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Can you make do with storing only 50 GB? That's $0.99/month from Apple. Can you make do with storing only 200 GB? That's $2.99/month from Apple.

No extra charge to get your data out.

The point is that for individuals it might make more sense to consider "friendlier" storage options. These types of services don't seem to be tailored to storing "family albums".

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201238

Agreed. But I wouldn't trust Apple with my data; iCloud has lost some of my iWork files and has failed to sync important Apple Notes when changing phones. This was during the start of iCloud, so reliability might be better now.

Sounds right if they stick around long enough for you to get your content back in a few years. Don't forget to price in that risk.

Im a product manager at Wasabi and your math is accurate!

Of note we are not cold storage: you can get your data back instantly whenever you want it.