Devices that have auto-update enabled will receive a final firmware update to disable remote access and outbound traffic to cloud services. Email notifications also won’t be delivered. However, access through the My Cloud OS 3 mobile app or web app will not be possible.
Q: Will my device stop working if I can’t upgrade to My Cloud OS 5? Will I lose access to my data?Ī: Once the services have been shut down, you will still be able to access the device on a local network. How are you being forced to upgrade? Your My Cloud will continue to work for local network access just as it does now. If you are already an existing users of Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive, you can also easily transfer files between your personal cloud and them by using the free WD My Cloud mobile app which is available in Apple’s App Store and Google Play.Īlternatively, if you are not using the mobile app, you can access your WD My Cloud by going to WDM圜 on your browser.Like a lot of people I am forced to upgrade… Mac App WD My Cloud Mac App – Device WD My Cloud Mac App – File Browser WD My Cloud Mac App – File Options WD My Cloud Setup – Step 1 WD My Cloud Setup – Step 2 WD My Cloud Setup – Step 3 WD My Cloud Setup – Step 4 WD My Cloud Setup – Step 5 WD My Cloud Setup – Step 6
To setup WD My Cloud, you just have to visit wd.com/setup/wdmycloud on your browser and it will show you the download link to the WD My Cloud Setup application depending on what operating system you are using. I am pretty sure eventually they will come out a Duo version (two hard disks) so that you can use RAID on it for redundancy. Note that there is only one hard disk inside the WD My Cloud and if the drive fails, your data will be lost as well. The WD My Cloud comes with a gigabit ethernet port but your Internet connection will most likely be the bottleneck since the upstream will unlikely reach 1Gbps. If you run out of space in your WD My Cloud, you can always use any external USB hard drive and attach it to the USB 3.0 port of the WD My Cloud and it will expand your storage capacity immediately. WD My Cloud – Box WD My Cloud – Box Front WD My Cloud – Box Back WD My Cloud – Side WD My Cloud – Box Side WD My Cloud – Box Contents WD My Cloud – Instructions WD My Cloud – Power Adapter WD My Cloud – Power Cable WD My Cloud – Side WD My Cloud – Front WD My Cloud – Back WD My Cloud – Ports By simply connecting a My Cloud personal cloud drive to the Internet, consumers get the anywhere, any-device access they can get from the public cloud, without having to pay monthly fees or giving up control of their personal. My Cloud is a complete solution for users to organize, centralize and secure the digital content from all of their computers and mobile devices and access those files from any device, from anywhere in the world. So this is where WD My Cloud comes into play. I know some users are reluctant to store files on third party services because it might contain sensitive information and also the storage space on those services will never match your own hard drive.
In comparison the normal WD My Book 4TB retails for S$309. The 2TB version is retailing for S$239, the 3TB version for S$289 and the 4TB version for S$399. The WD My Cloud allows you to store your files and media on your own personal cloud instead of relying on third party services like Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive.