Apple hit with class action lawsuit over iCloud’s 5GB limit::A newly-proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Apple has “marked up its iCloud prices to the point where the service…

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    4 months ago

    You’re right about the last part, I didn’t think about that. But wasn’t the whole point of this that you can only backup your system and app data to iCloud? Can you back that up using a computer as well?

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      4 months ago

      Yes, you can. If you choose to protect the backup with a password, it’s actually a more complete backup as it also backs up things like sessions, so you don’t have to login again to most apps after restoring.

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        4 months ago

        So it backs up system settings, app data and stuff as well, right? But do you just need a PC for that or does it have to be a Mac?

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          4 months ago

          Yes, it backs up pretty much everything, including app data. Apps themselves will need to redownload from the App Store though, just like with iCloud backups.

          Apple officially supports device backups on Macs (integrated into Finder) or Windows via this app: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9np83lwlpz9k

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            4 months ago

            Interesting. Still sucks that they don’t give you the option to choose a cloud provider for this but I didn’t expect them to just let you use your PC.