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A comment on Ask HN: Is iCloud a viable alternative to Dropbox? Any other alternatives?.

Re:Ask HN: Is iCloud a viable alternative to Dropbox? Any ot... by notemaker on Sunday April 21, 2024 @03:40PM (#40108573)
It seems to be extremely rare, but do bear in mind that if Apple bans your account (Apple Id) you will lose access to your icloud files irrevocably.

See my previous posts on the matter for more info.

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Re:Ask HN: Is iCloud a viable alternative to Dropbox? Any ot... by adityamwagh on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @09:54PM (#40139572)
That’s true for all providers isn’t it? Unless you have your own server setup.
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Re:Ask HN: Is iCloud a viable alternative to Dropbox? Any ot... by notemaker on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @11:07AM (#40145261)
True, but Apple specifically in my case was abhorrently indifferent to the consequences and their support structure is entirely unable to help you. If you have a dedicated storage provider, you lose their single service only. With Apple, you lose everything you have attached to your account which carries a much higher risk.

See https://skogsbrus.xyz/dont-put-all-your-apples-in-one-basket... for more info.

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