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I just got this email from my PAID cloud service with IDrive, that they're discontinuing my subscription for no legitimate reason. Here's a copy of their message, with my reply right at the top:
From: Brindlekin Tales (Zeke Krahlin)
Date: Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Cancellation of IDrive Account
To: IDrive Support <support@IDrive.com>
Excuse me, but I paid for another year. I have always kept auto-renewal
turned off until it came close to my next payment due. There is no
stipulation in your contract mandating auto-renewal remain active. I have
had auto-renewal turned off during all previous years I've been using your
service, so please correct your error.
On Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 8:03 AM IDrive <support@send.IDrive.com> wrote:
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> [image: IDrive] <https://www.IDrive.com/>
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> Dear Ezekiel Krahlin,
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> Your IDrive account with the following username has been cancelled:
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> *Username*: [redacted]
> *Reason for cancellation*: Canceled since auto renewal was disabled
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> We hope you benefited from IDrive and don't experience data loss in
> future. We're sorry to see you go.
>
> Regards,
> The IDrive Team
> https://www.IDrive.com
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Problem resolved! From IDrive Support earlier today:
Can you provide the following info to validate ownership of the account:
- The last four numbers of the credit card on file:
- The billing address or The expiration date:
Once validated, I will reactivate the account.
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@Zeke,
Zeke wrote:
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> We hope you benefited from IDrive and don't experience data loss in
> future.
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I'm a beginner. I'd be grateful if you could tell me if you actually lost data.
The reply from IDrive seems to suggest that you DID lose data.
Thanks
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No, I did NOT lose any data, glad to report.
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Zeke wrote:
No, I did NOT lose any data, glad to report.
Thanks for response.
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You're quite welcome. I did,nonetheless, end my subscription with them, because my backup needs are relatively meager, and Google Drive meets my needs just fine, for a very low price. I don't mind backing up my data manually, whenever new files are added to my system.
I was very satisfied with IDrive, and continue to recommend it to others.
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A very balanced assessment.
Thanks
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Furthermore:
I was mistaken that my annual renewal was not yet due...I thought I had several more months remaining. I was wrong, I was a few days overdue. So I apologized to IDrive for my mistake. The only criticism I have of them now, is they didn't send me a warning that my next payment was soon due, and their notice about shutting down my account did not explain why...so that was confusing.
So if I had to rate them on a scale of 1 to 5 I'd give them 4-1/2 stars.
Last edited by Zeke (2022-06-20 17:28:54)
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