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Is there a better free alternative or should I just pay for iCloud?
by hitekker 7y ago
Is there a better free alternative or should I just pay for iCloud?
- reaperducer 7y agoIt all depends on how much money your time is worth. If you have more time than money, look for an open source alternative. If you have more money than time, iCloud is the answer.
- hitekker 7y agoSolid and simple advice. iCloud away!
- jypepin 7y agoI recently switched back (again) to iOS from Android and the backend was so painful, I decided to pay for iCloud and have things backed up, swearing never to go away from iOS again (still think it's a better platform after multiple switches back and forth). Really happy with it so far. Simplest way I've found to be able to get my photos and other stuff synced between multiple devices + family and friends (through shared albums)
- hitekker 7y agoThanks for your perspective! I'm not leaving iOS anytime soon so iCloud is indeed my best option.
- B1FF_PSUVM 7y agoMicrosoft OneDrive isn't too bad, and copies photos fine without stripping data. For family plans, Google/Apple both run 30 bucks/year for 200 GB shared by up to 6 people. Comparable MS is 100/year for 6x1 TB, with Office thrown in. (Just spent a few minutes looking this up earlier today. Have all three free tiers, use MS most.)
- jmathai 7y agoiCloud Drive and iCloud Photos are good Google Drive or Google Photos replacements but it does not offer the sync functionality which Google's deprecating in this announcement. You're not gaining much in functionality with iCloud than you would with just paying for Google Drive now that they've made this change.