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  • čas přidán 27. 04. 2024
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  • @nathanfife2890
    @nathanfife2890 Před 2 lety +1792

    Sara is a genius. She's convinced you that fixing her random tech problems is the best way to make videos. Lol

  • @KienTran
    @KienTran Před 2 lety +969

    Lol I love the cheesy deadpan humor. Seeing Johnathan walk right through a TechQuickie session was hillarous

    • @Neoxon619
      @Neoxon619 Před 2 lety +38

      I’m pretty sure that’s TechLinked at 8:45.

    • @Safyire_
      @Safyire_ Před 2 lety +24

      would be funny if they kept that shot and a techlinked video in the future just has jonathan walking through it

    • @KeppyKep
      @KeppyKep Před 2 lety +26

      @@Safyire_ TechLinked is uploaded on the day it's shot, so the moment's passed. And I do have a faint recollection of Jonathan walking through one a week or two ago.

    • @tetra1974
      @tetra1974 Před 2 lety +7

      The Burger King app that use a Whopper size data backup ;lol

    • @nadamuchu
      @nadamuchu Před 2 lety +2

      @@KeppyKep yes I remember that too! 😄

  • @GrandNebSmada
    @GrandNebSmada Před 2 lety +193

    I laughed WAY to hard at the "I've saved a Whopper" joke lol

  • @MineYourSmartDataAssistant
    @MineYourSmartDataAssistant Před 2 lety +880

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    • @lezzgilol
      @lezzgilol Před 2 lety +23

      BAHAHAHAHAHAHA LMAO

    • @2youn8
      @2youn8 Před 2 lety +5

      just email them lmao

    • @MvsG18
      @MvsG18 Před 2 lety +21

      @@2youn8 they're the sponsor of the video lol

    • @lyeuhm
      @lyeuhm Před 2 lety +1

      You don't offer a sign into apple option and I use iCloud for my email. :(

    • @austinfarley4971
      @austinfarley4971 Před 2 lety +2

      Not gonna lie, I do wish there was a select all button so I could just uncheck the handful that I don't want to remove my accounts. So far I've found some very interesting ones.

  • @antiseth3964
    @antiseth3964 Před 2 lety +600

    This channel does something I’ve been requesting a few other Mac channels to do. They sit there and spend multiple videos in a row talking “rumors this,” and “next iPhone that,” when they could spend the off-season between big Apple events doing real Apple content like this iCloud how-to. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea-and it may not get numbers like other Apple-related content-but it’s far more practical and useful for a viewer. Regardless of the variation in performance of videos about tutorials/tips vs reveals/rumors, this is the RIGHT way to run a channel like this-even if the content isn’t as frequent.
    As for the video itself, I feel like most cloud platforms have offered free services since the beginning as a way to get people dependent on the platforms. I’m not above paying a small amount for cloud storage, especially since I don’t have to purchase the equipment to maintain my own backups. Unfortunately, Apple has gotten very strange about how they manage iCloud, and at this point I think it needs a bit more streamlining.

    • @user-jz8po2eu2d
      @user-jz8po2eu2d Před 2 lety +10

      SnazzyLabs does something similar

    • @rimilmurmu10
      @rimilmurmu10 Před rokem +1

      I just could not trust anyone, it seem little money but they can hike the price any time they want

  • @mr_manager
    @mr_manager Před 2 lety +432

    Do LMG employees need to hit a minimum of “your mileage may vary” to get a bonus or something?

    • @Nur__
      @Nur__ Před 2 lety +6

      What do you mean?

    • @protimsinha
      @protimsinha Před 2 lety +5

      Lmao

    • @nadamuchu
      @nadamuchu Před 2 lety +39

      @@Nur__ they say it alllll the time lol. It could be more related to the writing team's tendencies though. That said I feel like Andy in particular is notorious for this phrase.

    • @Nur__
      @Nur__ Před 2 lety +5

      @@nadamuchu thanks for explaining, now I get the joke lol

    • @klick2destruct
      @klick2destruct Před 2 lety +2

      Probably a canadian thing

  • @Kiansjet
    @Kiansjet Před 2 lety +136

    Using your organization's Enterprise storage is begging for someone to snoop and setting yourself up for a panic when you change occupations.

    • @KevinKing0584
      @KevinKing0584 Před 2 lety +66

      As an O365 admin, I have full access to anyone's OneDrive for Business in my org if I so choose. Putting your personal photos in your work account is beyond stupid, please don't. I'm honestly embarrassed for him that it was even suggested seriously.

    • @yamusa85
      @yamusa85 Před 2 lety +12

      @@KevinKing0584 Not only that, also higher tier manadgement may require a report on productivity stats that will require to include mentioned activity. Overall, if you're not in a close friendship with it-guy, don't do that.

