Is iCloud drive a good substitute to Dropbox?

Hello.

I'm on a MacBook Air - 2014 with OS X El Capitan installed 10.11.5.

I am a user of iCloud drive, but I currently use only 5 Gbs free. I want to upgrade to 50 GB.

I have an iPod Nano 3rd generation & only this MacBook Air. My question is:

Is iCloud drive one good substitute for Dropbox, Onedrive and other "digital storage platforms?

Is - this safe enough to store any type of files it contains? Or is it only enough for applications family iLife and other specific files from Apple (QuickTime, Final Cut Pro...).

Can I safely store a video in any format? Keep it secure Microsoft Office files on it?

If I switch to 50 GB (or more) it will be worth? Because 5 Gbs is currently enough for me... but if I could use the same way I use Dropbox & Onedrive, I won't upgrade.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.

Best regards.

It is synchronous, so no

Tags: iCloud

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