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Re:macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another d... by vachina on Saturday December 14, 2024 @05:42AM (#42416147)
Apple doesn’t care. They want you to subscribe to their iCloud plans and “abstract” away backups so that you lose the ability to own your backups.
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Re:macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another d... by fauigerzigerk on Saturday December 14, 2024 @06:54AM (#42416479)
I wish they did abstract it away. But iCloud is the only widely used cloud storage service that doesn't have file versioning. So as an iCloud user you really do need a backup and they're telling you as much every step of the way.
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Re:macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another d... by vachina on Saturday December 14, 2024 @12:20PM (#42418251)
To most Apple users, the most important version is the latest version.

My experience with Apple backup is, please turn every backup on so you’ll max out your iCloud storage. There’s no way to tell iOS or MacOS to backup to a self hosted target.

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