Wednesday, November 19, 2025

An urgent question to my reading public and contributors:

By Nicholas Stix

An urgent question to my reading public and contributors:

I’m using a new pc (nuc13), yet whenever I try to listen to youtube or twitter videos, the sound fails, and I get a message, "Your cloud storage has expired," and a solicitation to rent more cloud storage from microsoft 365?



3 comments:

Anonymous said...

How can a new PC have full storage? I don't have a computer,but it doesn't sound right.

--GRA

Anonymous said...

Never understood this "cloud" business- it sounds like storing data in thin air- so I looked it up.

" 'The cloud' on a computer refers to using the internet to access and manage data and software hosted on remote servers, instead of on your local device. This allows you to access your files, applications, and services from anywhere with an internet connection, as seen with services like Google Drive, iCloud, and Netflix. " So your data is being stored somewhere outside of your own computer, with some other entity in control- that doesn't seem like a great idea! With an external hard drive (not expensive) you can store tons of stuff and have it easily accessible, and safe if the computer conks out.
Why a new machine would have a storage problem is unknown to me. It sounds like some unnecessary rigamarole or possibly a scam. Suggest getting a used machine from ebay- I've been using old HP laptops for ages. Suits my purposes well enough.
Regarding NUC (never heard of it!), it sez here:
"Barebones or Full Systems:
NUCs come in two main types: barebones kits, which require users to add RAM, storage, and an operating system, and pre-built systems that come with components like RAM and storage already installed." Maybe you got the one where you have to add storage to it! (I'm not great on tech stuff, though I've learned a lot by making mistakes!)

-RM

Anonymous said...

My Mac computer is not connected to the cloud and I listen to videos every day with no problem.