If you say `it's better to be safe than sorry,' you are advising someone to take action in order to avoid possible unpleasant consequences later, even if this seems unnecessary. Source: collinsdictionary.comCloud storage
If you back up your files to a cloud storage service (e.g. iCloud Drive), you can access those files from any internet-connected device.
This being the case, if your device becomes inoperable, you can sign into your cloud account on another device (e.g. a public computer at your local library) to get to your files (e.g. the homework assignment you were working on when your home device turned into a pumpkin 🎃).
The contents of Tech Wizard Mike’s Documents folder and the desktop on his macOS computer are automatically backed up into his iCloud Drive.
It’s showtime 🍿
In this short video, we automatically back up the Documents and the Desktop on this computer (running macOS Sonoma 14.5).
External Storage
In this short & sweet video, we back up the Documents folder on a macOS computer to an external storage device (a USB flash drive).
If your device becomes inoperable, you can bring the flash drive to another device such as a public library computer to access them but this will depend on the apps that the other device has installed on it.
NOTE: We will cover “compatibility” in a future blog post.
Math Joke
In life, what the one thing you can always count on?