    • @georger5558
      @georger5558 Před 2 lety +15

      Breaching your companies IT policy is also a sure fire way to get fired (fair enough this doesn't seem like a sackable offence, but if they already want to get rid of you legally it's more than fine)

  • @abunchoftrees
    @abunchoftrees Před 2 lety +96

    Personally, I really appreciate this video's balance between using the sketch/story to keep the video progressing while at the same time in execution it doesn't come off as Sarah or Jonathan taking it too seriously.
    It's this lighthearted style of video that I would actually send to friends and family so they might benefit from implementing these practices in their daily digital lives since this infotainment approach is engaging while not feeling like a chore.
    The care in the work shows! Please keep 'em coming!

  • @Neoxon619
    @Neoxon619 Před 2 lety +526

    I literally just got this pop-up yesterday, so solid timing.

    • @EmilyLovesTea123
      @EmilyLovesTea123 Před 2 lety +8

      Everyone does

    • @k6usy
      @k6usy Před 2 lety +6

      @@EmilyLovesTea123 unless you stop being cheap and pay for storage.

    • @117rapboy
      @117rapboy Před 2 lety +1

      I never have posted from my fold

    • @rickg2967
      @rickg2967 Před 2 lety

      …and every day before that since the dawn of time?

    • @Neoxon619
      @Neoxon619 Před 2 lety

      @@rickg2967 Actually no, more like every once in a while.

  • @randaranatunga7259
    @randaranatunga7259 Před 2 lety +420

    Gotta say
    The production quality of this channel is top notch

  • @LucaDarioButzberger
    @LucaDarioButzberger Před rokem +71

    It always surprises me how well apples software works and how well and user friendly they are designed. Up to the point where you run into a limitation and want to do something apple doesen't like. Like not upgrading your icloud storage. Then it becomes an absolute, user unfriendly nightmare.

  • @yiminwang8687
    @yiminwang8687 Před rokem +5

    $0.99/month saves me from all these troubles and this business model definitely works great for Apple.

  • @fixerdrew02
    @fixerdrew02 Před 2 lety +454

    I love this channel. Its fun that it's kind of doing its own thing compared to LMG

    • @futuramanut
      @futuramanut Před 2 lety +5

      Yeah, it reminds me of the Mac team at Apple back in the 1980s.

    • @Mkrabs
      @Mkrabs Před 2 lety +3

      Typical Apple i would guess 🤣

    • @RamkrishanYT
      @RamkrishanYT Před 2 lety +3

      This is like techlinked

    • @DoctorX17
      @DoctorX17 Před 2 lety +6

      The Apple vibe is strong with this channel

    • @CallMeVidd
      @CallMeVidd Před rokem +4

      @@RamkrishanYT nah not really
      all LMG channels have this very PC gamer vibe… I mean obviously, that’s where it started
      But this one feels more classy and laid back

  • @Stop4MotionMakr
    @Stop4MotionMakr Před 2 lety +178

    "But this, I can keep forever"
    **immediately shows it connected to iPhone like the first gen Apple Pencil which is just a disaster waiting to happen**

    • @altr.
      @altr. Před 2 lety +2

      The s pen pro also reminds me of the first gen Apple pencil lol

    • @superslimanoniem4712
      @superslimanoniem4712 Před 2 lety +1

      I do NOT recommend ixpand flash drives, I used to use one to transfer files and store photos, and it randomly died on me. That's what backups are for, but for $40, it's not worth it imo. Screw that. I just transferred like 2 gigs of video onto it as well, so I had to retransfer that stuff too.

    • @insoft_uk
      @insoft_uk Před 2 lety +1

      Tho Apple Pencil only plugged in just to pair or perform an quick inerrancy charge unlike the flash drive it would be plugged in for some time and on regular basis

  • @pearljamrock
    @pearljamrock Před 2 lety +17

    As someone who has recently started venturing into Apple's ecosystem, I am so glad it isn't me that finds some of their methods, popups and inner-workings absolutely baffling.

  • @starrynayt
    @starrynayt Před 2 lety +26

    Loving this channel. From the content and style, to Jonathan's humor. There's something in this that makes it unique from LMG videos. Keep it up, Jonathan!

  • @PhaythGaming
    @PhaythGaming Před 2 lety +123

    Sarah best actor at LMG. Change my mind.

    • @BoSaGuy
      @BoSaGuy Před 2 lety +18

      May I introduce you to Riley?

    • @Neoxon619
      @Neoxon619 Před 2 lety +8

      Sarah’s great, but Riley is a legit voice actor.

    • @BoSaGuy
      @BoSaGuy Před 2 lety

      @@Neoxon619 ik

    • @PhaythGaming
      @PhaythGaming Před 2 lety +1

      @@BoSaGuy Riley is sick for sure. Sarah had just come such a long way!

    • @tiestofalljays
      @tiestofalljays Před 2 lety +2

      I don’t think she’s actually acting, that’s just her being her lol

  • @PsyDei
    @PsyDei Před 2 lety +243

    I like how it's Just Sara and Jonathan at LMG the only ones that use apple stuff.

    • @haykguy4946
      @haykguy4946 Před 2 lety +2

      a lot of them definitely use some stuff

    • @thanhdo1477
      @thanhdo1477 Před 2 lety +37

      I think Anthony uses an iPhone

    • @mihiradurti2923
      @mihiradurti2923 Před 2 lety +30

      im pretty sure Linus uses an Apple Watch

    • @fixerdrew02
      @fixerdrew02 Před 2 lety

      @@mihiradurti2923 yep. He's been wearing it way more lately

    • @rubano-pp1or
      @rubano-pp1or Před 2 lety +8

      Anthony also has iPhone.

