When I first started switching my VPSs to having full disk encryption, I think it was around lenny though it might have been squeeze. Someone else said it better than me: being an apple user is like being in a bad relationship. This forces you to actually pay for iCloud since they will wipe your device even if the problem is in a completely unrelated part of the computer.Īfter repairing countless idevice that the Apple store deemed broken beyond rescue with 10 minute soldering jobs for a fraction of the price of what apple would have charged for the job had they been willing to do it (because apple can't solder or underfill even if their life depended on it) i have simply stopped buying apple devices and recommended others to do like me. If they consider the device fixable (which they often don't) they take it from you for at least 10 days (since Apple won't allow them to have any parts in the actual stores) and you get back a device with a fix that usually doesn't work that good (small rubber mats to push a chip in place) or they will have replaced the faulty part with a new one that is at great risk of being faulty in the same way in a couple of months again. The bizarre part about Apple is than when an idevice fails, which they do at a rate higher than anything else I have ever owned, you have to go to an apple store, pull your pants down and bend over. Those all backup in turn to Backblaze, for loss scenarios not covered by rsync style replication. Note: Photos and media end up as originals on Mac, along with all files. The life changing part is confidence it’s working to the point of not having to think about it any more. All my stuff syncs across all devices including desktop, all ambiently available.
I’ve had an iPad Pro unexpectedly need replacing, no wired backup/restore needed. You can still use cables or local WiFi via iTunes, but now all media and files sync over-the-air as files, along with an incremental backup of all state.įor the first time in last fall’s iPhone hardware upgrade, I didn’t use a wired backup/restore and every app’s and settings worked, along with device config. The LOL is telling your Mom about DropbearSSH when this is now how iCloud Photos and Files just works. Let’s keep in mind the user story: “Being able to wirelessly perform an incremental backup of all your photos and data is life-changing”