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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 21:32:54 GMT
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On 2024-03-07, dgb <david@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
> On 7 Mar 2024 at 16:42:05 GMT, "Jolly Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> 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.
>
> OK - Being able to take a photograph on my iPhone and have the image
> almost instantly available on my iMac and iPad is one of the best
> aspects of using Apple.
>
>>> 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 totally accept that!
>
> However, I can store any other item I wish.

Yes, but the default behavior is if you delete it, it gets deleted from
your other devices.

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