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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: [NEWS] Apple releases M3 MacBook Air models
Date: 7 Mar 2024 16:42:05 GMT
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On 2024-03-07, dgb <david@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
> On 7 Mar 2024 at 01:03:05 GMT, "Jolly Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> 
>> iCloud isn't an alternate storage location the way you are
>> suggesting.
>> 
>> iCloud's primary purpose is synchronizing content between all of your
>> devices. If you add a file to iCloud, it is automatically synced
>> (transferred) to all of your other devices. If you delete something
>> from one device, it gets deleted from all of your other devices and
>> iCloud.  There are more suitable services available for generic cloud
>> file storage.
>
> I don't think that is right.

It is right that's iCloud's primary purpose is synchronization.

> I believe iCloud can and does store material without necessarily
> sending it to other Apple devices.

That's not its primary purpose though. As exampled, photos, contacts,
reminders, calendars, iCloud Drive documents, app settings, and so on
are all synchronized between all of your devices. Add one and it appears
on all of your devices. Remove one from one device, and it gets removed
from iCloud and your other devices.

>> I don't store my entire photo library in iCloud. Doing so would cause
>> me to pay a monthly or yearly subscription, and I'm not interested in
>> doing that when I have lots of storage right on my Mac.
>
> I do store all of my photo library on iCloud and I'm happy to pay a
> small monthly fee.

Nothing wrong with that. It's good to have choices. 

>> I have multiple virtual machines, Docker containers, video editing
>> projects, and lots of other things on my Mac that simply aren't
>> suitable for cloud storage.
>
> OK - thanks for explaining.
>
> I've learned something new today!
> https://www.docker.com/resources/what-container/
>
>> I back up my Apple mobile devices to my computer rather than the
>> cloud.
>
> I glibly accept Apple's free service which seems to work as designed.
> Setting up a new iPhone nowadays is a doddle! Just place the new one
> next to the old one and "voilà - it's done!
>
> HOW do you back up your mobile devices to your computer?

Apple has instructions on their website, which you can find with  quick
web search for "back up iphone".

>> The list goes on...
>> 
>> Like I said, I realize my needs aren't representative of most users.
>> And I don't mind paying for more internal storage on my Macs.
>
> Understood. Thank you for taking the trouble to respond.

Sure.

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