I KNEW I should not have tried to use iCloud as a backup. I KNEW I should have set up Google Drive as the back up.
I decided to use iCloud to back up my MacBook data offsite just to keep my personal data in iCloud, and my work files in my work Google Drive. I knew it would take DAYS. What I didn't realize was Apple Engineers are so stupid, they didn't put a PAUSE button on the data uploads.
THEN, I accidently hit the cloud button while I was trying to figure out IF there was some way I could stop the upload so I could do something like...oh WORK AND MAKE MONEY.
Now, stupid iCloud is downloading 6.5 GB of data to my harddrive. And it is only a duplicate of what I already have on my hard drive, since anything uploaded comes from my MacBook. And I have no idea right now to where it is being downloaded. Now, I will have to take time out to run a deduplication on all of my files. I'm beyond angry right now.
And the network connection is **** right now for both downloading and uploading anything. I can barely read the news. This makes it really hard to get paid work done.
And of course, as noted above, the "x" that SHOULD STOP THE DOWNLOAD or UPLOAD doesn't work.
Brilliant, Apple, brilliant. 👏-1F3FC;👏-1F3FC;👏-1F3FC;
Some of us have to work. We don't get to sit around all day transferring files up and down. I cannot believe in 2017 that a company built a cloud networked data system that doesn't let you pause transfers, much less stop them.
Apple, you go be you. 👏-1F3FC;👏-1F3FC;👏-1F3FC;
I may never buy your products again, I am so angry and upset over this stupidity. You are wasting my time. And it is a waste of time to post this, but I want SOMEONE at Apple to see this problem and FIX IT.