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I have a iMac that is running incredibly slow. I want to wipe it and start fresh. It is synced to my MacBook that runs amazing. If I wipe my iMac will I lose everything on my MacBook as well?
I might not be using the correct terms as I’m not very technologically savvy. I just don’t want to lose everything since both are connected (I think via iCloud?)
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13
As mentioned if you are using iCloud on each machine your documents are save on iCloud and not on each machine. There are a lot of advantages to using iCloud for example:
By the way, if you are NOT using Time Machine to backup your computers please read Back up your Mac with Time Machine, you will need an external HD (not expensive) to backup each computer. If you are not backing up, please do this is critical to safeguarding ALL of your data.
As mentioned if you are using iCloud on each machine your documents are save on iCloud and not on each machine. There are a lot of advantages to using iCloud for example:
By the way, if you are NOT using Time Machine to backup your computers please read Back up your Mac with Time Machine, you will need an external HD (not expensive) to backup each computer. If you are not backing up, please do this is critical to safeguarding ALL of your data.
I honestly don’t know. I can see the same files on both computers and the desktops are the same. Some things are different, such as fonts on the desktop are not on my MacBook and vice versa.
I’ve done some internet searching and I think I’m using iCloud to save my documents and desktop. If that’s the case then they will stay in the iCloud even if I wipe the desktop, correct?
When you say "synced" does that mean you use iCloud to store your documents. If you do then if you wipe one of the devices all of your data stored in iCloud will remain on iCloud.
Wiping iMac synced to macbook
