HT1349 What is the point of iCloud online storage?

Really, I paid for iCloud online storage, 20gb's worth and found out after purchase that it dosn't do anything. The only thing it does is store backup's and a few other little things. You can't use it for anything usful like use it to download apps, or even just app updates, my iPad is only a 16gb and it keeps running out of storage doing app updates, or OS updates, I use my iPad for work, and I require certain apps to do what is required, I had to deleted 4 of these apps just to do a software update, it is rediculess I though the whole point of online storage was to limit these problem, I'm very nearly on the verge of selling my iPad and reverting back to a laptop, but there a bit bulky for what I require. When I 1st got my iPad I thought it as a godsend until storage became and issue, I know what most of you are going to say " get a bigger gb iPad" but the storage issues isn't really my documents and stuff it's the apps themselfs and the fact that some won't function if there not updated, if you turn updates of on a windows system everything still works pretty much.

iCloud is usefull for backing up data and it keeps documents, pictures, calendars synced across multiple devices. iTunes in the cloud offers a way to free up space. You can delete songs purchased from iTunes and if you want them again you can re-download them free of charge. Same goes for Apps already purchased. Photostream keeps the last 1000 photos static on the server for 30 days and keeps them synced across all of your devices like an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, computer. It is not a complete storage solution or an open hard drive in the sky. It wasn't meant to be. Dropbox might be more of what you are looking for. It doesn't automatically update stuff but you can store things on their server the way you seem to want to.

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  • What's the point of iCloud

    Unless I misunderstood, I have to pay to get all my music to be pushed to all my devices (iTunes Match) and I have to buy iWork for my iPhone (even though I already have it on my Mac) in order to get those documents pushed to the cloud. (It makes more sense to stick with iWork beta!)
    I feel like Apple is nickling and diming its loyal customers.
    So, essentially, iCloud is useless! I thought it would be a great way to free up space on my hard drive; I could just store my documents and music in the cloud.
    My question is: what is the point of iCloud? Honestly, what does it do? It just pushes stuff between your devices? I genuinely don't understand the point of it.

    capaho wrote:
    Julian Wright wrote:
    Here we go... Yet another 'loyal' Apple customer who seems to think that because they've bought one Apple product, Apple should forever let them have new products and services for free.
    The real problem here is that Apple has no long-term commitment to support anything it makes.  It wasn't that long ago that MobileMe (which was not free) came into existence and now it is already being dumped in favor of iCloud, which lacks the iDisk, remote access to Time Capsules and personal websites.  It's a step backwards and a disservice to those of us who were using some or all of those MobileMe features. 
    Apple's product cycles, both hardware and software, are too short to be of use to anyone but those who like to play.  Forget about trying to run a business from Apple products these days.
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    In my own small home network we 7 Macs all being synced through MobileMe. Only two of these Macs can run Lion and doing so would mean no longer being able to use applications that our clients still use so it would mean loss of these clients. Not to mention the cost of replacing at least 5 of or Macs.
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    With MobileMe one could buy a newer Mac running Lion and it would still be able to sync with older Macs but now it is all or nothing.
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  • What is the point of icloud backup, when you have to plug your iphone into itunes to restore it anyway?

    ok im confused now.. What is the point of backing up and restoring your iphone with icloud, when to restore your iphone you have to plug it into itunes anyway? you might as well just restore it from there then shouldnt you?

    when to restore your iphone you have to plug it into itunes anyway?
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  • What is the point of iCloud backup?

    Pretty angry at the moment...I haven't been backing up to itunes because of the claim that:
    "iCloud saves the day. iCloud backs up your iOS device daily over Wi-Fi when it’s connected to a power source. From your Camera Roll and messages to your device settings and ringtones, everything is backed up quickly and efficiently. And since iCloud is built into iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, you can restore your personal data on a new iOS device or one you already have without using a single cable.3 iCloud does it all for you over Wi-Fi."
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    Thanks for the vent.  If anyone can tell me I've done something ridiculous and that all I need to do is xyz to bring back my videos I would be forever grateful.

    when to restore your iphone you have to plug it into itunes anyway?
    But you don't. You can restore your phone data direct from iCloud wirelessly without a computer.

  • What is the point of iCloud

    Please don't get me wrong I love my iMac, iPhone, iPad but am confused by iCloud. I tried syncing/backing up to it and it quickly ran out of space and asked me to pay for more room, in itunes the option seems to be back up to computer or to icloud - I want all my data 'backed up' and 'synced' between all my devices and computer so I thought I'd just 'sync' my calendar but all my apps were going to icloud ... I've got dozens, it will be full just with a few of the apps. Sorry I'm rambling now but I see, from somewhere, I have a photostream that I cannot 'manage' ... all in all I'm confused ... any advice welcome thanks Roger

    Best I can say is hold tight. This is a new start, and there are going to be a few bumps. Give Apple a little time to see how the load with all the new users holds, then you will see fixes.
    I am keeping my backups on my laptop, but have mail, calender and all the other stuff on iCloud.
    I agree with the space issue, not sure how only 5 gigs will work, but I can see an upgrade of more space coming in a year or so. Than again $40 for 25 gigs a year is not to bad.
    If you were had a me.com account before iCloud, you have 25 free gigs.
    My hope is a better photo option. I would like to have a Flickr sort of photo posting/sharing.

