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With Apple One, iCloud Users Can Get Up to 4TB Storage

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Through the Apple One subscription service that launched this morning, iCloud customers can get a maximum of 4TB of storage to use, up from the 2TB maximum available without an Apple One bundle.

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Customers who subscribe to an Apple One plan get 50GB, 200GB, or 2TB of storage included with the service based on the plan chosen, with 50GB provided for the $14.95 per month plan, 200GB supplied with the $19.95 per month plan, and 2TB supplied with the $29.95 per month plan.

According to an Apple support document, those who need more storage than is provided through Apple One can purchase additional iCloud storage separately, which means with the most expensive Apple One bundle, a maximum of 4TB is available.
After you subscribe to Apple One, you can buy more iCloud storage if you need more. With both Apple One and an iCloud storage plan, you can have up to 4TB of total iCloud storage.
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Customers who subscribe to Apple One can also choose other storage amounts for a different mix, such as 50GB with Apple One and 200GB through a separate iCloud purchase, but a total of 4TB is available. That would cost $29.95 for the Apple One plan with 2TB storage and then an additional $9.99 for the 2TB iCloud plan.

Those who have separate Apple IDs for media and iCloud can use both those accounts with Apple One, but there's no option to stack the storage in the same way. In this situation, the Apple One storage plan replaces the current storage plan, as explained by Apple:
If you already pay for an iCloud storage plan and apply the iCloud storage included in Apple One to the Apple ID you use with iCloud, the storage included with Apple One will replace your current storage plan. Your current storage plan is canceled and you'll receive a pro-rated refund.

If you have applied the iCloud storage included in Apple One to the Apple ID you use for iCloud then buy additional iCloud storage later, the storage included with Apple One will be moved back to the Apple ID you use for media subscriptions
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Apple's support document explains the different scenarios that happen with various amounts of iCloud storage and various Apple One plans.
  • If Apple One provides more storage than your current plan - Your existing iCloud storage plan is canceled and you receive a pro-rated refund. Total iCloud storage is the amount in the Apple One subscription.
  • If Apple One storage is equal to your current storage - During any free trial, you will keep the current iCloud plan and the iCloud storage through Apple one. When the trial is finished, the current iCloud storage plan will be canceled and total iCloud storage is the amount included in Apple One.
  • If Apple One storage is less than your current plan - You keep both the iCloud storage plan and the iCloud storage in Apple One, with the plans stacking. Those who want to use only the storage in Apple One will need to downgrade or cancel.
Family members who are part of a Family Sharing group can purchase storage separately for themselves or choose to use the storage made available through an Apple One Family or Premier plan. If the entire family group needs more storage, the family member who purchases Apple One can purchase more storage, for the same 4TB maximum.

Article Link: With Apple One, iCloud Users Can Get Up to 4TB Storage
 
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Enthusiastic user decides to sign up for all the goodies in Apple One and over the course of a year, slowly fills up his iCloud storage to 3.5 TB

A year later, unenthusiastic user decides to cancel Apple One services but is locked in because he's unwilling to downgrade to 2 TB of icloud storage .
Watch Out! The 4 TB iCloud storage is a trap!
 
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I dont get it. I currently have 200GB of iCloud storage. What if I get the cheapest Apple One plan with 50gb of storage? Do I still have 200GB and pay 15$?
 
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I dont get it. I currently have 200GB of iCloud storage. What if I get the cheapest Apple One plan with 50gb of storage? Do I still have 200GB and pay 15$?
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It looks like it would stack so you'd have a total of 250GB storage and you pay fro Apple One plus an extra 200GB storage.
 
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I’m utilizing around 450gb of iCloud storage and eyeing the Apple One Family tier in the hopes to save a little $. Unfortunately it looks like my storage options aren’t ideal where I’d still have to pay for the 2TB since 400GB wouldn’t cover my needs; that or I get the Premier bundle which I wasn’t interested in :(
 
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sweet. I was just up against the 2TB limit and I archived 1 TB of iCloud Photo Library videos to my NAS to save space. Guess I can just keep shooting video and not worrying about until I get close to 2TB again then I can just get the 4TB plan.
 
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nezr said:
Honestly, what do you do with that much space?
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iCloud 2TB - used for :
iPhone backup (mine)
iPhone backup (wife)
iPad Pro backup (mine)
iPad Pro backup (wife)
Mac Pro documents (mine)
MacBook Air (documents (wife)

Dropbox 2TB - used for:
Sending files to clients
Receiving files from clients

It's not for everyone but hey, there's choice.
 
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now i see it said:
Enthusiastic user decides to sign up for all the goodies in Apple One and over the course of a year, slowly fills up his iCloud storage to 3.5 GB.

A year later, unenthusiastic user decides to cancel Apple One services but is locked in because he's unwilling to downgrade to 2GB of icloud storage .
Watch Out! The 4GB iCloud storage is a trap!
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TB*
 
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This is awesome. 2TB sharable, with 4TB total for myself (unless shared of course). Definitely have no idea what I’d use it for but a nice option for some!

second thought, it would be amazing if I could point Time Machine on my Mac to my iCloud Drive if I have the 4TB. iPhone and Mac automatically backed up, without the fear of my local HDD failing and losing my backups. Hmm...
 
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If you've subscribed to Apple One and use a different Apple ID for iCloud – Apple Support (UK)

Do you use different Apple IDs for iCloud and media subscriptions and purchases? If you sign up for Apple One, you can apply the iCloud+ storage and features to the Apple ID of your choice.
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This is confusing! why not just chuck media purchases you already have under the iCloud Apple ID.

I have 2 one for iCloud and one for media purchases, knowing me when I sign up I will apply for the cloud storage to the media purchases instead of the other way round.

I think it would be better to migrate everything under one Apple ID and have done with it. keep it simple I say.
 
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I signed up for Apple One and am now showing 4TB as I also had the max iCloud upgrade for £6.99 a month. It’s slightly confusing though, how do I cancel the additional iCloud add on? Through the upgrade page? It makes it sound like if I move to ‘zero’ storage it wipes things out.
 
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Pay per 100/200GB would be better for us. We need currently 206GB but buy 2TB because that is the next tier. If I could buy as needed I would be better off.
 
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