Parachute Backup copies data from iCloud and Apple Photos into a folder or cloud destination of your choosing, supports scheduled runs, and offers several backup types.
Storing data in the cloud is useful as a safety net, but you should still keep the local files so you always have access to them if something goes wrong with the cloud. Today I’ll show you how to create a copy of your iCloud and Apple Photos data.
How Parachute Backup Helps
Parachute Backup runs in the background, downloading your iCloud and Photos data to a folder you specify.
Both iCloud and Photos backups operate in essentially the same way. In the case of iCloud you can select which data sources you want to copy.
You can schedule backups to run at specific times, choose the destination folder, and pick a backup mode—full, incremental, or mirror. If desired, you can also trigger a one‑off backup.
Why This Is Useful
With Parachute Backup you can store your backup somewhere other than iCloud—any disk, USB flash drive, NAS, or folder on another cloud service. This lets you synchronize your data not only locally but also across multiple cloud providers.
Note: Parachute Backup only reads data from iCloud; it never writes back to iCloud.
Cost
There is no free version. The software can be purchased for $4.99.