Easy macOS and iOS Tips and Fixes
Parachute Backup automatically syncs your iCloud Photos and Drive to your storage, ensuring data safety without subscriptions. It offers full iCloud backup, scheduling options, and support for various storage solutions. Backup modes include full, mirror, and smart incremental. Designed to keep disk space optimized, it retains originals and edited files without deleting from iCloud. Available for download on Mac App Store.
UK iCloud Alternatives: With Apple rolling back Advanced Data Protection in the UK, iCloud data may be vulnerable to government access. Users seeking privacy must switch from iCloud for backups and syncing. Steps include disabling Advanced Data Protection, turning off iCloud Photos, backing up data to a computer, and finding secure alternatives for email and storage, like Proton Mail and Ente. Be cautious, as similar privacy threats may arise globally.
Apple now allows users to migrate purchases between Apple accounts. Users can combine content like apps and music from secondary accounts into a primary one, but migration is restricted to once a year and is unavailable in certain regions. Specific requirements, such as two-factor authentication and recent activity conditions, must be met for the process to succeed.