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I like that Apple cares somewhat about photo metadata (captions, keywords), but what is the endgame for managing this when you exceed device/iCloud capacity? I
by jl6 4y ago
I like that Apple cares somewhat about photo metadata (captions, keywords), but what is the endgame for managing this when you exceed device/iCloud capacity? I have more than 2TB of photos and videos and the only way I can manage this is by extracting the photos and videos from the device into a non-Apple solution. The metadata is not embedded into the files. It feels destined to be lost, which is unacceptable for the amount of time and effort put in.
- nicbou 4y agoClouds have an alarming tendency to use your data (submitted or generated) as an hostage to keep you on that platform. This become very apparent once you try to break out and can’t easily extract it.
- Gigachad 4y agoThis isn’t allowed with GDPR. If you do a dump of your google account it provides all the media data/comments/etc as a json file next to the image.
- nicbou 4y agoYep but your GDPR exports are still incomplete with many of the big services. GDPR is a brilliant regulation but it has no teeth.
- lwhi 4y agoI guess Apple is aware that by caring about photo metadata, they'll increase user retention for their cloud services. Apple is always mendaciously aware of its own strategic business objectives. Any set of user-positive functionality is underlaid with a far more strategically important business benefit. The genius of this setup, is that when Apple evangelists go to war, they have a clear script to fight with .. and the (often darker) business aims can be left in the shade.
- dereg 4y agoI'm in the same boat as you. Purchase an Apple One subscription, it'll give you another 2TB. I'm hoping Apple offers higher tiers before I use that all up.