In the Apple ecosystem, cloud storage for everything you mention is opt in. And yes, stuff does work if you just use it locally, at least as well as can be expe

In the Apple ecosystem, cloud storage for everything you mention is opt in. And yes, stuff does work if you just use it locally, at least as well as can be expected. If you want to sync stuff and prefer not to use the cloud, you can do it by plugging in your cable to your computer. And the computer can even be a Windows PC.