  • @qops1981
    @qops1981 Před 2 lety +44

    I wish there was a “Bring you own Cloud” option so I can use my ownCloud server for backing up, etc.

    • @nofunberg
      @nofunberg Před 2 lety

      For a while, macOS server allowed local iCloud caching. But I don't recall if it bypassed storage limits.

    • @nigelsharp4664
      @nigelsharp4664 Před 2 lety

      Have also always wanted this.

    • @jonathanmajdi9126
      @jonathanmajdi9126 Před 2 lety

      I mean you can just do it through the app right?

    • @qops1981
      @qops1981 Před 2 lety

      @@jonathanmajdi9126 You can sync photo's and other media, but you can't "Back Up" to it. So if photos are the problem, as the video suggests is quite often the case, then this is a possible solution. But I would rather be able to "also" back up my phone to the ownCloud server. I have many many TB available on my own server, so I don't also need to pay Apple for more.

    • @henryasbridge5161
      @henryasbridge5161 Před 2 lety

      @@nofunberg You can still do this (at least on Big Sur) except it's just in sharing options in regular macOS, you no longer need server

  • @favosys
    @favosys Před 2 lety +1

    Wow this was SOOOO HELPFUL OMG Thank You. I was dealing with this every 4-5 days and now I know what was taking up so much space in the backups thanks to what was explained at 9:57 .

  • @Cristobal_Hernandez
    @Cristobal_Hernandez Před 2 lety +88

    Me who doesn't even own an iPhone: Interesting, tell me more

    • @ciemny_awootism
      @ciemny_awootism Před 2 lety +3

      Me, also didnt use iphone:
      "Apple just added 120hz? What?" while using an android 60hz

    • @vignesh306
      @vignesh306 Před 2 lety

      Same

  • @Jared-e
    @Jared-e Před 2 lety +5

    These videos really have me simping for Sarah. That smile could save lives

  • @AidenHowlett
    @AidenHowlett Před 2 lety +1

    Great timing. If you're worried about the incoming CSAM detection and other privacy implications, this is the way to go.

  • @khodabakhshi1
    @khodabakhshi1 Před 2 lety +1

    it really helped me out! thanks so much! I will have to watch to it a couple of times more!

  • @KrisTC
    @KrisTC Před 2 lety +19

    I setup family sharing. So my wife, daughter and I shared the 2tb option. I feel the price isn’t too bad for 3 of us. We use it for all our devices

    • @SuperWolfkin
      @SuperWolfkin Před 2 lety +4

      yeah family sharing is at least a great option because 2TB is a wild amoung of storage for one person but shared among 3-4 the price is right and the storage is excellent.

    • @TheYaq
      @TheYaq Před rokem

      How does family share work ? Does everyone has 666 gb then ?

  • @mulasien
    @mulasien Před rokem +9

    What I always tell friends/family who complain about having to pay for more iCloud storage when the 5GB gets full: "It's $1 or $3 a month (50/200GB) to make the problem go away and not have to keep worrying about it."
    No one likes paying subscription fees, but welcome to the modern era. You're not going to care about the $3/mo you saved when your phone breaks and years of irreplaceable family photos are gone. Pay your cup of coffee per month and be done with it.

  • @johnnyappleseed1150
    @johnnyappleseed1150 Před 2 lety

    Dude I live for these videos now. Apple only has so many options for backups and storage so having the alternate ones are PERFECT!

  • @MagicPlayor
    @MagicPlayor Před 2 lety

    This might be the most valuable vid to come out if this channel. Keep up the good work!

  • @christopherwarsh
    @christopherwarsh Před 2 lety +13

    I’m happy with the 2TB plan. For my use the integration and ease of use makes it totally worthwhile

  • @theemptyqueuenull9135
    @theemptyqueuenull9135 Před 2 lety +6

    You forgot to mention that you can use the Lightning to USB 3 adapter and a USB hub to attach up to 4 USB drives that are FAT32 or ExFAT formatted as a potential storage option and you can use external SSDs and external HDDs as well but the HDDs require their own power supply.

  • @ChriSaito
    @ChriSaito Před 2 lety +1

    You have no idea how helpful this is. As someone new to iPhones I had no idea I got any iCloud data at all. I thought I was just being bugged for a subscription for no reason other than apple wants to send me ads. I’ll have to take a look at this!

  • @geok3902
    @geok3902 Před 2 lety

    I just saw this video and I thought it was wonderful. I am at exactly the situation that Sarah is at with back ups to iCloud. You’ve given me some options to think about.

  • @aneeshtigga
    @aneeshtigga Před 2 lety +22

    I learn something new about Apple almost everyday which makes me feel glad that I didn't made the switch from Android.

    • @attomicchicken
      @attomicchicken Před 2 lety

      Guess what happens when people glean that you know a bit about technology? I may not deal with iOS on the daily but I'm the go-to guy to fix people's iDevices.

