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Deals: Save on the Best Storage Accessories From Samsung, Adorama, and More for World Backup Day
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Samsung
Samsung has a few memory and storage solution offers that will last through this Sunday, April 2. The highlight of the sale is Samsung’s 4TB Portable SSD T7 Shield for $269.99, down from $349.99. You can also get a 2TB model for $139.99 ($60 off) and 1TB model for $79.99 ($30 off).
If you need internal storage, Samsung’s 2TB 980 PRO PCIe 2.0 NVMe SSD is available for $159.99, down from $249.99. There are also various storage capacities for this model, including 1TB for $79.99 ($60 off) and 500GB for $69.99 ($20 off).
The internal SSD is aimed for PC gaming, but it is also compatible with the PlayStation 5 as well. Users should note that this model does not come with a heatsink, and if they aim to use the SSD in the PS5 a heatsink will need to be purchased separately.
Lastly, Samsung’s 2TB 870 QVO SATA III 2.5″ SSD is on sale for $129.99, down from $149.99. You’ll also find higher capacities like 8TB for $499.99, down from $549.99 during this event.
Adorama
Adorama has a sale dedicated to World Backup Day, including storage solutions from a variety of companies like SanDisk, WD, Seagate, LaCie, Sony, and more. These deals are expected to last for one day only, so be sure to check out our highlighted list below and then the full sale on Adorama soon.
- SanDisk 400GB Ultra UHS-1 microSDXC Memory Card – $28.99, down from $69.99
- SanDisk Extreme PRO Portable 2TB SSD – $174.99, down from $499.99
- LaCie Rugged 5TB External Hard Drive – $179.99, down from $189.99
- WD Elements 20TB Desktop External Hard Drive – $279.99, down from $549.99
- WD Black SN850X 4TB NVMe PCIe Internal SSD – $299.99, down from $699.99
B&H Photo
Similar to Adorama, B&H Photo has a special sale dedicated to World Backup Day going on right now. During the event, you can save on external drives, internal drives, NAS drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, docking stations, memory card readers, and much more.
Overall, you’ll find many of the same deals from Adorama and Samsung mirrored at B&H Photo, particularly those products from brands like SanDisk and LaCie. You can again expect the sale prices to only last for one day, and B&H Photo also offers free two-day shipping to most United States residences.
- WD 2TB Portable Hard Drive – $61.99, down from $99.99
- Samsung 2TB T7 Portable SSD – $139.99, down from $179.99
- SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable SSD – $139.99, down from $449.99
- Samsung 2TB T7 Portable SSD – $139.99, down from $179.99
- Samsung 2TB 980 PRO PCIe Internal SSD – $159.99, down from $249.99
Other Sales
Head to our full Deals Roundup to get caught up with all of the latest deals and discounts that we’ve been tracking over the past week.
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Some iPhone Users Complain of iCloud Backup Issues After Updating to iOS 16.3
Impacted users have seen automatic iCloud Backup disabled, and attempting to turn on automatic backups results in the following message: “An unknown error occurred. Please try again later.” With the error message, the “Back Up This iPhone” toggle under Settings > Apple ID > iCloud remains deactivated.
iPhone owners who are experiencing this problem seem to still be able to manually activate an iCloud backup, but an iOS 16.3 bug appears to be preventing the setting from functioning as expected.
Some users were able to fix the problem by turning on two-factor authentication, leading to speculation that Apple is attempting to force people into using the extra authentication layer, but that does not seem to be the case. Two-factor authentication has not solved the problem for all users, and some people with two-factor authentication initially enabled have also had the same error. From one impacted user on the Apple Support Communities:
Same problem for me – iOS 16.3 on an iPhone and iPad – 2factor is turned on and have tried logging out and in of Apple ID and rebooting.
MacRumors reader GBstoic also complained that iCloud backup was not initially working after installing iOS 16.3, but that two devices were ultimately able to automatically backup even with the backup toggle turned off and no two-factor authentication enabled, suggesting an underlying error.
Two of my iOS 16.3 devices automatically backed up to iCloud when being charged today. This is despite the back up to iCloud option being turned off and me being unable to turn it on. Not sure that 2FA is the problem after all.
Multiple reports have indicated that some devices are continuing to back up even with the error message, but that is not the case for all users, so there could be multiple issues that are impacting iCloud. While most reports are from iPhone owners, this is also a problem that is affecting the iPad as well, and all of the devices that are experiencing issues are running iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3.
Despite speculation that Apple is attempting to force people into using two-factor authentication, there does not appear to be actual evidence that this is the case. The error message is vaguely worded, and if Apple was requiring two-factor authentication for iCloud Backup functionality, there would likely be a much more specific message providing an explanation.
It appears that this is an iOS 16.3 bug that will be addressed in a future update. For now, those impacted can do manual backups to keep their data safe.
Apple is working on an iOS 16.3.1 update that could include a fix for the iCloud issues, but there is no word yet on when that software update might be released.
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