Keeping an eye to protecting those memories permanently is key. Unfortunately if you are using iCloud Photos you do not have a backup. In Apple Terms and Conditions it specifically tells us that iCloud Photos is excluded from iCloud Backup. It’s a very common misconception. I have slides that detail how it works. Same with Google Photos— they recommend we backup our content and provide no guarantees to any being available. A permanent solution that is not subscription based is the best safeguard.
Keeping an eye to protecting those memories permanently is key. Unfortunately if you are using iCloud Photos you do not have a backup. In Apple Terms and Conditions it specifically tells us that iCloud Photos is excluded from iCloud Backup. It’s a very common misconception. I have slides that detail how it works. Same with Google Photos— they recommend we backup our content and provide no guarantees to any being available. A permanent solution that is not subscription based is the best safeguard.
The 3-2-1 backup rule: three copies total.
• 3 copies of your data: your working original plus two backups.
• 2 different types of storage: for example, a local drive and a cloud backup service.
• 1 copy offsite: somewhere separate from your computer, so a fire, flood, or theft doesn’t take out everything.