    • @alienware2149
      @alienware2149 Před 2 lety

      Lol really it’s hella annoying and confusing compared to android, ICloud is a pain the ass,don’t know about making user friendly,but they beg you to subscribe indirectly to iCloud with making it difficult to stop these notifications.

  • @MisakaMikotoDesu
    @MisakaMikotoDesu Před 2 lety +5

    8:45 I was waiting for this.

  • @sjorswinkenius
    @sjorswinkenius Před rokem

    You're a lifesaver Jonathan, thank you so much! I love your content and the production style, keep it up :)

  • @KingofArsenal
    @KingofArsenal Před 2 lety

    You have no idea how useful this is! Thank you for this, its been a pain since I don't even remember

  • @bradywalters
    @bradywalters Před 2 lety +3

    I like that he just lives in that white box room

  • @cameronbracken
    @cameronbracken Před 2 lety +3

    You really should have mentioned the newish feature that lets you sort items in your messages by how much storage they are taking up. Before this I had to turn off backup of my messages because it was bigger then 5gb, but after this feature I was able to delete and/or save off a ton of videos from my iMessage which easily brought the size under 5gb.

  • @SkyFoall
    @SkyFoall Před 2 lety +2

    This was such a useful video as an iPhone user. You basically stated my go to process for backing up data. I just wish Apple made it more seamless.

  • @ROLZILLA
    @ROLZILLA Před rokem +1

    You stand over her shoulder at her computer is just like me helping my mum do stuff on her Mac 😂

  • @MZZenyl
    @MZZenyl Před 2 lety +41

    The default amount of space dedicated to a user's OneDrive, when talking work or school, is 1 TB.
    This can be changed by your tenant's global administrators, but 1 TB is the default from Microsoft.
    And if you're a cheeky little bugger, any team on Microsoft Teams builds upon a SharePoint site, which can also be used for file storage (OneDrive is essentially just a private SharePoint site).

    • @ssd21345
      @ssd21345 Před 2 lety +2

      I guess I'm lucky since I get 2 TB permanently after I graduated from my university.

    • @jsimenstad
      @jsimenstad Před 2 lety

      Do tell, how much does does one of these Microsoft accounts cost per month? If it's more than Apple's 99¢ iCloud tier, I'd say Apple has the better solution.

    • @MZZenyl
      @MZZenyl Před 2 lety +2

      @@jsimenstad The individual end user (student, teacher, employee, etc.) doesn't pay for it - your organization does. It's free for the end user.
      And, in the case of EDU tenants, Microsoft gives out student licenses for free. Educational institutions only pay for non-student licenses, such as teachers and sysadmins.

    • @SzymonPmc
      @SzymonPmc Před 2 lety

      @@jsimenstad it's free unlimited for schools

  • @AllThingsPenguin
    @AllThingsPenguin Před 2 lety +4

    There was a point where I was obsessed with keeping my storage within the 5gb allotment. Now I've just caved and paid the $1 a month because it's more or less insignificant and I get to avoid most of the headaches anyway.

    • @jacoboblanco1555
      @jacoboblanco1555 Před 2 lety +1

      Seriously, it’s very little money and well worth not losing all your photos. All the other options still cost you money or have you spending a bunch of time setting it up or maintaining it.

  • @bhargavpatil2069
    @bhargavpatil2069 Před 2 lety

    The timing when is video popped up is just amazing.

  • @diogocarvalho2934
    @diogocarvalho2934 Před 2 lety

    Jonathan is such a good writer/host. He can make photo backup so interesting

  • @DoctorX17
    @DoctorX17 Před 2 lety +32

    Personally when I hit this limit I just threw the 99 cents at them because it really wasn't worth my time playing with the free options...

    • @wolfsden6479
      @wolfsden6479 Před 2 lety +4

      Hence APPLE ...

    • @hiragitee5088
      @hiragitee5088 Před 2 lety +1

      same bruh

    • @JPK1337
      @JPK1337 Před 2 lety +4

      also you loose so much convenience when you backup all your shit manually and its really cheap.

    • @kzed
      @kzed Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah same, my photos/videos are like 30gb. 79p a month is worth it for the convenience.

    • @Shadowninja1200
      @Shadowninja1200 Před 2 lety +1

      When I saw how cheap it was for 50GB then you might as well consider that part of paying monthly for the phone plan. Probably still worth backing everything up every now and then to a external drive or computer to keep several copies just in case.

  • @DavidAddis
    @DavidAddis Před rokem +15

    I suspect Apple haven’t tried to make this easy so they can get that $1 a month from everyone not tech-savvy enough to find Image Capture and copy the files over (which I suspect is a lot of people).
    They still haven’t fixed the bug where data gets randomly corrupted when trying to back up an iPhone using Windows.
    While I love my phone, watch and MacBook all talking to each other, I’m ready to jump ship and go back to Android if they make it any worse!

  • @itsdeonlol
    @itsdeonlol Před 2 lety

    Every video Jonathan does on this channel is just AMAZING!!!

