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Is it necessary to backup iPad to iMac if you're already backing it up to iCloud?

My iphone and iPad are both backed up to iCloud, but is it still important to back them up to my iMac? I have an extensive iTunes library, but it is backed to two external hard drives. My whole computer is backed up to the two external drives. So, with that in mind, do I really need to back up my iOS devices to my iMac?

iMac 27", macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 26, 2020 8:23 AM

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Posted on Mar 26, 2020 11:48 AM

Backing up to icloud is sufficient enough, i used to only back up to iTunes, now I only back it up to the cloud and not itunes. Cloud is more convenient

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Is it necessary to backup iPad to iMac if you're already backing it up to iCloud?

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