Path: csiph.com!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: dgb (David) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: [NEWS] Apple releases M3 MacBook Air models Date: 7 Mar 2024 22:24:20 GMT Lines: 48 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=fixed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net GSOLfVPxxAZozQhTAlKb0Qh7OSn7lrgoHZzbtSPettsGMViCpp Cancel-Lock: sha1:TvlOckvGAgh0NS36PUJme3K/lw4= sha256:5G0VnPuv5qAlrvuETMMWsLUWgnLMtouoaYrMNfu3np0= User-Agent: Usenapp for MacOS X-Usenapp: v1.27.2/l - Full License Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:143515 On 7 Mar 2024 at 21:32:54 GMT, "Jolly Roger" wrote: > On 2024-03-07, dgb wrote: >> On 7 Mar 2024 at 16:42:05 GMT, "Jolly Roger" wrote: >>> On 2024-03-07, dgb wrote: >>>> On 7 Mar 2024 at 01:03:05 GMT, "Jolly Roger" wrote: >>>>> >>>>> iCloud isn't an alternate storage location the way you are >>>>> suggesting. >>>>> >>>>> iCloud's primary purpose is synchronizing content between all of >>>>> your devices. If you add a file to iCloud, it is automatically >>>>> synced (transferred) to all of your other devices. If you delete >>>>> something from one device, it gets deleted from all of your other >>>>> devices and iCloud. There are more suitable services available for >>>>> generic cloud file storage. >>>> >>>> I don't think that is right. >>> >>> It is right that's iCloud's primary purpose is synchronization. >> >> OK - Being able to take a photograph on my iPhone and have the image >> almost instantly available on my iMac and iPad is one of the best >> aspects of using Apple. >> >>>> I believe iCloud can and does store material without necessarily >>>> sending it to other Apple devices. >>> >>> That's not its primary purpose though. As exampled, photos, contacts, >>> reminders, calendars, iCloud Drive documents, app settings, and so on >>> are all synchronized between all of your devices. Add one and it >>> appears on all of your devices. Remove one from one device, and it >>> gets removed from iCloud and your other devices. >> >> I totally accept that! >> >> However, I can store any other item I wish. > > Yes, but the default behavior is if you delete it, it gets deleted from > your other devices. Perhaps you are not aware of changes made to iCloud. If you put Documents into iCloud, they are not added to iPhone and/or iPad. See:- https://i.ibb.co/ZfPsSjg/Screenshot-2024-03-07-at-22-19-10.png HTH