  • @GetVladimir
    @GetVladimir Před 2 lety

    Very useful and detailed video for managing iCloud storage, thanks for making this!
    I manage to fit in the basic 5GB too. I don't use iCloud backups for a long time now, since every app that I have already syncs everything with their own accounts.
    I also don't use iCloud Photos, mostly because of the way it works. Basically, it still takes up all the space on each of your devices until that space is needed back, instead of offloading the images to the cloud.
    Everything else fits in the 5GB for now.

  • @impendio
    @impendio Před 2 lety +18

    I pay the 200GB mostly to keep backups of my iPhone and my iPad, and the overall usefulness of having a large cloud drive for other stuff. I still have physical drives to backup my mac but honestly, I’d rather just keep everything on iCloud but $9.99/month is way too much at that point.

  • @GeckoEidechse
    @GeckoEidechse Před rokem +5

    I really wish Apple offered to select your own cloud server for iCloud stuff. Cloud backups and automatic photo upload are super convenient but having to trust Apple to keep my data private is not something I'm comfortable with personally.

  • @MrBowmanMakes
    @MrBowmanMakes Před 2 lety

    "well congratulations 😐" 😂👍🏻 Jonathan and Sarah are the best thing on the internet.

  • @head4shot
    @head4shot Před 2 lety

    Omg I didn’t realise how much I needed this, the whole iCloud and photos deal is such a pain in the ass

  • @Casskario
    @Casskario Před 2 lety +5

    I just buy the 2TB and share it with my family...
    It may be shit to pay so much for it, but it's so relaxed to not think about things like making a backup. However - I really hope that Apple is going to upgrade the storage in every price category soon.

    • @desmond-hawkins
      @desmond-hawkins Před 2 lety +2

      $9.99 for your whole family, less than 33 cents a day for several people not worrying ever about losing their files, plus you have a ton of space to store photos and videos? I don't think you got a bad deal here. People spend $8/day on their Starbucks and delete photos and videos they took with their friends to not pay $0.99/month for 50 GB. That one is the shit deal.

    • @Casskario
      @Casskario Před 2 lety

      ​@@desmond-hawkins Haha, well, I also dont drink coffee in general xD
      But the storage options are still too low in my opinion. We currently only use 234GB (3 persons), but because of those 23GB I had to get the bigger plan :D
      Whatever - since they make good money with it, they will try to keep it that way. Good thing I am investing in Apple stocks also xD

  • @sevenaati
    @sevenaati Před 2 lety +12

    3:25 he said it w a soft g, wow. Brave

  • @dumboy886
    @dumboy886 Před 2 lety

    Fun and well shot, good job team

  • @PM-dq7pe
    @PM-dq7pe Před 2 lety

    this was one of the most useful videos I have ever come across on the internet

  • @cyanohibiki0616
    @cyanohibiki0616 Před 2 lety +3

    I like tutorials like this one to help people save a buck (literally). With that said, I'm still purchasing a family plan for my family as my parents and sibling are not as tech-savvy. A 200GB plan saves me headache and time and I consider that as money well spent.

  • @chloefletcher9612
    @chloefletcher9612 Před 2 lety +4

    I love the look of genuine happiness on Sarah's face :)

  • @kleinesfilmroellchen
    @kleinesfilmroellchen Před 2 lety +1

    I don't care about Apple, not even a bit. But this channel and its content, it is such goodness, I don't even care that I don't care.

  • @alanlipon
    @alanlipon Před rokem +2

    THIS is why I switched to Android. My iCloud storage kept filling up, despite multiple pruning attempts. Keep up the good work this is exactly the video I can send to people I know to help them with this issue!

    • @chinarut
      @chinarut Před rokem

      not sure if I follow yr logic? I have an Android & had to silence my phone pestering me to buy into Google One!

  • @flummizockt7322
    @flummizockt7322 Před 2 lety +3

    Imagine beeing able to backup everything to your own homeserver

    • @xsleep1
      @xsleep1 Před 2 lety +2

      Great but not enough. One local backup (which is one lightning strike from being lost forever), one cloud backup (one zombie apocalypse from disappearing) and you are set. Seriously, two backups if you care about your data.

  • @nigelwang2447
    @nigelwang2447 Před 2 lety +3

    I have to say these tips were amazing, but I got tired of doing it for EVERYONE in my whole family so I paid for a subscription that would fit everyone's backups.

  • @penguin32383
    @penguin32383 Před 2 lety +1

    As someone who worked for many years at the IT Helpdesk of a large company that uses iPhones, so much of this hit me hard. From the users that have "used Apple my whole life" that know very little about Apple products, to the vague wording of the items in Settings. I've often said that troubleshooting Apple products can be more of an art than a science. Although I use iPhones and Macs all day at work, it is stuff like this video and keeps me using Android and PC in my personal life.

  • @edoesvasta
    @edoesvasta Před rokem

    I was watching this video earlier and I was trying to find it again, and I gotta say you made searching for it difficult.

