Backups & restore points · Encryption and passphrases
Are my cloud backups encrypted?
Short answer: Yes. Cloud backups are encrypted on your Mac before upload, so the provider only stores scrambled data. A passphrase you set protects the whole backup set — and it's the only key.
Yes. Cloud backups are always encrypted on your Mac before anything uploads, so the cloud provider only ever stores scrambled data, never your actual files. You set a passphrase once, and it protects everything in that backup set.
That also means the passphrase is the only key. If it's lost, those cloud backups can't be opened by anyone — including us. See what happens if you lose it.