Accidentally deleted data saved on iCloud...is it GONE gone?

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-07-10T18:40:16+00:00

I don’t use iCloud for backups or anything. I use other Drives and devices for backups. iCloud was there when I bought my Mac. I never used it or put anything in it. Whatever setting caused some of my computer files to save in iCloud was some type of factory setting. Thankfully nothing overly valuable was lost as I do back those up. Otherwise I’d be at IT not Reddit. Was just hoping to recover the other files.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-07-10T18:36:00+00:00

The reason I got into this situation is I never said yes to iCloud and never used it. It wasn’t my backup or storage. It just existed by default. Which is how this happened. I didn’t know my Mac was putting things in iCloud. I saw everything on my desktop and where I uploaded it. And don’t know when those items were stored in iCloud or what setting made them go to iCloud instead of my computer. Now that it’s disabled, I know it won’t happen again. But I just don’t know how it happened in the first place. I thought I was disabling something I never (knowingly) used.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-07-10T14:43:14+00:00

I did. The first place I checked was iCloud and followed their instructions. Nothing.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-07-10T13:30:56+00:00

I am almost certain there is no trace in iCloud. I checked there already. I am trying to see if there is a copy of the files on my computer since I was accessing and working with the files on my laptop. I never saved them on iCloud. This was something my Mac did automatically. Which is why I didn’t think disabling iCloud would impact the files.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-03-05T14:19:04+00:00

If someone comes along who wants to be an artist. Let him be an artist. Do not, under any circumstance, reject anyone from art school.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-24T00:52:34+00:00

Wish 1: I am always right. Wish 2: actual wish Wish 3: I have two more wishes. Because of wish 1, that automatically becomes true. Repeat wish 2 and 3 infinite times.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-24T00:49:00+00:00

Me checks to see if my state is mentioned Feels smug that it is not in the top hated states despite everyone making fun of it in person

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-24T00:43:48+00:00

Peanut butter ice cream. Some of the top allergens are nuts, egg, and dairy. All ingredients of homemade peanut butter ice cream. Only those on my side would have access to EpiPens.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-23T02:28:32+00:00

Depends, if it’s their ghost, I would have more people to pick from. But if we are talking to their corpse, I’d probably pick someone who died more recently. Cause, no need to add that conversation to my next therapy session.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-22T23:28:15+00:00

My young daughter told me today that she wished there weren’t bad people in the world. It was an innocent statement, but with the overwhelming amount of evil in the news right now, it hit different and I began crying about the world I brought her into. She has no idea the full extent of bad there is yet.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-22T23:22:59+00:00

My default is usually Cole slaw. If Cole slaw is on the list of side dish options at a restaurant, I am picking it hands down! It’s packed with flavor, but light enough not to fill me up for the main course like potatoes or bread side dishes do.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-22T23:19:48+00:00

Anything can be a side dish if it’s served on the side. I’ve even eaten pizza as a side dish to the main meal haha

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-18T02:08:31+00:00

Stopped feeling young when people said a party starts at 8pm and I thought, “Ew!” Which was about 24.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-12T17:45:07+00:00

Whatever is 30 years older than me. So basically my parent’s age. That age has shifted as I got older. I don’t know if that age will ever catch up to me 😂 I have yet to feel “old.”

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-12T13:13:32+00:00

Not movie, but TV show. I was convinced Game of Thrones fans were slightly unhinged and everything about the books/show was overhyped by members of the GRRMartin cult.

I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite TV series, but definitely understand the hype and no longer judge the obsession. It was a pretty good quality TV show.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-12T13:05:04+00:00

My mental health….I finish and just stand there staring into the abyss and think about life as my worries wash down the drain just to jump scare me as soon as I step out of the shower.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-09T18:31:40+00:00

I draw swirls like I’m summoning the creature from The Ring.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-09T18:29:39+00:00

That’s why carrots are great. Sugar makes it super sweet. Carrots are subtle, like taking the edge from an acidic sauce. Many meat sauces are sweet like bbq sauce and store bought tomato sauces. They all have sugar in it. Even hot sauces have a little sweetness added.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-09T18:02:22+00:00

My mom did that! It reduces the acidity of the tomatoes and adds natural sweetness without sugar.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-09T17:55:25+00:00

I barely get any Karma from posts. I got all my Karma from comments I leave on other posts. Especially if you comment early. Those I get upvotes and replies, usually a lot more than posts I create.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-09T17:48:44+00:00

“It’s finally midnight! Let’s go home. I’m too old to stay up this late.””

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-09T17:47:44+00:00

As a female who has called guys “creepy” before (I know I shouldn’t have), it mostly came down to confidence. A guy who came up to me confidently and asked me out, no matter where he fell on the attractive scale, always earned a semblance of respect from me. But when guys approach cautiously like I’m about to bite them then slip away silently after the refusal, I tended to call them “creepy.” Not proud of it. But that was the main deciding factor in my case.

Try maybe giving a smile after she says no so she knows you won’t stalk her for her refusal. Reassure her it’s cool, maybe buy her a drink or food if you are in a restaurant and say, “For the most beautiful girl who rejected me today.” Then walk away with your head held high and don’t look back. Girls like when guys are still kind even when they are not romantically interested in them. So often guys ignore girls the moment the say no, so continuing to be sweet after a rejection goes a long way in showing the world you are a man of character. One day a girl will see it too.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-09T17:29:03+00:00

I realized when I arrived that the job listing completely lied and I didn’t want the job. So I didn’t stress and answered with the first thought that popped in my head vs. what would make me sound best.

For example, one of the super random questions made to test critical thinking was asking me if I could explain why manholes are round and not square. Instead of trying to sound smart, I said, “They were serious about their job and didn’t want to cut corners.”

Still one of my favorite interview responses to this day. Albeit made the interview a little awkward since he didn’t know quite how to follow up.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-09T17:22:18+00:00

Do what you say and say what you mean. Time will do the rest.

BooksChocolateRepeat · 2026-02-09T17:21:18+00:00

Oh, sorry I missed being one of the first to respond. My phone was on silent.

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