  • @whateverrandomnumber
    @whateverrandomnumber Před 2 lety +5

    On Mac, watch out for "documents syncing". It'll sync your documents and desktop, rapidly filling up your iCloud space.
    And when you opt out, all your desktop content and documents simply vanish and go "hidden".
    This is an extremely anti-consumer practice!

  • @arnavodkaa
    @arnavodkaa Před 2 lety +6

    What do you use? Idk what to do. Rn I am in a mess btw Google Photos, local backup, ext ssd etc. I am thinking to just switch to iCloud since all I use is Apple products.

    • @salmiakki5638
      @salmiakki5638 Před 2 lety

      I don't understand why more people don't use the backup over wifi feature, it's so effortless and well implemented. You may need to keep your Mac up for a while the first time you set it up, but after that I think it sends only the data that has been added, moved or changed, so the normal uptime you give your PC will be plenty

    • @hunterjay8331
      @hunterjay8331 Před 2 lety

      iCloud photos would be the most seamless. Also the 0.99 version with 50GB would probably be enough for you as long as you delete unnecessary photos.

    • @arnavodkaa
      @arnavodkaa Před 2 lety

      @@salmiakki5638 That's not ideal. I backup mostly for saving space on my Mac and iPhone. Your method will end up filling both my iPhone and Mac very quickly.

    • @arnavodkaa
      @arnavodkaa Před 2 lety

      @@hunterjay8331 I am also thinking that. However I am into photography and all my edited photos are like 25mbs each. Sooo idk if 50gb is enough or not. Or I might just go with 50gb rn and upgrade when needed.

    • @hunterjay8331
      @hunterjay8331 Před 2 lety

      @@arnavodkaa Are these photos stored on your Mac or your iPhone? And do you need to access them on other devices?

  • @RoastBeefSandwich
    @RoastBeefSandwich Před 2 lety +1

    iCloud is so confusing to mere mortals. Several people I know with iPhones just pay Apple 99c a month for storage to stop the popups because they can't figure out any other way, which is really nothing short of a shakedown. This video goes a long way in demystifying it for people. Thank you.

  • @monomonster
    @monomonster Před rokem

    Sarah is getting so much better at doing videos. It also doesn't hurt that she has such a great personality and beautiful to boot.

  • @botinhas82
    @botinhas82 Před 2 lety +4

    Great video! Would you like to do one on the space taken by "Documents and Data" by some apps and how to delete it?
    Why is Reddit using 1GB of storage on my phone? Or Amazon using 600MB?? There is zero need to keep any kind of history for this apps and there seems to be no clear way to delete it besides removing and re-installing each app.

    • @jarboer
      @jarboer Před 2 lety +3

      It's cache data like temporary photos, videos, and other data the app downloads. To remove it some apps have a remove cache button (like Snapchat). The other way to do it without deleting the app is to go to Settings > Safari > Advanced > Website Data. Then either delete certain site data or press Remove All Website Data. Either way will require you to resign into sites and they may load slower since it has to re-download the data, instead of using the cached data (like for site icons and images). It's also important to note the Remove All Website Data will DELETE ALL OF YOUR SAFARI TABS, I learned this the hard way. So if you have tabs you'd like to keep bookmark them, to bookmark all of them hold the book icon in Safari and click Add Bookmarks for # Tabs.

    • @botinhas82
      @botinhas82 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jarboer Nice tip but worked only on some apps: Reddit and Google Maps storage usage heavily reduced but for example Amazon still using 450MB of Documents and Data. Oh well…

    • @jarboer
      @jarboer Před 2 lety +1

      @@botinhas82 Yea some apps store it differently. Apps that use the in-app safari like Reddit really benefit from that method of clearing website data but not every app does. Does Amazon have a cache button in its in-app settings? Otherwise unfortunately you’ll have to delete it manually or if you aren’t to low on storage you could ignore it as well.

  • @BadwolfGaming5
    @BadwolfGaming5 Před 2 lety +7

    Can another option be making your own cloud storage with a NAS and nextcloud?

    • @umersalman1
      @umersalman1 Před 2 lety +1

      Linus has done videos on it. Yes this is definitely an option if you want terabytes of photos and videos. But if youre average joe with less than 200 gigs, go for cloud options, google photos is very neat.

    • @BadwolfGaming5
      @BadwolfGaming5 Před 2 lety

      @@umersalman1 Cool im not average. Nor am I Joe. Yes!

    • @desmond-hawkins
      @desmond-hawkins Před 2 lety

      Great idea! And so much simpler than spending a whole minute buying an iCloud subscription. And for the exorbitant price of 99 cents a month, what do you get? Just a way to store all your memories forever and never to worry about losing them?

    • @BadwolfGaming5
      @BadwolfGaming5 Před 2 lety

      @@desmond-hawkins well with nextcloud you can access your entire storage on your phone. Sync and backup photos from your phone and so on. Just spend some money once and you can basically store everything you want.

    • @umersalman1
      @umersalman1 Před 2 lety

      @@desmond-hawkins 99 cents lol. Come back to this comment when u start making 8k videos and need a terabyte of space.

  • @ciclossickasssideshow

    I really like this channel, it’s got such a good feel to it, enjoying the apple products while not being a complete fan boy gushing love fest for apple.

