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Because Time Machine does versioned delta backups and, as far as I know, no cloud provider offers the ability to store that much data unless their business mode
by dkonofalski 7y ago
Because Time Machine does versioned delta backups and, as far as I know, no cloud provider offers the ability to store that much data unless their business model revolves around backup solutions.
- laichzeit0 7y agoBut it’s just for Apple users? A terrabyte per user is surely within Apples reach? I can backup my phone to iCloud, but not my MacBook. It’s a glaring hole in their end-to-end experience.
- dkonofalski 7y agoMacbook drives typically can go to 1TB or more. You'd need much more storage than that to properly do a versioned backup solution that was online and that doesn't include any of the other uses of that storage.