back up my icloud on an external hard drive
How do I back up my icloud on an external hard drive?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13
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How do I back up my icloud on an external hard drive?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13
See the following Apple Support article for information on archiving iCloud data: Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud - Apple Support
or depending on what you are wanting to do, be aware that if you do not have Optimize Storage turned on for iCloud Drive, there will be a local copy on your Mac of all iCloud Drive data and that will be included in a Time Machine backup.
And if you do not have Optimize Storage turned on in Photos Settings (or Preferences) there will be a local copy of all iCloud Photos on your Mac and that will be included in a Time Machine backup.
See the following Apple Support article for information on archiving iCloud data: Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud - Apple Support
or depending on what you are wanting to do, be aware that if you do not have Optimize Storage turned on for iCloud Drive, there will be a local copy on your Mac of all iCloud Drive data and that will be included in a Time Machine backup.
And if you do not have Optimize Storage turned on in Photos Settings (or Preferences) there will be a local copy of all iCloud Photos on your Mac and that will be included in a Time Machine backup.
back up my icloud on an external hard drive