The drive (which I add to extremely infrequently) is currently backed up to Crashplan. However, I also have a 4 TB Lacie rugged external drive that I need to back up, and my understanding is that I can't back that up to iCloud. Then, enable Documents and Desktop backup, too. My three Macs are synced to iCloud with time machine backups, so I'm assuming that covers my Mac backups. Toggle “Photos” on to back up your media and click “Options” next to iCloud Drive. You can do this via iCloud Settings under System Preferences > Apple ID. iCloud Already Backs Up Photos, Documents, and Desktopįortunately, iCloud already backs up your most important data, provided that you have enough space to do so. This is in stark contrast to how iCloud Backup works on iPhones and iPads, where the device is backed up in its entirety (albeit without instanced snapshots or file-level access).
Restoring every file on your Mac from an iCloud backup would be limited by the speed of your internet connection.Įven if you have a fast internet connection, Apple still won’t let you point your Time Machine backup at iCloud Drive. It works a lot like Dropbox or OneDrive in that it’s used to mirror and synchronize files between devices. You can connect your Time Machine drive and look for individual files if you need to.īy comparison, iCloud Drive is Apple’s cloud storage and file syncing service. Besides, you can also get useful information about iCloud backup.
You can migrate from one Mac to another with nothing but a Time Machine backup if you want. Apples cloud-based file storage and syncing service, iCloud Drive, mostly concerns. You can use this backup to restore your Mac in its entirety, whether you had a hardware failure or need to replace your entire Mac.
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