service and reflects "in the cloud" what you do locally. It is therefore not an autonomous long term backup solution. Backups should preserve data over time, iCloud doesn't do that ... it changes.


Time Machine is the Apple supplied backup app and its output should go to a dedicated external drive.

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Aug 6, 2022 1:01 PM in response to epecholt

iCloud is an interactive service and reflects "in the cloud" what you do locally. It is therefore not an autonomous long term backup solution. Backups should preserve data over time, iCloud doesn't do that ... it changes.


Time Machine is the Apple supplied backup app and its output should go to a dedicated external drive.

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