Ahead of Yesterday’s iOS 8 Beta 4 release, Apple is now set for yet another CloudKit Data Wipe. Previously, Apple wiped CloudKit Data on 7th July. The 2nd data wipe of CloudKIt services serving iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite will be on 22nd July.
The previous one affected iCloud Drive, iCloud Photo Library and Mail Drop attachments. This erase however relates to the iCloud APIs.
Have a look on the mail sent by Apple to its developers:
Dear developer,
Starting July 22, 2014, CloudKit will require iOS 8 beta 4 or OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 4. To ensure uninterrupted development of your CloudKit enabled apps, download and upgrade to these versions today.
We will perform a server-side data wipe on all CloudKit public databases on July 22. If you are using iCloud containers with public databases, consider creating a copy of your data so that you can re-upload once the data wipe is complete. iCloud Drive, iCloud Photo Library, and Mail Drop will not be impacted by the targeted data wipe.
If you have any questions, visit the Apple Developer Forums.
Best regards,
Apple Developer Technical Support
In a recent note to its developers, Apple has confirmed that no damage will be done to iCloud Drive, iCloud Photo Library and Mail Drop attachments.
We will perform a server-side data wipe on all CloudKit public databases on July 22. If you are using iCloud containers with public databases, consider creating a copy of your data so that you can re-upload once the data wipe is complete. iCloud Drive, iCloud Photo Library, and Mail Drop will not be impacted by the targeted data wipe.
It seems like Apple will carry out more CloudKit data wipes before the final release of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite for public users.