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> for a backup of important documents it's good You likely know, but iCloud is not a full backup; it’s a synchronization mechanism. That helps in cases of devi
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> for a backup of important documents it's good
You likely know, but iCloud is not a full backup; it’s a synchronization mechanism. That helps in cases of device loss, but not in all scenarios where a backup helps.
If you have a backup, you can restore past versions of files that you accidentally modified or deleted. iCloud will happily copy such changes and deletions to the iCloud copy of your data and to other devices linked to that copy, likely before you even notice you want to go back to an older version.
To get ‘real’ backups, Apple has Time Machine.
Dropbox, depending on your plan, allows you to restore older versions of files for 30, 180, or 365 days (https://help.dropbox.com/delete-restore/recover-older-versions https://help.dropbox.com/delete-restore/recover-older-versio...)
MacOS has a ‘Versions’ feature that in theory is similar (https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mh40710/mac https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mh40710/mac), but isn’t supported by all applications.