Is 'Total Drive' a legitimate service to add more iCloud storage?

I'm not that familiar with Total Drive, but it seems completely distinct and different from iCloud Drive.

Total Drive is, at heart, a backup storage solution. You designate content on your device(s) to get backed up, and Total Drive backs them up. End of story. As a separate service, it does not appear to affect your iCloud Storage in any way.

It also costs $99/year, or $11.99 a month, so I'm not sure where the $1.99 price tag you're referring to comes from - that's an optional charge to add more capacity to your iCloud Storage plan from Apple.

iCloud Storage can also act as a backup repository, and synch across devices. The main advantage of iCloud Storage is its integration into the OS for things like application/data offload (so the OS automatically offloads idle or little-used applications and data (photos, music, documents, etc) and seamlessly download them any time you try to open them (compared to manually having to download the content that you want).

Either way, both Total Drive and iCloud Storage offer certain advantages. It's up to you to determine which one (if any) offers you the most value.

Does it add more storage to iCloud?

No, not in any way. It is a completely different service that does not work with iCloud.

Is it legitimate?

That is a vague question, although the ratings are good with some mixed reviews in the App Store. The main factor would be if it makes more sense for you to pay for that service as opposed to iCloud with the built in integration. In my opinion it would not make sense to pay for 2 services and some apps are specifically designed to store content in iCloud.

My father, was also fooled into signing up for a subscription. He was also lead to believe that it would increase his Icloud storage. The company cannot be trusted for using this marketing technique. I would never trust them with my data.

Rclark1507 wrote:

Is total drive actually part of the Apple family?

Nope!

RD-77 wrote:

Probably not. Look up👀

Total Drive is NOT part of the Apple family. That is an easy one without any further action needed on the posters part to confirm.

Overagedusers wrote:

I don’t want total drive.please cancel it. Joanne Kurina

Total Drive is not an Apple product, so cancelling depends on how the subscription was started. I you signed up on their website, you can cancel by following the instructions they provide here after choosing the "Card" option.

https://help.totaldrive.com/en/billing/-/how-do-i-cancel-my-subscription

It you downloaded the app first and made an in-app purchase that is managed by Apple, you cancel those the same way you would with any other in-app purchase.

View or cancel app subscriptions on iPhone - Apple Support

I have them continuously trying to take money I even replaced my bank card because I didn’t know what it was and my bank alerted me and turned the payment down I’m going to a attorney I never gave them permission to take my money!

I felt mislead into believing that totaldrive .com is part of or affiliated with Apple.

after I clicked the offer, I got a feeling that it may not be legit. So, I made attempts to find out how to click cancel on the same day but not able to find a way to do so.

then I kept trying to send an email to cancel it but, TotalDrive.com seemed tricky and would not give me a simple way to send email to them. So, just had to cancel my credit card. And informed the issuing bank to issue me a new card. Totaldrive,com is only suitable for customer who may posses Einstein’s IQ to know how to contact them with an email ???

joycridd wrote:

How do I withdraw from Total Drive

To cancel a subscription, it depends on where the subscription was started. If the subscription was made with them directly on their website, then choose the "Card" option on their Support Page here.

https://help.totaldrive.com/en/billing/-/how-do-i-cancel-my-subscription

I found a charge in my PayPal Account for $9.99 from some company called TotalDrive or Total Drive or whoever and while looking through my charges, found one earlier for $1.99 that I didn’t catch. I had never heard of these people! I disputed it through PayPal and my bank and both institutions said I had initiated the membership. I deleted my PayPal app but nothing I can do about the bank so I just got totally taken by these people I’ve never heard of. I remember it was about this time I was getting notified by Apple that I needed more room on my phone for backups. Now, I’m 72 and don’t really understand about these things so I really feel like I was taken advantage of. I got an email from these people saying my “membership” was closed and they were very sorry to see me go. See me go?? When did I see them coming? NEVER!!

cyenthia wrote:

I have them continuously trying to take money I even replaced my bank card because I didn’t know what it was and my bank alerted me and turned the payment down I’m going to a attorney I never gave them permission to take my money!

You can certainly go to an attorney, but you can also dispute the charge with your bank where it won't cost you any attorney fees. Simply getting a new card number does not work for a subscription charge because your PNO (Mastercard, VISA, etc) uses an Automatic Billing Updater to transfer any subscriptions to a new card number. You need to officially designate those charges as being fraudulent with your bank before the PNO will remove the subscription.

Janicefrombonnybridge wrote:

I did not request a recurring transaction, and require it to be cancelled immediately

If your case is like the others here, it has nothing to do with Apple and it is not Apple that is billing you. You can verify if the subscription is one that is managed by Apple and easily cancelled here:

View or cancel app subscriptions on iPhone - Apple Support

I suspect it is NOT, so that means the you are being billed directly from the Developer. On the TotalDrive website, they show cancellation instructions where you can also find more information including their refund policy.

https://help.totaldrive.com/en/billing/-/how-do-i-cancel-my-subscription

You most likely inadvertently signed up for a free trial through a website advertisement or Social Media link where it became a subscription because the free trial was not cancelled.

Janicefrombonnybridge wrote:

I did not request a recurring transaction, and require it to be cancelled immediately

This is a user-to-user community. We fellow users cannot cancel your recurring transfers for you.

The people to whom you need to be addressing your "requirement" are the Total Drive developers, and/or your bank.

I sure wish they would leave me alone. I keep blocking them and they keep coming back with more every day three or four times a day. I’m so tired of it. How do I stop these people?

Is total drive actually part of the Apple family?