


But cloud drives can't back up everything on your computer. With so many cloud storage services available that can automatically sync your files, such as Dropbox or Google Drive, it's easy to just set it and forget it. A backup also makes it easy to move your apps and data to a new Mac if you upgrade to a new machine, like the newly announced Mac Studio desktop or the rumored M2 MacBook Pro. But if your MacBook or iMac crashes at an inopportune time - as computers always seem to do - you'll be infinitely grateful you took a few minutes to save all your important files. Backing up your Mac is one of those routine tasks that can wind up buried beneath the more urgent priorities on your to-do list.
