Sometimes I even wonder if people even know they can store stuff on their own devices instead of or as well as the so-called cloud.

Also realizing some people are phone only folks, cellphones should be required to make it easy to download phone data onto local external drives preferably via USB.

@the5thColumnist in terms of phones older devices like the Blackberries got syncing with a computer right. Install the Blackberry desktop software and plug in your device and boom you could easily sync photos and music.