Why save a Mac

If everything I do on my Mac is on the cloud, why would I need to save to an external drive.

I'm about to buy one and I was wondering if it is necessary

Belt and suspenders. It is always good to have more than one type of back upward. What happens if the Apple servers are down when you need access to a return to the top? What happens if your internet connection doesn't work? What happens if, Heaven forfend, gets hacked your iCloud account? These are just the things I can think off the top of my head. However, it is always a choice.

Good luck.

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