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The Apple Support Community will permanently close on November 20, 2026. Starting today, the site will no longer accept new posts and is available in a read-only state.
You can continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site.
We want to thank the community members who have contributed their time and expertise to help others with their Apple products.
I am trying to understand compared with the TimeMachine process which does hourly backups automatically or if using Time Machine editor one could set their own timing.
iPad mini (6th generation)
Time Machine backs up hourly.
icloud backs up when your device is powered and locked.
What is the frequency of iCloud backups?
