You might think that there is nothing on your Mac that needs to be backed up – perhaps you sync everything in iCloud – but we guarantee there is something you will miss if you wipe your Mac and expect to get everything back to the way it was.

You will be able to access old documents and versions of documents that predate edits.

You should back up your Mac before installing a major update to macOS in case something stops working and so you can revert to the old version of the OS.

Mac malware is rare, but if you get hit a back up will enable you to recover your data from before the infection.

Because you could lose your Mac or someone might steal your Mac.

Because your drive could fail and it can be particularly challenging to recover data from SSDs.

Because you (or someone else) might spill a drink on your Mac.

We’re probably preaching to the converted here, but we’ll quickly run through the reasons why you really ought to be backing up your Mac, in no particular order:

Ten reasons why you should back up your Mac Ways to recover your data from your damaged drive.īest backup software.

If you have just lost everything on your Mac due to a damaged drive then have a look at this article for some ideas on

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