  • @austinfarley4971
    @austinfarley4971 Před 2 lety +2

    I ended up getting the apple One family plan. I share it out with my friends and family and just tell them to make sure not to share out pictures with anyone on accident. Then as far as the 2TB of storage goes, everyone benefits from that, I may also offload a chunk of data to that too, and everyone also gets the apps out of it that they want too which saves everyone a couple bucks.

  • @MrJohnboyofsj
    @MrJohnboyofsj Před rokem +4

    I could never honestly recommend someone to backup their photos and videos to a USB drive too many times people have come to be with important photos lost because of a failed USB drive. If you're photos are stored in a datacenter like with Google photos, OneDrive, or iCloud you never have to worry about your hard drives sudden failure.

    • @RoastBeefSandwich
      @RoastBeefSandwich Před rokem

      It’s just a backup, the photos are still on your iPhone. Everyone should always follow the 3-2-1 backup paradigm for important data they must have.

  • @alexmcmillan4696
    @alexmcmillan4696 Před 2 lety +5

    This literally was my job start of last year... at least Sarah remembers her password

    • @SuperWolfkin
      @SuperWolfkin Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah seriously that changes everything. I actually hope they do a video on that. a popular tech channel explaining how account recovery works would probably save so much headaches.

    • @alexmcmillan4696
      @alexmcmillan4696 Před 2 lety

      @@SuperWolfkin for real would be so good! we had articles we could offer to send them but I doubt anyone actually read them or used them if they had the problem again

  • @bassanup
    @bassanup Před 2 lety

    managing iCloud storage is a pain in the butt... 😜
    thanks a lot

  • @kohakkanuva3224
    @kohakkanuva3224 Před rokem

    mac address is just the absolute BEST with this dynamic duo of Horst and Butt.... lmao, we should rename the channel to that!

  • @SzymonPmc
    @SzymonPmc Před 2 lety +3

    I'm currently using half a megabyte of icloud storage. Local backup ftw

    • @ilovefunnyamv2nd
      @ilovefunnyamv2nd Před 2 lety

      as a cheap as possible person, I like this solution, but it fails the 3-2-1 backup rule

    • @SzymonPmc
      @SzymonPmc Před 2 lety

      @@ilovefunnyamv2nd idk what that is but I also have unlimited google photos from my school so I also use that

    • @ilovefunnyamv2nd
      @ilovefunnyamv2nd Před 2 lety

      @@SzymonPmc 3: Create one primary backup and two copies of your data. 2: Save your backups to two different types of media. 1: Keep at least one backup file offsite

  • @ShukenFlash
    @ShukenFlash Před 2 lety +9

    Finally an easy to follow explanation/tutorial on this so my mom can stop calling me about this all the time. Awesome job

    • @jsimenstad
      @jsimenstad Před 2 lety +2

      Tell your mom to pay the 99¢ a month for the 50 GB iCloud tier and she won't be calling again. You would not know that was a solution since they neglected to mention the Apple solution in a LMG video, as usual. No other solution is as stable or cheap as iCloud.

  • @PatricioBenavente
    @PatricioBenavente Před 2 lety +1

    On Mac create multiple libraries by open the “Photos” app while holding the Option key.
    You can have one library sync with iCloud while the other library not.
    Just remember to import your photos to your new library before deleting them from the iCloud Library.

  • @TheDirge69
    @TheDirge69 Před 2 lety

    Excellent, thank you!

  • @WorkFromHomeGuy
    @WorkFromHomeGuy Před 2 lety +8

    Hey, Linus gives him access to your internal communication platform. This poor guy keeps walking to ask any question to Sara.

  • @reoneekz
    @reoneekz Před 2 lety +16

    3:24 he's a JIF-guy, oh god.

    • @dineshraj256
      @dineshraj256 Před 2 lety +2

      Hmm, that’s the actual pronunciation

    • @Jonathan.R.Pereira
      @Jonathan.R.Pereira Před 2 lety +2

      @@dineshraj256 Nope... GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format.. And Pronounce "G" as it's supposed to be.. You don't say "Jift" for "Gift"

    • @dineshraj256
      @dineshraj256 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Jonathan.R.Pereira the man who created it, said himself it’s pronounced as ‘jif’

    • @PaveMentman
      @PaveMentman Před 2 lety

      ---
      @@dineshraj256
      Or perhaps the person question has a "lisp" and simply is unable to pronounce a hard-G.
      You know, like most of (especially) English-speaking people are unable to pronounce hard/"rolling"-R.
      ---

    • @olavgausaker1
      @olavgausaker1 Před 2 lety

      @@dineshraj256 Would it be pronounced "sklobonsky" if he said it?

  • @tupublicoful
    @tupublicoful Před rokem

    Great video. Well researched. I use Photo Stream (didn’t know I was lucky) to consolidate all my photos on my Mac and then backup the library to a NAS and to Backblaze in the Cloud. A few years ago I even made it work with two iCloud accounts Photo Streaming into a single shared Photos Library on the Mac, unfortunately later versions of Photos and Mac OS “broke” this feature. Apple’s storage prices are ridiculous.

