Apple stole $100s from me, Customer Service says there's nothing they can do

Re:Apple stole $100s from me, Customer Service says there's ... by switch007 on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @03:21PM (#36975769)

There is also https://privacy.apple.com/ and "Transfer a copy of your data" (photos/videos) to Google Photos.

Plus a data export feature for the other data. That can take up to 7 days. Not exactly a backup in the traditional sense however.

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Re:Apple stole $100s from me, Customer Service says there's ... by jjulius on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @03:59PM (#36976434)

>... to Google Photos.

The same exact thing can happen, and has happened, if Google disables your account.

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Re:Apple stole $100s from me, Customer Service says there's ... by kelnos on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @05:09PM (#36977497)

Sure, but what's the likelihood that both your iCloud and Google accounts get disabled at the same time? Personally I would opt for something safer, like using a true backup solution, but convenience often trumps safety. Using two cloud providers with trigger-happy account termination policies is better than just one.

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Re:Apple stole $100s from me, Customer Service says there's ... by jjulius on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @09:09PM (#36980069)

That's a fair point, I hadn't considered that before.

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Re:Apple stole $100s from me, Customer Service says there's ... by switch007 on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @05:48PM (#36978116)

I knew someone would reply making that point. Well done.

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Re:Apple stole $100s from me, Customer Service says there's ... by jjulius on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @09:08PM (#36980061)

Thanks, I appreciate your snark!

Have a great day/evening/whatever it is where you are. Genuinely.

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