Best Online Backup Services for Mac

Choosing a Mac backup solution

The top online backup services are typically capable of backing up data from all computers and mobile devices, as well as different operating systems. If you’re looking for an online backup service that will not only backup your Mac but also other devices such as a Windows PC, you may want to check in on a few other features to ensure that you pick a service that fully supports your backup strategy.

Must-have features

The cloud backup service of your choice should of course support Mac OSX and have a desktop app that you can run on your Apple computer. You will probably also want to backup any iOS devices you have such as your iPhone or iPad, making it important to check if you can store the data on these devices through your online backup account as well, even if you already back it up through your computer itself. Many companies also have iOS and Android mobile apps available through which you can manage and perform data backups. Often these will also help in sharing data between your computer and mobile devices, and allow you to recover previous versions of files or accessing them without running into file compatibility problems.

Storage space & security

Mac users are known to be power users, so you’ll want to make sure that you pick a backup service and plan that provides enough online storage space. Especially if you’re going to use it to perform full system backups, you’ll want to take a look at how much data you’re currently storing on your computer. A number of providers promise you unlimited data storage, in which case you’ll want to check what the fine print or their package policy further mentions about the storage being unlimited. Some backup companies will let you create your own encryption keys to access and lock your online backup space so that not even the backup company’s employees can access it. If you’re tech-savvy and want to be able to do this, you’ll want to make sure that this feature is included.