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next-mdx-remote v4 (#737)

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image: "/static/images/notes/dropping-dropbox/email.png"
---
import Image from "../components/media/Image";
import Figure from "../components/media/Figure";
import Tweet from "../components/media/Tweet";
import Video from "../components/media/Video";
I've been a loyal Dropbox user since its inception as a [Y Combinator startup](https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/dropbox/) ten years ago. Having a folder on all of my devices that instantly synchronized with each other was a game-changer for me, and I grew dependent on it more and more as they gave out free storage like candy — 48 GB for having a Samsung Chromebook, 1 GB for "Posting \<3 to Twitter," and so on — until I needed to upgrade to Dropbox Pro. But this month I canceled my Pro subscription after a few too many strikes.
<Figure src="/static/images/notes/dropping-dropbox/email.png" width="504" height="223" priority>
<Figure src="/public/static/images/notes/dropping-dropbox/email.png" width="504" height="223" priority>
Deleting 401,907 files from Dropbox... 😬
</Figure>
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- ...and as a bonus, making the process of canceling Dropbox Pro incredibly convoluted, annoying, and sketchy. Here's a video demonstration via [Justin Dunham](https://twitter.com/jwyattd):
<Video
url={[
{ src: "/static/images/notes/dropping-dropbox/cancel.webm", type: "video/webm" },
{ src: "/static/images/notes/dropping-dropbox/cancel.mp4", type: "video/mp4" },
]}
config={{
file: {
attributes: {
poster: "/static/images/notes/dropping-dropbox/cancel.png",
controlsList: "nodownload",
preload: "metadata",
autoPlay: false,
},
},
}}
controls={true}
webm="/static/images/notes/dropping-dropbox/cancel.webm"
mp4="/static/images/notes/dropping-dropbox/cancel.mp4"
thumbnail="/static/images/notes/dropping-dropbox/cancel.png"
/>
## Seeking an alternative...
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The infamous [Apple Ecosystem™](https://medium.com/swlh/the-irresistible-lure-of-the-apple-ecosystem-81bf8d66294a) has held me firmly in its grasp for over a decade now, and the main requirement of a replacement cloud storage service for me was smooth interoperability between my MacBook, iPhone, and iPad.
<Image
src="/static/images/notes/dropping-dropbox/icloud-storage.png"
src="/public/static/images/notes/dropping-dropbox/icloud-storage.png"
width="865"
height="137"
alt="iCloud Drive storage"
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I've never been a proponent of leaving all your eggs in one basket. But it's hard to ignore the convenience of Apple's streamlined (and [finally](https://www.imore.com/developers-encounter-major-icloud-issues-ios-13-beta) reliable) [**iCloud Drive**](https://www.apple.com/icloud/), which is already installed on all of my devices (and actually cheaper than Dropbox gigabyte-for-gigabyte, at \$9.99/month for 2 TB). In fact, it's nearly invisible on macOS: I can simply save files in my Documents or Desktop folders as I always have and they're uploaded in the background. Git repositories now sync just fine and my files reappeared without a hitch after I recently formatted my Mac.
<Image src="/static/images/notes/dropping-dropbox/icloud-drive.png" width="680" height="423" alt="iCloud Drive" />
<Image
src="/public/static/images/notes/dropping-dropbox/icloud-drive.png"
width="680"
height="423"
alt="iCloud Drive"
/>
I still use (and highly recommend) [**Backblaze**](https://www.backblaze.com/) ([referral link](https://secure.backblaze.com/r/00x84e)) to backup my home folder and add a second layer of redundancy to storing all of my most important files on ["someone else's computer."](https://www.zdnet.com/article/stop-saying-the-cloud-is-just-someone-elses-computer-because-its-not/) And as long as I remember to plug in my external SSD every so often, they're also backed up locally via [Time Machine](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250).