AppleInsider Staff
In what appears to be an internal error with Apple's iCloud management system, a number of users are seeing their accounts credited with 25GB of storage space, with the next renewal date coming up 38 years from now.
The apparent glitch, first spotted by TUAW, comes on the day Apple was expected to drop the amount of storage granted to former MobileMe members down to the 5GB limit currently offered to iCloud users.
In May, Apple announced it would be giving MobileMe subscribers 20GB of free iCloud storage as the company transitioned into the new service, planning to end the offer on Sept. 30. The extension aimed to give paying MobileMe users extra time to transfer files off Apple's servers and adapt to the new cloud-syncing service.
Instead of cutting off the 20GB of extra cloud space, however, it seems a glitch or coding error allowed the 25GB limit not only to remain in place, but extended the free offer for another 38 years. Also affected were iCloud users who never signed up for MobileMe, as their account profiles received a 20GB bump in storage.
It is not clear whether the changes actually grant iCloud users the quoted amount of extra storage, or if the error is merely reflected in a user's account profile, though it is expected that Apple will quickly correct the situation.
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I noticed that earlier today when I went to ponder how much storage I needed.
Guess I don't have to worry about it.
Heh.
2050? That's fine.
I never understood what I was supposed to do with all this extra storage space for a limited time anyway. Wasn't I supposed to be getting my crap OFF Apple's servers? Giving me more, seemed to encourage me to put more stuff than I had on MobileMe to begin with ... What's up with that?
And that's what it should be. I purchased MobileMe, I paid for the yearly renewal a month before iCloud was announced. Apple gave me additional storage space to make up for it, and it should stay that way.
[quote name="mugwump" url="/t/153027/icloud-glitch-extends-25gb-storage-space-limit-to-2050#post_2202369"]And that's what it should be. I purchased MobileMe, I paid for the yearly renewal a month before iCloud was announced. Apple gave me additional storage space to make up for it, and it should stay that way. [/quote] Could you clarify your argument as to why Apple should offer you more data than everyone else for 38 years simply because you paid for a different service previously? Did they lie to you about what services or what duration the MobileMe services were? Did they not give you a year+ of additional MobileMe service for what you willingly chose to pay for?