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icloud, im pretty clueless, please help!
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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1842782" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>I think there is still some confusion here. The app store is where all of you app purchases are recorded (not stored) and that is where you can download them from again. iCloud is where the things that you nominate in iCloud preferences on your Mac and portable devices are stored and synced between devices. If you wish to see what is stored in your iCloud account go to <a href="https://www.icloud.com/" target="_blank">iCloud</a> and sign in with your Apple ID.</p><p></p><p>To put what is on one iPhone onto another is simply a process of restoring a backup of one to another using iTunes or Music or in the case of Catalina the Finder depending on which macOS you are running.</p><p>You will then have the same content (apps, contacts, music etc).</p><p></p><p>For example, I had a 5s and purchased a 7 so I setup the 7 as a new iPhone giving it a new name on iTunes, did a backup of my 5s then connected the 7 and did a restore of the 5s backup to the 7. I then had two duplicate iPhones with the same content but different names. I swapped the SIM card to the 7 and used the 5s for playing music via Bluetooth and games until it died.</p><p></p><p>You cannot use Music to backup or sync your iPhone in Catalina. You cannot backup your iPhone to an external HD either as far as I can see.</p><p></p><p>As for your iCloud storage plan I suggest you go to iCloud preferences in the System prefs under the Apple Menu and click on your Apple ID at the top of the window. Here you will see what is storing data in iCloud. You also get the option to "Manage" your storage and update your plan.</p><p></p><p>The sad news is that 5Gb is simply not enough these days but 50Gb is, as mentioned by Ian, cheap and adequate for most peoples needs.</p><p></p><p>I would also suggest (although I don't know what amount of storage you have on your computer eg 500Gb) that 30Gb free is not enough. Some would say more but 10% minimum free space is strongly advised for effective operation of a mac computer. So if you have 500Gb storage, 50Gb+ free is essential.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1842782, member: 204485"] I think there is still some confusion here. The app store is where all of you app purchases are recorded (not stored) and that is where you can download them from again. iCloud is where the things that you nominate in iCloud preferences on your Mac and portable devices are stored and synced between devices. If you wish to see what is stored in your iCloud account go to [url=https://www.icloud.com/]iCloud[/url] and sign in with your Apple ID. To put what is on one iPhone onto another is simply a process of restoring a backup of one to another using iTunes or Music or in the case of Catalina the Finder depending on which macOS you are running. You will then have the same content (apps, contacts, music etc). For example, I had a 5s and purchased a 7 so I setup the 7 as a new iPhone giving it a new name on iTunes, did a backup of my 5s then connected the 7 and did a restore of the 5s backup to the 7. I then had two duplicate iPhones with the same content but different names. I swapped the SIM card to the 7 and used the 5s for playing music via Bluetooth and games until it died. You cannot use Music to backup or sync your iPhone in Catalina. You cannot backup your iPhone to an external HD either as far as I can see. As for your iCloud storage plan I suggest you go to iCloud preferences in the System prefs under the Apple Menu and click on your Apple ID at the top of the window. Here you will see what is storing data in iCloud. You also get the option to "Manage" your storage and update your plan. The sad news is that 5Gb is simply not enough these days but 50Gb is, as mentioned by Ian, cheap and adequate for most peoples needs. I would also suggest (although I don't know what amount of storage you have on your computer eg 500Gb) that 30Gb free is not enough. Some would say more but 10% minimum free space is strongly advised for effective operation of a mac computer. So if you have 500Gb storage, 50Gb+ free is essential. [/QUOTE]
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