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Dang, I've always been a fan of Dropbox, but after upgrading from El Capitan to Sierra I opted to completely cut Dropbox out of my tools used, as I only ever us

Dang, I've always been a fan of Dropbox, but after upgrading from El Capitan to Sierra I opted to completely cut Dropbox out of my tools used, as I only ever used it hold an archive of documents I wanted to keep but don't interact with often (Such as license files for software and online receipts for things like tickets bought and stuff) and opted for using iCloud Desktop & Documents.

m_mueller 10y ago
Siracusa probably knows what he's talking about when he tells you to run, not walk, away from this feature. Backup everything before you disable it too.
- joshmanders 10y ago
  I'm unaware of what you're talking about..
  - bartvk 10y ago
    In the latest episode of the ATP.fm podcast, one of the hosts (John Siracusa) expressed his doubts about iCloud Desktop & Documents: http://atp.fm/episodes/189 http://atp.fm/episodes/189
  - newscracker 10y ago
    Here's an article that has a review of the feature pointing out UX issues and recommends avoiding it. [1] [1]: https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/icloud-desktop-and-documents-in-macos-sierra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/icloud-desktop-...
    - joshmanders 10y ago
      Interesting article, but none of it really matters to me. The only thing that seems bad is moving of files after turning it off, but I have no intentions of turning it off. Space isn't an issue. I pay $0.99/mo for 50GB of space in iCloud, that's about 5x as much space as I need currently, including all the photos I have stored in it. And in the event that I do manage to use that 50GB up, $9.99/mo for what 500GB? is again well worth it. I'm well invested into the Apple ecosystem and that does not bother me. I have 3 MacBook Pro's, an iMac, an iPad, 5 iPhones and an iPod Mini. The benefits of removing yet another app that just sits there taking up resources, and utilizing the ecosystem to handle something I've always done, is value enough for me. I appreciate the concerns, but like I said, none of it is an issue to me.
  - m_mueller 10y ago
    Probably you won't see this anymore, but this is just one example of things going very wrong with iCloud documents: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/maybe-be-careful-with-osx-sierra http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/maybe-be-careful-with-os... In general Apple has simply been terrible at ensuring reliability of their iCloud services. Their idea of hiding everything away simply doesn't work - there are legitimate and regular edge cases that won't be handled if you don't give a UI. If want to hear the Siracusa story, see this: https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/44auj0/atp_155_listen_to_john_siracusas_wonderful_rant/ https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/44auj0/atp_155_liste... I don't know about you, but I simply don't trust iCloud with documents. Personally, I've tried it with something very simple first: Notes. It just doesn't sync reliably at all, totally useless.
    - joshmanders 10y ago
      Thank you for the links. I haven't had any issues with iCloud, and Desktop & Documents switch has been going swimmingly.

m_mueller 10y ago

Siracusa probably knows what he's talking about when he tells you to run, not walk, away from this feature. Backup everything before you disable it too.

joshmanders 10y ago
I'm unaware of what you're talking about..
- bartvk 10y ago
  In the latest episode of the ATP.fm podcast, one of the hosts (John Siracusa) expressed his doubts about iCloud Desktop & Documents: http://atp.fm/episodes/189 http://atp.fm/episodes/189
- newscracker 10y ago
  Here's an article that has a review of the feature pointing out UX issues and recommends avoiding it. [1] [1]: https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/icloud-desktop-and-documents-in-macos-sierra-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/icloud-desktop-...
  - joshmanders 10y ago
    Interesting article, but none of it really matters to me. The only thing that seems bad is moving of files after turning it off, but I have no intentions of turning it off. Space isn't an issue. I pay $0.99/mo for 50GB of space in iCloud, that's about 5x as much space as I need currently, including all the photos I have stored in it. And in the event that I do manage to use that 50GB up, $9.99/mo for what 500GB? is again well worth it. I'm well invested into the Apple ecosystem and that does not bother me. I have 3 MacBook Pro's, an iMac, an iPad, 5 iPhones and an iPod Mini. The benefits of removing yet another app that just sits there taking up resources, and utilizing the ecosystem to handle something I've always done, is value enough for me. I appreciate the concerns, but like I said, none of it is an issue to me.
- m_mueller 10y ago
  Probably you won't see this anymore, but this is just one example of things going very wrong with iCloud documents: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/maybe-be-careful-with-osx-sierra http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/maybe-be-careful-with-os... In general Apple has simply been terrible at ensuring reliability of their iCloud services. Their idea of hiding everything away simply doesn't work - there are legitimate and regular edge cases that won't be handled if you don't give a UI. If want to hear the Siracusa story, see this: https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/44auj0/atp_155_listen_to_john_siracusas_wonderful_rant/ https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/44auj0/atp_155_liste... I don't know about you, but I simply don't trust iCloud with documents. Personally, I've tried it with something very simple first: Notes. It just doesn't sync reliably at all, totally useless.
  - joshmanders 10y ago
    Thank you for the links. I haven't had any issues with iCloud, and Desktop & Documents switch has been going swimmingly.