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iDisk in iCloud?

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HI there,
I have been using mobileme for a few years now and used it to keep logic and sibelius files safe (as hard drives can fail), but I can't find out how to do this with iCloud? Where is iDisk? I want to back up logic and sibelius files over the internet like I did on iDisk, is this possible with iCloud?
 
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Simple answer: No. iCloud is not a replacement for iDisk in the traditional sense of being able to use the "cloud" for any type of file. Not yet, anyway. But even if it was, you're still losing iDisk in every possible way. iCloud gives you 5 free gigs in order to store just those things which are associated with iCloud and iOS devices such as: notes/documents, email/text messages, bookmarks etc..

It would be nice if an alternative to iDisk were offered so that one wouldn't have to resort to leaving the "fold" and purchase space with Dropbox, Mosi,Carbonite, etc etc.. But to be honest, it's cheaper, faster and safer (IMO) to back things up on redundant portable external HDD's.

Doug
 

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