By the way you might have considered switching to a MacBook Air. I did 2 1/2 years ago and never looked back. Much easier to deal with and constant iCloud backup.
Am I the only one who doesn't true the Cloud? I keep worrying anything on the Cloud might be hacked and stolen.
I turned off all the Cloud connections to my iPhone, so I have nothing on the Cloud. It also means I can't use certain Apps, which is okay.
I have no Cloud backups for my phone or computer, only on external hard drives.