Apple Adds 6TB and 12TB iCloud+ Storage Tiers

[asudhakar]

OK it's September 18th - where are the new iCloud storage options?

Yes waiting for 6 tb

 

[asudhakar]

Yes waiting for 6 tb

Its live 6tb appeared on my storage plan page on my iMac and iPhone too. Thanks apple for keeping up the promise

 

[Resident Guru]

Yup it’s live now.

 

[AndyDiamond]

Thanks - I got it.
For those that ask "why" the storage is needed, I'm sure I'm not the only one with 189,213 photos and 6,766 video is their photos library....

 

[supremedesigner]

Thanks - I got it.
For those that ask "why" the storage is needed, I'm sure I'm not the only one with 189,213 photos and 6,766 video is their photos library....

You have more photos than I have. I have like 90,000 and 6,000 videos (10% are now 4k @ 60 FPS).

 

[DirtyComputer]

Agreed but the same can be said about NAS. Not sure why you said iCloud is not a backup. To me it is.

I don’t have to worry about hacking, ramsomware, fire etc

Did you read the sentence following why I said it wasn’t a backup? I listed an example. Backups should allow people to revert changes. iCloud doesn’t do that. Again, delete a file forever and then try to recover it a week later. A proper backup will allow recovery. Get ransomwared and your files encrypted, now your iCloud files are all encrypted because iCloud syncs the changes. On and on. Search online for what a proper backup strategy can look like and you’ll begin to understand

 

[onthebuses]

I would not count any cloud system as a true backup. Backups should be on a offline medium and in multiple safe location.

 

[Ameer_1]

For those who pay monthly for iCloud and have a 128 GB iPhone how much storage does the photos and videos take up on your phone compared to iCloud?

 

[HylianKnight]

Did you read the sentence following why I said it wasn’t a backup? I listed an example. Backups should allow people to revert changes. iCloud doesn’t do that. Again, delete a file forever and then try to recover it a week later. A proper backup will allow recovery. Get ransomwared and your files encrypted, now your iCloud files are all encrypted because iCloud syncs the changes. On and on. Search online for what a proper backup strategy can look like and you’ll begin to understand

Agreed, but what do we think about cloud services that allow versioning? I believe one drive does this, but it might only be for certain file types. In the end, cloud “backups” rely on a company maintaining their servers. I think it may not be considered a true backup, but it certainly should be included in your overall backup plan.

 

[lybentius]

Now add 500GB and 1TB. At this point in time subscribing to 2TB just doesn't make sense.

 

[lybentius]

For those who pay monthly for iCloud and have a 128 GB iPhone how much storage does the photos and videos take up on your phone compared to iCloud?

160GB in the cloud and 11GB on device

 

[Ameer_1]

160GB in the cloud and 11GB on device

I have the 128GB 15 pro and I was thinking about getting the 2 TB plan before I go to Dubai. I wonder how much it will take up if I have 1.8TB of pictures and videos.

 

[throAU]

Finally, I have less than 100 GB of space left on my 2 TB iCloud. The price of $29 is a bit expensive but better than nothing.

It’s cheaper than building a NAS every 3-5 years, and gives you sync from anywhere without worrying about firewalls, etc.

Since bandwidth has become fast enough i find myself using my NAS less.


Note:
not saying there’s entirely no point in running a NAS for anyone ever - but for normal people who just simply want their data to be available anywhere and back their stuff up reliably - there probably isn’t.

 

[JamesMay82]

It’s cheaper than building a NAS every 3-5 years, and gives you sync from anywhere without worrying about firewalls, etc.

Since bandwidth has become fast enough i find myself using my NAS less.


Note:
not saying there’s entirely no point in running a NAS for anyone ever - but for normal people who just simply want their data to be available anywhere and back their stuff up reliably - there probably isn’t.

Good point although if you don’t have the space to download locally to your computer you then can’t back up to an external drive for additional protection.

 

[throAU]

Good point although if you don’t have the space to download locally to your computer you then can’t back up to an external drive for additional protection.

iCloud drive does have a recently deleted section, along with local time machine backup copies of previous changes.

for most people, so long as they keep their icloud secure (2FA, etc.) its probably as good as a NAS or better as it is resistant to house fire.

that said, i do still keep my REALLY important stuff on my NAS as well and a time machine backup. if you organise your files properly, you can exclude large less important folders from the time machine backups.

OR, spend the money you didn’t spend on a NAS on the proper amount of local storage