Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules!

From	"David B." <"David B."@invalid.org>
Newsgroups	alt.computer.workshop, uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject	Re: You can protect your Mac from malware by following three simple rules!
Date	2026-05-25 22:15 +0100
Organization	Retired
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On 25/05/2026 15:42, Brock McNuggets wrote:
> On May 25, 2026 at 12:40:03 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
> <n7icmjFbnldU1@mid.individual.net>:
> 
>> On 24/05/2026 23:44, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>> On May 24, 2026 at 3:30:23 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>>> <n7hcfvF705nU3@mid.individual.net>:
>> [....]
>>>> *User generated fault* - you uploaded something that iCloud didn't like.
>>>
>>> That is not at all the case. But what could one upload to break iCloud?
>>
>> Have you discovered what it was yet?
> 
> The closest GUESS is that it is tied to those of us who have used iCloud from
> early on... but it is server related.
>>
>> I'd dearly love to see something in writing from Apple which confirms
>> that Apple is itself responsible for your difficulties!
> 
> I have some emails from them but they are literally just things like;
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Hi Michael,
> 
> Thanks for contacting us. You can reply to this email or follow the link below
> to leave me a voice message.
> 
> https://supportmessaging.apple.com/app/[redacted]
> 
> My normal office hours are 12-8pm Pacific from Tuesday through Saturday.
> 
> I'll get back to you the next day I'm in the office.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Communication has been by phone.
> 
>>> I have found where it seems tied to old iCloud accounts... where things have
>>> not been updated properly (again, on Apple's side).
>>
>> Methinks you have forgotten the problems David had with iCloud!
>>
>> Here's a reminder:-
>>
>> https://i.ibb.co/kVGJyfbY/duckdrop.png
>>
>> All part of the learning process!
> 
> Mine is an Apple server issue. And given how my computer is now tied to
> iCloud, it impacts my local system. If I try to copy things from Documents to
> say ~/Storage I get things like this (it is not consistent)
> 
> * It copies (taking a LONG time) but then the folder is recreated in
> Documents. Empty. Or sometimes only some of the contents copy and the rest
> stay in Documents, and I have to keep trying to combine. There are times it
> even duplicates contents so they are n both.
> 
> * It tries for a LONG time and then fails.
> 
> * It starts a copy and even after 24 hours it does not even start (setting the
> computer to not sleep).
> 
> * It works.
> 
> The larger the data being copied, the worse things tend to be.
> 
> I have looked through my old computer. Thankfully, as I have said, I did NOT
> tie that to iCloud. I got my new computer about 2 years ago. All my data from
> before that is safe (though since then I have organized and deleted some, so
> still frustrating). Very current stuff -- from the last month or so -- seems
> fine or mostly so. And has now been copied to places not on iCloud. Things
> from 2 months to about 2 years ago are being the biggest pain... but even that
> I think I have back.
> 
> I will talk to them soon about where things are, but Apple is still working on
> packaging my data.
> 
> https://shottr.cc/s/PFfO/SCR-20260525-bmt
Thank you for updating us on progress, albeit slow.
-- 
Kind regards,
David

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