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[[Image:IDisk 10.5.4.png|thumb|128px|right|The iDisk icon as it appeared in Mac OS X from v.10.5.4 to v.10.5.7.]]

'''iDisk''' wasis a [[file hosting service]] offered by [[Apple Inc.]] initially to all [[Mac OS 9|Mac OS 9.X]] users, and later to [[.Mac]] and [[MobileMe]] subscribers that enabled them to store their digital photos, films and personal files online so they could be accessed remotely. All Mac OS 9.X users received a free 20MB iDisk,<ref>''[https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2000/01/05Apple-Unveils-Internet-Strategy/ Apple Unveils Internet Strategy]'' (Jan 5, 2000).</ref> with a 400MB paid subscription option added shortly after the iDisk launch.<ref>''[https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2000/07/19Apple-Unveils-More-Powerful-and-Easier-to-Use-HomePage-iTool/ Apple Unveils More Powerful and Easier-to-Use HomePage iTool]'' (July 19, 2000), which contains a paragraph about the new 400MB subscription option.</ref> With a standard .Mac subscription, users received a 10GB iDisk. With MobileMe, the standard storage was increased to 20GB.

iDisk integrated with [[macOS|Mac OS X]], appearing as a network [[file system|drive]]. [[Mac OS X v10.3]] through [[Mac OS X v10.6|v10.6]] could cache updates to an iDisk volume while off-line and synchronize updates later. Any [[WebDAV]] client could also access an iDisk volume.