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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1866595" data-attributes="member: 204485">Really, in some ways you're correct, &quot;Once you're in you're never getting out.&quot;&nbsp; This is the same for every internet connected device we own and every operating system we use.&nbsp; If you have a Windows device you get OneDrive and a Microsoft email address as soon as you register your device which of course also means creating an account as part of the process.&nbsp; Over the years I have endeavoured to keep all of my data &quot;in house.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; I do not use iCloud Drive or any other online &quot;Drive&quot; services for anything other than temporary storage but the syncing services of iCloud are invaluable.&nbsp; My advice is to get all of your data back on your device and keep it there.&nbsp; But there is a caveat. You then become responsible for ensuring viable backup of all that data and that means backups of your backups.&nbsp; Something a lot of people are unwilling to do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1866595, member: 204485"] Really, in some ways you're correct, "Once you're in you're never getting out." This is the same for every internet connected device we own and every operating system we use. If you have a Windows device you get OneDrive and a Microsoft email address as soon as you register your device which of course also means creating an account as part of the process. Over the years I have endeavoured to keep all of my data "in house." I do not use iCloud Drive or any other online "Drive" services for anything other than temporary storage but the syncing services of iCloud are invaluable. My advice is to get all of your data back on your device and keep it there. But there is a caveat. You then become responsible for ensuring viable backup of all that data and that means backups of your backups. Something a lot of people are unwilling to do. [/QUOTE]

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