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Apr 26, 2014 10:14 AM in response to John Langeby Old Toad,It's not invasive or controlling. It's free and totally volentary on the user's part. If you didn't sign in to your iCloud account in the first place there is nothing you need to do.
Go to the System/iCloud preference pane and sign out of iCloud if you are signed in.
That's all you need to do. If you have any mobile devices that are signed into an iCloud account sign out on those also.
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Apr 26, 2014 2:55 PM in response to Old Toadby John Lange,It IS controlling. I didn''t ask to have it loaded on my system and as for being free, why do they have a limit of 5gb? If I go over 5 gb is it still free?
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Apr 26, 2014 3:26 PM in response to John Langeby Old Toad,What do you think is saved in the iCloud? It's not files from your Mac. It's only some of the content of mobile devices as described in this Apple document; iCloud: iCloud storage and backup overview
This is what I'm referring to:
What iCloud backs up
You have important information on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. iCloud automatically backs up your device over Wi-Fi every day while it’s turned on, locked, and connected to a power source. With your device information backed up in iCloud, you can easily set up a new device or restore information on one you already have.
Here’s what iCloud backs up:
- Purchase history for music, movies, TV shows, apps, and booksYour iCloud backup includes information about the content you have purchased, but not the purchased content itself. When you restore from an iCloud backup, your purchased content is automatically downloaded from the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store. Some types of content aren’t downloaded automatically in all countries, and previous purchases may be unavailable if they have been refunded or are no longer available in the store. For more information, see the Apple Support article iTunes in the Cloud availability by country. Some types of content aren’t available in all countries. For more information, see the Apple Support article Which types of items can I buy in my country?.
- Photos and videos in your Camera Roll
- Device settings
- App data
- Home screen and app organization
- iMessage, text (SMS), and MMS messages
- Ringtones
- Visual Voicemail
If you need more than 5GB for your mobile device(s) then it does cost up upgrade the storage.
iCloud is just like any other feature of the Mac operating system, if you don't want it don't use it.
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Apr 27, 2014 12:16 AM in response to John Langeby snozdop,> It IS controlling.
Don't talk such rubbish. It is optional and you can choose whether to use it, and how you use it. Please educate yourself before making such ridiculous comments.
> I didn''t ask to have it loaded on my system
So, what parts of OS X did you ask to be loaded on your system? Did you go through every component, application and service during installation and specifically ask for them to be loaded? Thought not. iCloud is part of OS X. By installing OS X you asked for everything it installs to be loaded on your system.
Whether you choose to use iCloud or any of the other services and applications installed IS UP TO YOU.
> why do they have a limit of 5gb
That's not a limit. That's enough to use the features of iCloud for most people. If you decide you'd like more storage, you can purchase more. That's the same as every other cloud storage provider.
