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How do I access WD My Cloud from my PC?
- Click the Windows icon and click Network, or Start > Computer > Network.
- Double-click the My Cloud device and locate the device’s Public folder.
- Double-click the Public folder. You can now drag and drop files into (and from) the Public folder using Windows Explorer.
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How do I access my WDMyCloud by IP?
You can access these by opening http://192.168.1.1 or http://192.168.0.1 in your browser. The default IP, username, and password can also be found in the user manual of your router.
How do I access WDMyCloud without Internet?
How do I access WD My Cloud without Internet?
- There are a few ways to access your WD My Cloud without an internet connection.
- One way is to create a network share on your computer and connect to the WD My Cloud from there.
- Another way is to use the WD My Cloud app on your phone or tablet to access your files.
How do I access WD My Cloud home locally?
How do I access WD My Cloud home from Windows 10? 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.
Can I use WD My Cloud home without internet?
The device must be connected to the Internet to work. That may sound reasonable – but there is no way to use it locally without internet access. I understand it is a “Cloud” device.
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.
Why can’t I access my WDMyCloud?
Go to Control Panel > Credential Manager > Windows Credentials, and click Add a Windows credential on the lower right side. Step 2. Type the username and password of My Cloud in the following window and click Save. Later, restart your computer and see if WD My Cloud Windows 10 cannot access is solved.
How do I transfer files from WDMyCloud 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.
What does red light on WDMyCloud 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 setup a WD network drive?
Connect your My Cloud Home
- Place the WD My Cloud Home near your router.
- Connect the power adapter to the My Cloud Home and to a free power outlet.
- Connect the network cable to your WD My Cloud Home and your router or modem.
- Wait until the white light comes on.
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.
How do I install WD My Cloud without a router?
MyCloud WITHOUT a router?
- Connect WDMyCloud (NAS) directly to your PC via it’s lan port.
- Enable Internet Connection Sharing on the PC network adapter which is connected to your AT&T router.
How do I access My Cloud storage?
How to connect to Google Cloud Storage
- Sign in to Data Studio.
- In the top left, click. then select Data Source.
- Select the Google Cloud Storage connector from the list.
- If prompted, AUTHORIZE access to your data.
- Enter the path to your data: Include the bucket name and any parent folders.
- In the upper right, click CONNECT.
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 backup my WD My Cloud to OneDrive? Method 2. Backup files manually via OneDrive folder
- Download the OneDrive desktop app on your computer and follow the instructions in the install it.
- Open Windows Explorer and find the OneDrive folder.
- Open the network drive that you mapped before and the OneDrive folder, copy and paste files between the two folders.
How do I sync my Google Photos with WD My Cloud? Go to “Services” and enable the “Social and Cloud Import” app. Within that app it will give the ability to do a continuous, one way sync of your Google Drive content to your My Cloud Home device.
How do you upload from a flash drive to Google Drive? The easiest way to add pictures from a flash drive is to open the flash drive folder on your computer, highlight to select the pictures you want to upload, then drag them from the folder onto the Google Photos website. This will initiate the upload.
Can I connect WDMyCloud directly to computer?
To summarize all the debate below: you CAN connect the My Cloud directly to your computer via Ethernet ONLY. You CANNOT use the USB port; the My Cloud is an intelligent network device, not a dumb* USB drive. As an intelligent network device, it can support additional drives of its own.
How do I move 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 recover data from WD My Cloud hard drive?
How to recover data from WD My Cloud Home
- Remove the drives from your WD My Cloud Home.
- Connect the removed drive(s) to the computer.
- Install UFS Explorer Professional Recovery on the computer and launch the program.
- Find the WD My Cloud partition holding your data.
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.
Why can’t I access my WD My Cloud?
Go to Control Panel > Credential Manager > Windows Credentials, and click Add a Windows credential on the lower right side. Step 2. Type the username and password of My Cloud in the following window and click Save. Later, restart your computer and see if WD My Cloud Windows 10 cannot access is solved.
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 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.
Does WD My Cloud have a recycle bin? Or is it one of the other models listed on the following WD Support page? The single bay My Cloud units, the general subject of this subforum (My Cloud) do not support nor have an option for a “recycle bin” within their My Cloud operating system.
How do I remove files from my cloud?
Document Cloud | How to permanently delete files
- Sign in to the Acrobat Web.
- Select files you want to delete and choose Delete from the set of displayed options in the right. Delete Document Cloud files.
- In the confirmation pop-up window, select Delete to delete your files permanently.
Where is the location of Recycle Bin? By default, the Recycle Bin should be present in the upper-left corner of your desktop in both Windows 10 and Windows 11. We find this the easiest way to access the Recycle Bin. Find the icon on your desktop, then either select it and press Enter on your keyboard, or double-click or double-tap on it to open the folder.
@mydanny, in dashboard > shares, click on the share you want to remove, click on the “- folder” icon at the bottom of the shares list to remove the share.
