How to Back Up a Mac

Backing up to iCloud

1. 
   Click on the Apple menu. It's the

   

   icon in the upper-left corner of your screen.
2. 
   Click on System Preferences. It's in the second section of the drop-down menu.
3. 
   Click on iCloud. It's on the left side of the window.

   1. If you're not automatically logged in, enter your Apple ID and password.^[1]
   2. To see how much storage you have in your plan, or to upgrade, click on Manage... in the lower-right corner of the dialog box, then click on Change Storage Plan... in the upper-right corner of the dialog box.
4. 
   Check the box next to iCloud Drive. It's at the top of the right pane. Now you can store files and documents in iCloud.

   1. Do so by choosing iCloud Drive in any "Save" dialog box or dragging files to iCloud Drive in the left pane of a Finder window.
   2. Select which apps have permission to access iCloud Drive by clicking on the Options button next to iCloud Drive in the dialog box.
5. 
   Select the types of data to store on iCloud. Do so by checking the boxes below "iCloud Drive".

   1. Check "Photos" if you want to back up and access your Photos on iCloud.
   2. Check "Mail" to sync and store email messages on iCloud.
   3. Check "Contacts" to keep a copy of your contacts on iCloud.
   4. Check "Calendars" to keep a copy of your calendars on iCloud.
   5. Check "Reminders" to keep a copy of your reminders on iCloud.
   6. Check "Safari" to keep a backup of your Safari data, such as browsing history and favorites, on iCloud.
   7. Check "Notes" to keep a copy of your notes on iCloud.
   8. Check "Keychain" to share an encrypted copy of passwords and payment data across the devices signed in with your Apple ID.
   9. You may need to scroll down to see all the selections.