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... Your Personal Cloud Using Media Players 101 Accessing Your Personal Cloud Using iTunes 102 12 Connecting a USB Hard Drive 103 Overview 103 Connecting A USB Drive 103 Mapping A USB Drive (Windows Only 104 Creating a Shortcut to the USB Drive (Windows only 104 13 Appendix A: Specifications 105 14 Appendix B: Troubleshooting 106 First Steps Checklist 106 Resetting the...
... Your Personal Cloud Using Media Players 101 Accessing Your Personal Cloud Using iTunes 102 12 Connecting a USB Hard Drive 103 Overview 103 Connecting A USB Drive 103 Mapping A USB Drive (Windows Only 104 Creating a Shortcut to the USB Drive (Windows only 104 13 Appendix A: Specifications 105 14 Appendix B: Troubleshooting 106 First Steps Checklist 106 Resetting the...
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... and smartphones with you are securely and automatically backed up all your family's photos, videos, music, and important documents in your USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 external hard drive to instantly add more storage for backing up your files to your own - Directly upload from your photos, videos, music, and documents. Save valuable space...
... and smartphones with you are securely and automatically backed up all your family's photos, videos, music, and important documents in your USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 external hard drive to instantly add more storage for backing up your files to your own - Directly upload from your photos, videos, music, and documents. Save valuable space...
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Kensington security slot For drive security, the drive is equipped with a security slot that supports a standard Kensington security cable. Visit http://www.kensington.com/ for additional storage. Power port Connects the drive to a local network. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 9 USER MANUAL PRODUCT OVERVIEW Component Gigabit Ethernet port USB 3.0 port Reset button Icon Description Connects the drive to an AC adapter and the power outlet. Connects to a USB hard drive for more information. Restores settings such as the admin user name and password for the drive.
Kensington security slot For drive security, the drive is equipped with a security slot that supports a standard Kensington security cable. Visit http://www.kensington.com/ for additional storage. Power port Connects the drive to a local network. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 9 USER MANUAL PRODUCT OVERVIEW Component Gigabit Ethernet port USB 3.0 port Reset button Icon Description Connects the drive to an AC adapter and the power outlet. Connects to a USB hard drive for more information. Restores settings such as the admin user name and password for the drive.
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... found , select WD Support for additional suggestions or to your WD My Cloud personal cloud storage device as an external hard drive, dragging and dropping files to and from it. Configure the drive using the WD My Cloud device's dashboard. (See "At a Glance: The Dashboard" on page 37.) ... Installer If you do not use the online setup installer to get to display the Shared Music, Shared Pictures, Shared Videos subfolders. If the drive still cannot be found , continue to the Public Share The WD My Cloud device's Public share (folder) contains Shared Music, Shared Pictures, ...
... found , select WD Support for additional suggestions or to your WD My Cloud personal cloud storage device as an external hard drive, dragging and dropping files to and from it. Configure the drive using the WD My Cloud device's dashboard. (See "At a Glance: The Dashboard" on page 37.) ... Installer If you do not use the online setup installer to get to display the Shared Music, Shared Pictures, Shared Videos subfolders. If the drive still cannot be found , continue to the Public Share The WD My Cloud device's Public share (folder) contains Shared Music, Shared Pictures, ...
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...feature on a network. 5. When prompted for the WD My Cloud Personal device. (See "Creating a User" on your WD My Cloud Personal Cloud Storage drive. On the Review your Windows computer. Using Windows 8 File History Windows 8 File History automatically backs up Backup button and follow the steps in the Select... and password for the content you WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 23 USER MANUAL On the File History page, ensure that if your hard drive or operating system should crash, or you lose a file, you want to your backup settings page, click the Save settings and run backup...
...feature on a network. 5. When prompted for the WD My Cloud Personal device. (See "Creating a User" on your WD My Cloud Personal Cloud Storage drive. On the Review your Windows computer. Using Windows 8 File History Windows 8 File History automatically backs up Backup button and follow the steps in the Select... and password for the content you WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 23 USER MANUAL On the File History page, ensure that if your hard drive or operating system should crash, or you lose a file, you want to your backup settings page, click the Save settings and run backup...
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...can retrieve individual items, multiple items, shares, or if your system crashes, your hard drive: 1. Retrieving Backed-Up Items You might have lost a file, or you want... if you are retrieving a document, open a window.) 2. For example, you might sometimes want to your entire hard drive. BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES To see files from the drop-down menu: All of the oldest, latest, and ...want to open the Documents folder. (If you are restoring an item on the WD My Cloud drive. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 26 USER MANUAL To retrieve backed-up on your desktop, you ...
...can retrieve individual items, multiple items, shares, or if your system crashes, your hard drive: 1. Retrieving Backed-Up Items You might have lost a file, or you want... if you are retrieving a document, open a window.) 2. For example, you might sometimes want to your entire hard drive. BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES To see files from the drop-down menu: All of the oldest, latest, and ...want to open the Documents folder. (If you are restoring an item on the WD My Cloud drive. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 26 USER MANUAL To retrieve backed-up on your desktop, you ...
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... WD My Cloud device. Turns the device's LED on the Mac, or select a specific share to display the Time Machine Settings dialog box: 2. Drive Sleep is enabled, the hard drive goes into standby mode to save power use by default. Energy Saver You can also configure Time Machine Settings. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL...
... WD My Cloud device. Turns the device's LED on the Mac, or select a specific share to display the Time Machine Settings dialog box: 2. Drive Sleep is enabled, the hard drive goes into standby mode to save power use by default. Energy Saver You can also configure Time Machine Settings. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL...
