
But Time Machine requires the drive be formatted for macOS only and loses compatibility with Windows. MacOS – Backup is not available in Toolkit for macOS, so users will find that Time Machine best meets their backup needs. You are able to have a Toolkit Backup and Mirror plan running at the same time.

Windows - Most prefer the Backup feature since it provides scheduling options and allows selection of files and folders to back up, unlike Mirror which creates its own folder. Mirror ensures the most recent changes made to any given file are on your computer and drive, while backup is appropriate for longer term plans, such as finding an old file that might’ve been deleted from the source by accident.


Backup is a Windows only feature and Mirror is available on both Windows and macOS.But instead of mirroring your data from a computer folder to the Cloud, the data is mirrored from the computer’s Mirror folder to your external drive.ĭifferences between Toolkit’s Backup and Mirror features:

Toolkit’s Mirror feature behaves similarly to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.
