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Re:Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A p... by DrammBA on Saturday December 13, 2025 @06:46PM (#46259372)
> It’s less than $2 a month for 2TB.

What would be the egress fee to get your data back in case of disaster?

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Re:Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A p... by raw_anon_1111 on Saturday December 13, 2025 @07:06PM (#46259509)
The cheapest slowest egress, bulk retrieval is $2.56 per terrabyte.

Glacier is meant for in case of emergency break glass. You would use lifecycle policies on S3 to go from fast/more expensive storage for like the first 90 days and then have it automatically go to Glacier.

Yes I know it’s more complicated and nuanced. I’m purposefully yada yada yada’ing

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