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When you backup icloud files to an external, are the files physically there?

When you backup icloud files to an external, are the files physically there on the hard drive?


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Posted on Apr 22, 2020 1:18 PM

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Posted on Apr 22, 2020 1:25 PM

Yes.


Backup is not the best word to use. Copy is more accurate.

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When you backup icloud files to an external, are the files physically there?

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