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APPLE HAS JUST HIKED THE PRICE OF ICLOUD+. The online storage service, which helps sync your iPhone and iPad with Windows, is still free if you use 5GB or less, but beyond that 50GB costs $0.99 a month, 200GB costs $2.99 and, if you need the maximum of 2TB, it’s $9.99.
Apple increased those prices in June by up to 29 per cent, rising from $0.79, $2.49, and $7.99 respectively. Granted, iCloud+ offers more than just storage, also giving you automatic photo backups, custom email addresses and more (see full pricing options at support.apple.com/en-us/HT201238), but not everyone needs all of those features.
If that’s left you wondering whether you could find cloud storage for free elsewhere, the answer is: