My first try with iCloud, not long after got introduced, was a disaster. Test disaster only, but a definite disaster. I turned it on, added a document, turned o

My first try with iCloud, not long after got introduced, was a disaster. Test disaster only, but a definite disaster. I turned it on, added a document, turned off, then got notified that my local file will be deleted. Forced the 'iCloud first'paradigm on me. Tried, I was scared away right away and hard. All this after the security and privacy concern of storing my important data tied to an online account on some sort of who knows what computer location somewhere and some way, non-trasparent. Since then I put considerable effort avoiding this shitshow, which is not easy, it bugs me to turn on at every possible occasion (updates, new installs, or just for the heck of it sometimes) on a 'small print' way to opting out, it is not a straightforward choice of yes no and that's it but work to choose the other way, confirm that I surely want to go other way. My phone bugs me logging in all the time, update and settings notifications stick permanently, f.g obtrusive. Never ever will I consider this based on my almost completely negative experiences. (I used only for syncing contacts but turning it off once on my phone and say yes to the question 'do you want to keep a local copy of contacts' it deleted ALL my contacts from the phone.)