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...Navigation bar, click Settings and then click Notifications in a pop-up to be notified of by email, depending on how your drive is available, a firmware installation was successful, capacity was exceeded, and so on. Click Open, and when the Import Configuration File...categories you want to five users who will receive notifications. Click Import File. 2. Notifications are not as severe as over temperature, or hard drive, volume, and network status. CONFIGURING SETTINGS To replace the current configuration: 1. The notification may concern system conditions, such as critical ones....
...Navigation bar, click Settings and then click Notifications in a pop-up to be notified of by email, depending on how your drive is available, a firmware installation was successful, capacity was exceeded, and so on. Click Open, and when the Import Configuration File...categories you want to five users who will receive notifications. Click Import File. 2. Notifications are not as severe as over temperature, or hard drive, volume, and network status. CONFIGURING SETTINGS To replace the current configuration: 1. The notification may concern system conditions, such as critical ones....
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... the WD My Cloud device's USB 3.0 expansion port, it becomes a network drive. Now the USB drive has the following formats for additional storage. CONNECTING A USB HARD DRIVE 12 Connecting a USB Hard Drive Overview Connecting A USB Drive Mapping A USB Drive (Windows Only) Creating a Shortcut to the USB Drive (Windows only) Overview When you can access it with Windows Explorer or...
... the WD My Cloud device's USB 3.0 expansion port, it becomes a network drive. Now the USB drive has the following formats for additional storage. CONNECTING A USB HARD DRIVE 12 Connecting a USB Hard Drive Overview Connecting A USB Drive Mapping A USB Drive (Windows Only) Creating a Shortcut to the USB Drive (Windows only) Overview When you can access it with Windows Explorer or...
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... may appear. Enter the WD My Cloud device username and password to reconnect the share, allowing it to open the mapped network drive prompts a new login window. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 104 USER MANUAL Select Map [USB name] on the desktop. Attempting... system tray to select your USB Drive. The Map Network Drive dialog box displays: 4. For more information on the WD Quick View submenu for your USB drive and display a submenu: 3. Move the pointer over or click to display a menu. 2. CONNECTING A USB HARD DRIVE Mapping A USB Drive (Windows Only) 1. Click the...
... may appear. Enter the WD My Cloud device username and password to reconnect the share, allowing it to open the mapped network drive prompts a new login window. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 104 USER MANUAL Select Map [USB name] on the desktop. Attempting... system tray to select your USB Drive. The Map Network Drive dialog box displays: 4. For more information on the WD Quick View submenu for your USB drive and display a submenu: 3. Move the pointer over or click to display a menu. 2. CONNECTING A USB HARD DRIVE Mapping A USB Drive (Windows Only) 1. Click the...
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... protocols I/O ports Data transfer rate High performance (100/1000) Gigabit Ethernet connection WD 3.5-inch SATA hard drive CIFS/SMB, NFS, FTP, AFP Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) port USB 3.0 up to 5 Gb/s USB 2.0 up to 480 Mb/s Compatibility Note: Compatibility may vary depending ...
... protocols I/O ports Data transfer rate High performance (100/1000) Gigabit Ethernet connection WD 3.5-inch SATA hard drive CIFS/SMB, NFS, FTP, AFP Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) port USB 3.0 up to 5 Gb/s USB 2.0 up to 480 Mb/s Compatibility Note: Compatibility may vary depending ...
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...failed router 107 LEDs don't light up 107 manually mapping the drive letter 107 resetting the system 106 Setup or WD SmartWare cannot detect my drive 108 Troubleshooting connections 16 TwonkyMedia 97 U Uninstalling WD Quick View 36 USB hard drive connect and manage 103 creating a shortcut (Windows Only) 104 creating... 60 WD Photos mobile app 57 WD Quick View alerts 35 managing 28 mapping the drive 33 monitoring storage 34 opening shares 31 safely shutting down 109 cannot play media through digital me- INDEX Shortcuts 16 Shutting down safely troubleshooting 109 using dashboard 83 using the WD...
...failed router 107 LEDs don't light up 107 manually mapping the drive letter 107 resetting the system 106 Setup or WD SmartWare cannot detect my drive 108 Troubleshooting connections 16 TwonkyMedia 97 U Uninstalling WD Quick View 36 USB hard drive connect and manage 103 creating a shortcut (Windows Only) 104 creating... 60 WD Photos mobile app 57 WD Quick View alerts 35 managing 28 mapping the drive 33 monitoring storage 34 opening shares 31 safely shutting down 109 cannot play media through digital me- INDEX Shortcuts 16 Shutting down safely troubleshooting 109 using dashboard 83 using the WD...
Product Specifications
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...of your My Cloud on supported Windows and Mac OS platforms Capacities and models 4 TB WDBCTL0040HWT 3 TB WDBCTL0030HWT 2 TB WDBCTL0020HWT Limited Warranty 2 years Worldwide Compatibility may be mentioned ... expansion port on operating environment. Direct photo uploads from actual product. © 2013 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and other countries. My Cloud™ Mobile & Desktop App Product...peace of mind. Increase your personal cloud capacity Simply attach a compatible USB 3.0 hard drive directly to your control. My Cloud and absolutely are required to change without notice...
...of your My Cloud on supported Windows and Mac OS platforms Capacities and models 4 TB WDBCTL0040HWT 3 TB WDBCTL0030HWT 2 TB WDBCTL0020HWT Limited Warranty 2 years Worldwide Compatibility may be mentioned ... expansion port on operating environment. Direct photo uploads from actual product. © 2013 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and other countries. My Cloud™ Mobile & Desktop App Product...peace of mind. Increase your personal cloud capacity Simply attach a compatible USB 3.0 hard drive directly to your control. My Cloud and absolutely are required to change without notice...