  • @divyanshharnal5169
    @divyanshharnal5169 Před 2 lety

    Tbh I can’t stop watching his video this channel is my favvv

  • @emiroven3683
    @emiroven3683 Před 2 lety +9

    Most apple thing is "You dont really have much choice, but here are a few ways you can do with the laughable storage we provide you"

  • @MissouriMatt54
    @MissouriMatt54 Před 2 lety +20

    This makes managing data on the mac ecosystem so confusing and frustrating........
    Which it is.
    For your most terrible nightmare. Do a video on keeping your iTunes purchased music separate from the Apple Music subscription music items.
    Macs are no longer simple to use.

    • @hunterjay8331
      @hunterjay8331 Před 2 lety

      Maybe not as they used to be, but I’d say still much more than Windows 10 or Linux.

    • @real_andrii
      @real_andrii Před 2 lety

      @@hunterjay8331 I have used Ubuntu (exclusively) for 4 years and Windows for 6 years (counting just work experience, not personal). Now switched to Mac and I must say: there is nothing on MacOS that seems better than any of the two mentioned above. Thing I like about Mac is 1) touchpad, 2) screen, but those are mostly hardware features.

    • @hunterjay8331
      @hunterjay8331 Před 2 lety

      @@real_andrii I’m taking mainly about things such as the dock, Smart Folders, Safari, Time Machine, Software Recovery, Disk Utility, and the iCloud features. And if you have any other Apple product you gain even more usability with it as well with things like AirDrop, Photo Stream, and iCloud Drive for viewing your Mac files on the go.

    • @hunterjay8331
      @hunterjay8331 Před 2 lety

      @@real_andrii And I do really enjoy Ubuntu, but it’s lack of features and comparability stop it from being a viable option as a daily driver for me.

  • @garycard1826
    @garycard1826 Před rokem +1

    Great video. I am still able to use Photo Stream on my IPad mini and iPhone 8 but no longer on my desktop since upgrading to a M1 MAC mini. I have to manually transfer photos from those devices to the MAC. I use iCloud backup where required (as you suggest) and backup photos, and my MAC mini to dual 6 TB HDDs in a RAID 1 configuration (mirroring). I then backup everything (once a week) to iDrive. A much less expensive alternative to iCloud!

  • @jonathantribble7013
    @jonathantribble7013 Před 2 lety

    I do the same thing! This video is literally a comedy show. I know the feels of 5GB iCloud 😂😂😂

  • @elliottslab
    @elliottslab Před 2 lety +3

    I pay Apple it’s just easier 😂

  • @ZombieRofl
    @ZombieRofl Před 2 lety +6

    iCloud is great for Apple users. Perfect sync, no other ssd’s drives needed for backups.

  • @stevenrburgoyne
    @stevenrburgoyne Před 2 lety

    I had no idea teams took up so much in my phone backups! Just disabling teams backup saved me almost 1GB

  • @Nicolas-qb3yg
    @Nicolas-qb3yg Před 2 lety

    Thanks.
    Can you present the extra mile ? i.e. backup to a NAS?

  • @annjrue
    @annjrue Před 2 lety +3

    I always forget that iCloud comes with email. I checked it a little while ago and I keep getting emails from Japanese folks? Almost like I was given a second-hand address.

    • @jeanbatiste
      @jeanbatiste Před 2 lety

      i used to get the same but it went away eventually

  • @mattsnyder4754
    @mattsnyder4754 Před 2 lety +10

    At this point we just need to admit that Sarah’s a bona fide co-host on this channel haha

  • @amillusion1
    @amillusion1 Před 2 lety +1

    The icloud backup tip was solid! I didn't know you could choose what app data to keep. Disney+ shouldn't need to leech 200mb.

  • @theNerdandtheNurse
    @theNerdandtheNurse Před 2 lety

    I’ve been so tired of explaining all these features of iCloud to my family and friends. Now I can just send them this link!

  • @billb5732
    @billb5732 Před rokem +6

    Yeah, I love my iPhone, but there are some things about it that are simply inadequate.
    The solution is third party apps that allow better access to the files on the iPhone. It's not that hard, from a computer point of view. Apple just makes it frustratingly impossible for mere mortals.

  • @DanielLecoqRooster
    @DanielLecoqRooster Před 2 lety +5

    Love how Apple is praised for intuitive design but then when you try to disable one of their services they actively make it as unintuitive as possible

    • @ikuturso7570
      @ikuturso7570 Před 2 lety +3

      Apple is unintuitive af nowadays. Maybe it was better than Symbian 12 years ago but now iOS is just a bloated mess designed to get you subscribed to other Apple services.

  • @human_rts279
    @human_rts279 Před 2 lety

    You help me on the part on setting up my backups

  • @poland153
    @poland153 Před 2 lety

    Nice video! Yup this is my exact method for keeping the backups small. Besides using synology photots backup, I also copy photos from my iphone to my OG pixel xl which then uploads them as originals to google photos. God bless our sailfish and marlins!