From 87c98f3c1bc510f681f0e02d4334047ab00d9b82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hill Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 23:13:11 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Cloud storage (markdown) --- Cloud-storage.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Cloud-storage.md b/Cloud-storage.md index ffa4231..6c29e07 100644 --- a/Cloud-storage.md +++ b/Cloud-storage.md @@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ Once you enable cloud storage support, a new UI widget will be available in the ![screenshot](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/585534/9213128/5f29f5f2-405d-11e5-92a9-b2d9e8db3d42.png) -Cloud storage support will actually work if and only if you actually enable sync support in your browser -- otherwise all the uBlock settings exported to/imported from to the cloud storage will really be stored only locally on your device. +*** +**Important:** Even if cloud storage support is enabled, it will work **if and only if** you actually enable sync support in your browser -- as uBlock itself does not connect to any remote server, your browser does this through its own sync feature, if you enabled such feature. +*** Your uBlock Origin settings are precious, and in order to prevent any automated browser's syncing task to cause precious local data (or cloud data) to be mistakenly overwritten, the chosen solution in uBlock Origin is to _never_ ever export to/import from cloud storage without **the user expressly asking uBlock Origin to do so**.