Backing up your Mac is simple and important. We recommend it for everyone.
Acronis Cyber Backup is an easy, efficient, and secure backup solution. Most Mac users rely on Apple’s backup solution, Time Machine.As useful and generally reliable as it is, Time Machine doesn’t support the essential “3-2-1” backup rule: to have three copies of your data — one in production and two copies — across two different types of media, with one copy stored offsite.Unlike Acronis True Image 2020, backup your Mac through Time Machine alone. Personal Backup Automatically back up your Mac or PC files, and access them anywhere, so you never lose documents, photos, projects, etc. Meet Personal Backup Business Backup Easily preserve your team's work with unlimited backup for servers, NAS, VM, desktops, and laptops. Meet Business Backup. Backup Software While you can manually copy files to the server, life will be a lot easier if you install backup software on each user’s Mac. For one thing, you can set backups to run automatically.
Back up with Time Machine
Time Machine is the built-in backup feature of your Mac. It’s a complete backup solution, but you can use other backup methods as well.
Create a backupStore files in iCloud
You can also use iCloud and iCloud Drive to store files, such as your photos, documents, and music.
Set up iCloud and iCloud DriveRestore your Mac from a backup
When you have a backup, you can use it to restore your files at any time, including after the original files are deleted from your Mac.
Restore from a backupPrepare your Mac for service
Making a backup is an important part of preparing your Mac for service, especially because some types of repair might require erasing or replacing your hard drive.
Get your Mac ready for serviceHow much space do I need for a backup?
To see the size of a specific file or folder, click it once and then press Command-I. To see storage information about your Mac, click the Apple menu in the top-left of your screen. Choose About This Mac and click the Storage tab. For Time Machine backups, it's good to use a drive that has at least twice the storage capacity of your Mac.
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