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如何使用 Time Machine 和 iCloud 备份 Mac

使用 iCloud 备份

first,Make sure your Mac backs up files to iCloud。Check steps are as follows:

1.Click the Apple logo in the upper left corner of the menu bar。

2.Select "System Preferences"。

3.Select "Apple ID"。

4.Make sure "iCloud Drive" is selected。

5.Select "Options" on the right side of iCloud Drive。

6.Make sure "Desktop and Documents Folders" is selected。

This ensures that files and folders on your Mac are syncing to iCloud。If you encounter an issue where the Desktop and Documents Folders option cannot be selected or synced,Please log out of iCloud in System Preferences and log in again:System Preferences > Apple ID > 概述 > 退出

使用 Time Machine 备份

要使用 Time Machine您需要一个外部驱动器如 USB 驱动器另一台 Mac 或网络连接存储(NAS)解决方案以下是使用 Time Machine 备份 Mac 的步骤

1.将外部驱动器连接到 Mac

2.打开 Time Machine 应用程序

3.选择“选择磁盘”

4.从下拉菜单中选择外部驱动器

5.点击“使用磁盘”

确保在窗口左侧选择了“自动备份”。so,Time Machine 可以创建随时可访问的 Mac 备份

iCloud 和 Time Machine 的优缺点

iCloud

•优点文件实时同步方便在设备之间共享文件

•缺点仅提供 5GB 的免费存储空间不适合大规模备份升级存储空间需要额外费用

Time Machine

•优点可以创建 Mac 的完整快照备份恢复到某个时间点

•缺点备份和恢复过程可能很慢恢复可能失败

please note,备份和同步文件是两个不同的概念Time Machine 备份是 Mac 的快照而 iCloud 主要用于文件同步

Summarize

要确保数据安全建议同时使用 Time Machine 和 iCloudTime Machine 负责完整备份而 iCloud 负责文件同步这样可以在出现问题时快速恢复工作同时确保重要文件的实时更新

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