Best Mac backup software 2025
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To many of us, backing up a Mac means setting up Time Machine to make incremental backups and signing up to various iCloud services so that we can keep copies of photos, music, files and more in the cloud.
But, while Time Machine and iCloud are great resources, they aren’t perfect, and relying on them alone to keep your data safe is a mistake that could have disastrous consequences.
An ideal strategy consists of at least two separate backup schedules, one backing up your Mac to a hard drive onsite, and one backing up to a drive that’s stored offsite or in the cloud. At the very least, if you use Time Machine to back up to an external hard drive or network device, you should also have another tool running regular backups to a different drive just in case one fails.
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In this article, we look at the best on-site backup solutions to use with your Mac.
We look separately at cloud backup solutions that work with Macs including Backblaze, Carbonite, IDrive and others including options that offer the ability to combine local backups with backup to the cloud, such as Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office.
Best backup software for Mac 2025
Of the apps and services we look at here, Time Machine from Apple is by far the simplest option. It’s also completely free and available to everyone with a Mac, so you might be wondering why you would want to consider another backup option for your Mac. Time Machine is good, but it is limited compared to some of the options out there. Read on to find out how options such as Get Backup Pro, ChronoSync, Carbon Copy Cloner, and SuperDuper might meet your needs.
Updated January 2025 with Mac Backup Guru review and Acronis True Image.
Apple Time Machine
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Pros
- Reliable, easy to set up, and good at working behind the scenes to create backup archives
- Easy to migrate Time Machine data over to new Macs as needed
- Good level of encryption-based security for backup data
Cons
- Almost exclusively local backups rather than cloud-based backups
- Limited backup scheduling options
- Restore interface can be confusing
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