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iCloud for off-site copies

Q Every month I copy my important folders to an external drive. If I were to do this using iCloud, would I also need to keep local copies?

by MARTIN TUCK

A Currently, iCloud isn’t suitable for making proper backups of your Mac, but is valuable for keeping off-site copies of important files provided you don’t rely on always having instant access. Like all cloud services, it isn’t guaranteed to be available at all times.

When you put files in iCloud Drive,

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