  • What's The Point Of The Documents Switch In iCloud Preferences?

    According to the help pages on iCloud.com, OS X users must manually upload and download documents as they wish to edit them.  This is different from iOS devices as they get the latest version automatically pushed to them.
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    It's a pain uploading and downloading from iworks.com
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  • I have recently purchased the highest storage but was unable to backup my phone via icloud, the button on my mphone to backup on icloud is grey out, anyone knows how to resolve the problem?  What's the point of purchasing the biggest storage?

    i have recently purchased the highest storage but was unable to backup my phone via icloud, the button on my iphone to backup on icloud is grey out, anyone knows how to resolve the problem?  What's the point of purchasing the biggest storage?

    First check that your device is correctly connected to the wifi/internet (settings > wifi)
    If your back up continually fails, you might try turning off back up on your mobile device (settings > iCloud > storage & backup) and then deleting the backup file from iCloud by swiping the backup file on the mobile device (settings > iCloud > storage & backup > manage…) and then turning back up on again.
    If this doesn't help, try turning off some items for back up in a pattern to try to establish if your problem is being caused by specific data on your device.
    Being able to back up to the cloud can be very useful, especially if you don't have access to a computer or have infrequent access to one, however unless you specifically need to use iCloud for back up, you will find backing up to iTunes significantly more convenient and possibly more reliable.
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  • ICloud storage, what is the point?

    Okay, I simply want to store my photos from my phone to iCloud, instead of my phone. Is this even possible? If not, what is the point for the iCloud storage I'm annually paying for?

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    It works, because you are not able to chat doesn't mean it's broken or pointless. Granted it seems as if it is always busy customers do chat with reps all the time, enough to where it is always busy.

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    After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help in this situation. It contains a number of troubleshooting steps and helpful advice concerning iCloud storage issues:
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    Understanding iOS device capacity
    You can sync and download many different types of content on your device. Some types of content (such as music and videos) typically take more space than others (such as notes and books). The amount of space taken by an app depends on the app's purpose; complex or graphically intense apps usually take more space than simpler apps.
    If your device is near its capacity, you can remove some of the less used content to make room for more.
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    Ipod has been playing music in my car the past two years. new computer this year and new email address. Backed up to cloud. change ID on itunes. Music on my ipod disappeared. Shouldn't it be on the cloud somewhere?! What's the point of this cloud? And is it b/c I can't seem to change my icloud ID to the new one on my ipod settings?

    Music is not stored in your personal iCloud account, or in your device backup.  Music purchased from the iTunes store is in available for redownload as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519.  Music from other sources such as your CDs should be in your iTunes library on your computer and can be synced back to your iPod from there.
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    <div class="jive-quote">Surely Apple will make future versions of its DVD
    Player, iLife, and iWorks, especially Keynote,
    compatible with Apple TV so that one can stream
    DVD's, Keynote presentations, etc. directly to a TV
    via Apple TV without having to "rip" ones DVD's and
    convert them or convert all ones presentations into
    QuickTime. Otherwise, what is the point?
    Only Apple can say what Apple will do, but remember that there are a number of issues involved here, not the least of which is DRM & the legality of providing software that defeats protection schemes, that may prevent it from doing what consumers would like it to do.
    As for movies on iTunes tell me what proportion of
    the population buy their movies? Most movies are only
    worth watching once, if that, so most of us rent them
    for far less than the cost of buying. You can't rent
    movies for Apple TV. So, what is the point?
    Not that long ago, most industry pundits thought the consumer market for buying commercial releases of movies or TV shows was insignificant -- that for instance consumers would prefer to see movies in theaters & have no interest in buying them afterwards, or that they would only be interested in rentals. I don't know if you have noticed, but they were wrong ... to the tune of billions of dollars in revenue per year that often exceed the revenue from theatrical releases.
    Some of these same pundits more recently predicted that selling TV shows by the episode, particularly at less than HD resolution, would have no marketing potential -- after all, why buy something you could watch or record for free? Once again, they were wrong. It turns out that some people just like collecting episodes, others are eager to buy a missed episode of a favored show, still others are willing to pay for selected cable content but not for cable TV, & so on.
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    For teaching situations it would also make sense for
    Apple to make it possible to "stream" the Mac
    desktop, including running applications to a large
    screen TV to allow it to be used as teaching tool in
    lecture theatres, classrooms, etc. I say it again,
    what is the point?
    The point here is that products that do this already exist, but the market for them is very limited compared to the one the much cheaper Apple TV targets.
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