find the last backup on my imac

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find the last backup on my imac

Trying to see the last backup on my imac..Does not seem to be easily found as it is on my Iphone that provides a date and time of the last backup.. Thanks

Posted on Sep 7, 2022 9:33 AM

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babowa

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Sep 7, 2022 9:53 AM in response to Carman3333

Check Time Machine - it should be backing automatically. iCloud is not a backup mechanism for a computer - it simply has current content of your Mac synced so you can access it from anywhere - but it is not a backup.

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Carman3333 Author

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Sep 7, 2022 10:51 AM in response to Mal-S

Thanks looking on my iMac , all items in iCloud are checked was just curious where I can find when the last backup was done. Reference to my iPhone was just stating that I can find that info on the phone but can’t find it on iMac. Both use the same cloud account. Thanks hope that helps.

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babowa

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Sep 7, 2022 11:27 AM in response to Carman3333

You should have a backup for your computer - you need an external drive for it; then use Time Machine to make the backups.

Just so you know: since iCloud is a syncing mechanism for computers, when you delete something on your Mac, it will be automatically deleted in iCloud.

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