

A backup can help you even if you reset your Mac to factory settings. The next time you lose any data from your Mac, you can restore it from this backup which is a real lifesaver. What it does is that it takes a complete mirror copy of your Mac system to the drive. That is why you should create a period backup of your Mac to an external drive or to iCloud. Surprised? Yes, your Mac is not a 100% failproof machine.Īlthough Mac is capable of not losing anything most of the time, a simple glitch with an update or an accidental reset can wipe every data you have.

But why should you take backups of your Mac or MacBook? If you have been thinking so, it is probably because you never lost any data from your Mac accidentally or during an update. The macOS lets you create a complete backup of your Mac or MacBook to iCloud or to an external hard drive, as you wish.
