iCloud storage related question

[PKoz]

Hi guys,

Hopefully not a stupid question. If I have a lot of storage capacity on my iCloud account, could I delete something on my Mac and have it still be available on Mac, but as a download item no longer actually on my Mac. Like music on iCloud. I can delete it but then I just get a little cloud icon letting me know I can download it again. The music is still there, just not locally stored on my mac. I want that for everything on my Mac. Is there such a feature?

 

[Gregg2]

Yes, you can do that, but keep a back up somewhere else - like on an external drive of some sort.

 

[PKoz]

Yes, you can do that, but keep a back up somewhere else - like on an external drive of some sort.

How exactly would I do this?

 

[Fishrrman]

Never never Never NEVER "put your faith in the cloud" completely. Never.

Always always Always ALWAYS keep a physical backup of your stuff in your possession that YOU control.

If you don't have a backup, learn about making one. It's easy.

I recommend either CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper.
Both are FREE to download and try for 30 days.

My personal favorite is CCC.
Just download it and use it (it takes only a few clicks of the mouse) to create a BOOTABLE cloned backup of your internal drive on an external backup drive.

If you don't have a backup drive, BUY ONE.
A USB3 platter-based hard drive will do the job.