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Apple Notifying Former MobileMe Customers of Impending iCloud Storage Downgrade
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The best part about MobileMe (and .Mac and iTools before it) was the contact and calendar syncing. That part of it worked flawlessly from the start and is still the best aspect of iCloud, particularly with Reminders and Notes syncing now added. I was perfecty happy to pay $100/year for that alone. The iDisk idea was great, but the syncing was slow and never worked as well as it should have. I even lost some data because of bad sycing in the system's early years.
Once Google started offering free contact and calendar syncing, I began wondering if $100 a year was worth it, particularly after Dropbox arrived on the scene. Apple I think realized this, too, and has of course now they offer free syncing and at least some free cloud disk space.
That said, I have almost no use for iCloud file syncing, and use Dropbox extensively instead.
Once Google started offering free contact and calendar syncing, I began wondering if $100 a year was worth it, particularly after Dropbox arrived on the scene. Apple I think realized this, too, and has of course now they offer free syncing and at least some free cloud disk space.
That said, I have almost no use for iCloud file syncing, and use Dropbox extensively instead.
My feeling is Apple is going backwards instead of forward
Why? I had Mobile Me, for $100 a year. I don't actually use the extra space, but I know I can get the same amount now for $40. What's backwards?
Silly of Apple to cause a commotion over 15 GB in this day and age.
Is Apple causing a commotion? No. It's doing what it said it would do two years ago when it let older Mobile Me users keep 20GB of storage to transition to iClould. If users didn't understand this day was coming then it's their folly or sense of entitlement.
For that reason I never integrated iCloud storage into my workflow because I used MobileMe mostly for iDisk which was killed off. Now I use Dropbox. When I got my "warning" email it said I was using 97MB so that will be a seemless transition for me. Anyone who wants or needs the full 20GB can pay for it just like they did when it was Mac.com or Mobileme.
25GB SkyDrive
15GB Google Drive
24GB DropBox
50GB Box.net
Never paid a cent for any.
Apple is being so backwards. But considering I'm only using 3GB of my 25... it's probably not gonna effect me. They need to consider upping it soon though, especially if they are upgrading their cameras further.
15GB Google Drive
24GB DropBox
50GB Box.net
Never paid a cent for any.
Apple is being so backwards. But considering I'm only using 3GB of my 25... it's probably not gonna effect me. They need to consider upping it soon though, especially if they are upgrading their cameras further.
Do anyone here know what iCloud is?
If you're using Apple's products, it will continue to store content in the cloud.
This might help:
http://www.apple.com/icloud/
The biggest issue is for those users who store massive amounts of emails (in folders) on Apple's servers. I fall into that category. I have over 5 years of work emails that I store there. And with that said, I'm just hovering around 8GB (and for example I have one folder with 14,508 emails, each email with a fairly large Excel spreadsheet attached).
iOS device Backups, iTunes Purchases, 1000 photos, iWork files, etc do not count towards the 5GB.
If you're using Apple's products, it will continue to store content in the cloud.
This might help:
http://www.apple.com/icloud/
The biggest issue is for those users who store massive amounts of emails (in folders) on Apple's servers. I fall into that category. I have over 5 years of work emails that I store there. And with that said, I'm just hovering around 8GB (and for example I have one folder with 14,508 emails, each email with a fairly large Excel spreadsheet attached).
iOS device Backups, iTunes Purchases, 1000 photos, iWork files, etc do not count towards the 5GB.
True what you're saying, who could argue but I will say Dropbox isn't the holy solution because they only offer 2GB free storage. Now granted I'm well over that without being charged but it sucks because the next upgrade is 100GB for $99/year. They should have a 10GB or 20GB for modest users.
But you can create multiple shared photostreams. Not sure if there is a limit on how many.
I have been a user since Jobs rolled this out as iTunes and even so, my storage utilization is only 4GB - I guess I use my email less then you, but I also don't store my iOS backups on iCloud.
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I actually tried this the other day. There are limitations. The photostreams can have a max of 1000 photos each. But the big one is the file size is REDUCED. That is a no go for me.
Shared streams don't count against the iCloud storage but that's still from the pool of Photo stream I believe. I don't think you get a new 1000 photo limit for every stream (be cool, though).
Sure, it's Apple's attempt at cloud services. A bit buggy and odd, but give them time and they may get better.
I love my skydrive! Has been by far the easiest and cleanest looking storage service of all the ones I've used. I don't say this often, but yay Microsoft! They got one thing right.
So many newbie accounts pushing SkyDrive. Hmmm.. astroturfing much, Microsoft?
I have 8 GB available of 25GB.
suppose I will have a problem/ so much for iCloud back up seamless.
My mail, that's what eat's it up. And you CANNOT turn off mail backup.
suppose I will have a problem/ so much for iCloud back up seamless.
My mail, that's what eat's it up. And you CANNOT turn off mail backup.
Right, but I paid for iDisk ( .Mac and MobileMe) so why should I not pay for DropBox? I guess I just don't have the same sense of entitlement many here do. Apple doesn't owe me anything, nor does any other company, other than what I pay it for. I mean I like to get paid for my work so how can I deny others?
I agree DropBox's storage options are not optimal for the small user but I haven't found anything better other than setting up my own "iDisk" with Amazon S3 servers. DropBox is easier though and I'm lazy when it comes to configuring computers.
Each shared photostream can hold up to 1,000 photos with no expiration.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4486