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iCloud comes in at a really good price point and being able to share space with family members makes it even more economical. I currently have a 200 GB subscription for each of my wife and I, but will likely be going to the shared 2 TB solution soon.

The main problem with iCloud being my one and only solution is that it totally lacks the ability to have shared folders in the way that Dropbox does. Apple tries to drive all sharing into the apps themselves and not account for sharing folders and files regardless of file type and app.

Along the same lines, I’m continually disappointed with Apple’s inability to marry Family Sharing, Photos, and iCloud Photo Library. The current implementation of iCloud Photo Sharing is useful for sharing photos with extended family and friends but does nothing to help my wife and I maintain a consolidated family photo album. I want to be able to designate some photos as “family photos” and doing so would automatically make them appear in the photo library of all members of Family Sharing. Edits such as cropping and red eye and deletion of duplicates would effect all members. Currently, it’s a nightmare to be sure my wife and I have and see all photos of our kids. Any “sharing” is really just duplicating and using 2x the cloud storage. Don’t get me started on trying to synchronize metadata...

Can you merge Apple IDs using this or any other technique?