Apple Time Machine Should Support Cloud Platforms Like iCloud Drive and Dropbox
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 11/20/2014 1:00:00 AM
Got backups?
Apple's Time Machine is the easiest backup system ever. Once you connect a storage device, it asks you if you want to use it for Time Machine. Answer yes, and it take over from there. That's it. That's why so many Mac owners use it.
Time Machine gives people peace of mind knowing they can easily restore any file they may lose, or even restore the entire system on a brand new Mac in a matter of minutes. The only trouble is, if you lost your data because of a flood, a fire or other disaster, your backup will likely be destroyed too.
Now that cloud storage is becoming more mainstream, I think it's time Apple expanded Time Machine to support cloud platforms. Since many people already have cloud storage accounts, they could easily store backups there, giving people the ability to restore their information, even if their backup drives are lost or damaged in a disaster.
If you already use a cloud based backup or sync service like Dropbox, iCloud Drive, OneDrive, or Google Drive, you can already back up most of your files, but Time Machine takes backups one step further by allowing you to restore your entire system, including your software, operating system and settings.
Joe Crescenzi, Founder
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