Can I connect 2 WD My clouds together?

You cannot connect the second My Cloud to the first via their USB ports. What you can do with two My Clouds on the same local network is to use Safepoint / Backup to backup the contents of one My Cloud to another over the local network..

How do I access WD My Cloud without internet?

How do I access WD My Cloud without Internet?

1. There are a few ways to access your WD My Cloud without an internet connection.
2. One way is to create a network share on your computer and connect to the WD My Cloud from there.
3. Another way is to use the WD My Cloud app on your phone or tablet to access your files.

What is the default password for WD My Cloud?

Try entering your user name (first name) and password. If that doesn’t work, do a 40-second reset, which clears all users, and reverts to default ‘admin’ with no password.

How do I access WD My Cloud home locally?

1. Open the Windows File Explorer.
2. From the side menu, select Network.
3. Double-click the My Cloud device and login with your local user account.
4. Locate the device’s Public shared folder.
5. Double click the Public shared folder.
6. You can now drag and drop files into (and from) the Public shared folder.

Can I access WD My Cloud from anywhere?

The My Cloud Home Personal Cloud is designed to be accessible from wherever you are without the need for complex configuration like a NAS, therefore the permanent internet access to mycloud is needed to make it easily accessible. Due to this, there is no need for any management.

How do I transfer files from WD My Cloud to my computer?

Copy what you want to backup and paste it to the connected USB drive. This way is simple and easy to operate, all you need to do is connect WD my cloud home directly to computer vis ethernet, then copy and paste files to the connected external storage.

How do I access my WD My Cloud recycle bin?

Go into the Dashboard and: go to Shares . . . Shares: Pick a share to add a Recycle Bin to: Under Share Profile: Active share: Recycle Bin ON. Now under your Network Places the Recycle Bin should show up.

What hard drive is in WD My Cloud?

My Cloud EX2 Ultra comes pre-configured with WD Red hard drives, specifically built for NAS systems to provide improved performance within 24×7 environments.

What filesystem does WD My Cloud use? The native file system is EXT4 and file systems supported on connected USB external drives are FAT/FAT32, NTFS, HFS+J, and Linux EXT2, 3, and 4.

What does red light on WD My Cloud mean?

WD My Cloud Red Light

This is generally an indicator that the NAS has failed to initialize it’s internal software. In some cases it can be due to failed electronics, however most often it’s due to bad hard drives.

How do I recover data from WD My Cloud hard drive?

How to recover data from WD My Cloud Home

1. Remove the drives from your WD My Cloud Home.
2. Connect the removed drive(s) to the computer.
3. Install UFS Explorer Professional Recovery on the computer and launch the program.
4. Find the WD My Cloud partition holding your data.

How do I fix my WD My Cloud red light?

How do I reset my WD My Cloud?

How do I access My Cloud dashboard?

To open your My Cloud Dashboard:

1. Windows: Open a web browser and type in //devicename (or device IP address) to the web address bar.
2. Mac OSX: Open a web browser and type in //devicename. local (or device IP address) to the web address bar.

Is WDMyCloud home still supported? On April 15, 2022, support for prior generations of My Cloud OS, including My Cloud OS 3, will end. If your device isn’t compatible with My Cloud OS 5, you will lose remote access and will only be able to access it locally. Devices on these older firmware versions will not receive security fixes or technical support.

How do I move files from WD My Cloud to Google Drive? How does WD My Cloud sync Google Drive automatically? You can add the Google Drive folder to the network device so that the computer will automatically sync the file to Google Drive when it is turned on. If you add a photo to the file, it will also sync WD My Cloud with Google Photos.

How do I access My Cloud home from my computer? Connect the My Cloud to your computer’s networking port. Power on the My Cloud. After a short period of time the front LED will blink white (or similar color) indicating no network connection. Open up your computer’s file manager (Windows Explorer/Mac Finder) and see if the computer will find and access the My Cloud.

Can I use WD My Cloud as external hard drive?

A: The cloud can be accessed by your devices from any location where you have wifi access. The external HD is accessed by the computer it’s attached to or on your local home network if installed to your router. A: Yes it can.

Can’t connect to Western Digital My Cloud?

How to Fix WD My Cloud Windows 10 Cannot Access

1. Solution 1: Add Windows Credential for WD My Cloud.
2. Solution 2: Change the Registry Setting.
3. Solution 3: Enable SMB 1.0.
4. Solution 4: Check SMB Settings and Disable SMB 2.0 & 3.0.
5. Solution 5: Download and Install Windows 10 KB3124263 Update.
6. Solution 6: Reset Network.

How do I copy files from WD My Cloud to my computer?

Copy what you want to backup and paste it to the connected USB drive. This way is simple and easy to operate, all you need to do is connect WD my cloud home directly to computer vis ethernet, then copy and paste files to the connected external storage.

How do I access My Cloud on my local network?

Head to the File Explorer and locate your WD Cloud drive. It should be called WDMyCloud. Right-click on the public folder, then select the map network drive option. Choose an available letter from the drive list (drop-down), ensuring to tick the box that says Reconnect at login.

How do I recover my WD My Cloud password?

My Cloud Home. Enter your registered email and we’ll send you a link to reset your password.

How do I reset my WD My Cloud Admin password?

How do I reset my WD Passport password?

Open the “Security” tab. Type your current password into the box labeled “Password.” Enter a new password and a new password hint. Confirm by checking the “I Understand” box and clicking “Update Security Settings.”

How do I access My Cloud storage? How to connect to Google Cloud Storage

1. Sign in to Data Studio.
2. In the top left, click. then select Data Source.
3. Select the Google Cloud Storage connector from the list.
4. If prompted, AUTHORIZE access to your data.
5. Enter the path to your data: Include the bucket name and any parent folders.
6. In the upper right, click CONNECT.

How do I connect my WD My Cloud to my computer via ethernet?

First up, you want to plug in your WD My Cloud drive into a power socket, and then plug in one end of the supplied ethernet cable into your router and the other end into the dedicated ethernet port on the back of the NAS drive. Wait until the LED light turns blue before you fire up any programs on your Windows device.