How do I access WD My Cloud dashboard?

How do I access WD My Cloud dashboard?

How do I access my WD My Cloud dashboard?

1. Right mouse click and select Open to access the shares of a My Cloud.
2. Right mouse click and selectView Device Web Page to access the dashboard of a My Cloud in a web browser.

How do I download from WD My Cloud?

Select the content that you’d like to download by first clicking on the circle located on the left side of the corresponding file. Then click on “Download” located in the blue-coloured menu above. If you’d like to download multiple files concurrently, these will be downloaded as a ZIP file.

How do I use WD My Cloud as an external hard drive?

No you cannot reformat and use the My Cloud as a plain dumb external USB hard drive. The USB port on the My Cloud is host mode only, meaning you can only attach external USB drives too it. If you don’t want to use the WD software, then don’t. You can access the My Cloud using Windows File Explorer or Mac Finder.

Do I need to install WD Discovery?

WD portable external drives are plug n play drives to use as a storage device in computer. It doesn’t require extra software or tool in order to store data files.

What is the purpose of WD Discovery?

Description. WD Discovery allows you to download and keep up to date other WD Apps such as WD Security app, WD Backup and WD Drive Utilities, and learn about software from WD partners.

How do I download WD Discovery?

Navigate to the Software for Windows section on the SOFTWARE & DOWNLOADS screen. Select the Install WD Discovery for Windows option and click the DOWNLOAD button.

How do I retrieve files from WD My Passport?

Then click External Devices Recovery.

1. Connect the WD Passport to the computer.
2. Select the WD Passport.
3. You can preview some recoverable files after the scan.
4. Choose the files that are to be retrieved.
5. Note: You can recover your files easily with File modified date.
6. Select a task or image to restore.

How do I install WD external hard drive?

Tips for Getting Started with the WD My Book Backup Drive

1. Plug in the power supply to the wall/powerbar and to the drive.
2. Plug the USB cable between the computer and the drive.
3. The drive should now turn on.
4. Look for the new hard drive in My Computer.
5. Double click on it and then on “WD Apps Setup”.
6. Just follow the prompts to install the software.

How do I access my WD hard drive?

How to Access, View or Recover Data from Inaccessible WD External HDD

1. Choose the WD hard drive to scan. Launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, locate the Western Digital hard drive and click “Scan”.
2. Preview lost files in WD hard drive from the scan result.
3. Select and restore found WD hard drive files.

How do I access my WD Elements external hard drive?

Connect one end of the USB or FireWire cable directly to your computer. Connect the other end of the USB or FireWire cable to the WD hard drive. Without using the power switch, your WD drive will now turn on. Since your computer is already on, the hard drive will also power on automatically.

How do I install WD My Passport for Windows?

Double-click the WD Apps Setup file that appears in the listing for the drive in your computer’s file management utility to display the WD Apps Setup wizard, Software Installer dialog. 2. Click Next to display the Installation Type dialog: 3.

How do I connect my WD Passport to my computer?

Follow these guidelines to do WD My Passport Ultra 2TB setup on a Windows 10 computer.

1. Unpack the WD My Passport Ultra and connect it to the Windows 10 computer with the USB cable provided.
2. Open the file explorer/manager and check whether the WD drive is listed.
3. A Found New Hardware notification appears.

How do I view photos on my WD Passport?

Under “File Explorer” open the drive: WD My Passport (or name you gave it) > WD backup. swstor > the name of your computer > Volume > Users > (select your user) > finally, you should find the picture folder with all your pictures.

Can I use my PC while backing up?

Generally, yes. Performance will be affected during the backup task (especially the first one) as CCC reads the entire source volume and writes to the destination volume. This won’t affect the source file, but there’s a good chance that the backup version of that file will be corrupt.