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MANAGING SHARES
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WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL
Deleting a Share
1. Select the share in the list of shares on the About Shares page.
2. Click the Delete Share icon .
3. In response to the confirmation message, click OK.
Accessing the Contents of a Share Locally
Note: For information on accessing the contents of a share remotely, see
“Accessing Your Cloud Remotely” on page 60.
Several options are available for opening a WD My Cloud share. For a private share, the user
must have:
A user name and password assigned to the share name
Read-only or full access to the share
WARNING! Deleting a share erases all files and folders on the share.
IF you want to open a share
using . . .
THEN . . .
WD Quick View icon in the
system tray (Windows)
1. Left- or right-click the WD Quick View icon to display
the main menu.
2. Click the WD My Cloud device name, and then click Open.
The shares display in Windows Explorer.
3. For a private share, if prompted for a user name and
password, enter those associated with your user account.
4. For a private share, if the user’s name and password are the
same as for logging into the computer, a user name and
password are not required. If they are not the same, visit
http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base
Answer ID 5681.
WD Quick View in the menu bar
(Mac OS X)
1. Click the WD Quick View icon in the menu bar and
move the cursor over the name of your WD My Cloud device
to display the submenu.
2. Select Open on the WD Quick View submenu. The shares
display in a second submenu.
3. Select the desired share.
4. For a private share, if prompted for a user name and
password, enter those associated with your user account
(see “Creating a User” on page 53).
5. For a Public share, if prompted for a user name and
password, select Guest.
Windows 8 1. In the task bar, click the File Explorer icon .
2. In the left panel, select Network, and double-click
WDMyCloud.
3. Double-click a Public or private share on your device.
- WD My Cloud 1
- Service and Support 2
- Registering Your WD Product 2
- Table of Contents 3
- Important User Information 6
- IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION 7
- Product Overview 8
- About the Learning Center 9
- Package Contents 10
- System Requirements 11
- Pre-installation Instructions 12
- Handling Precautions 12
- Product Views 12
- Gigabit Ethernet port 13
- Kensington 13
- Security Slot 13
- Reset button 13
- USB 3.0 port 13
- WD My Cloud device 31
- Using Windows 8 File History 32
- Using Apple Time Machine 32
- Setting Time Machine 33
- Starting a Backup 35
- Retrieving Backed-Up Items 35
- Download 38
- Checking Device Status 39
- Accessing Shares 40
- Mapping the Drive (Windows) 41
- Viewing Device Properties 42
- Monitoring Storage 42
- Shutting Down Safely 43
- Monitoring Alerts 43
- WD Quick View Alerts Option 44
- Uninstalling WD Quick View 45
- At a Glance: The Dashboard 46
- The Dashboard Home Page 47
- Information Icons 48
- Navigation Icons 48
- Capacity 49
- Diagnosis 49
- Firmware 50
- Cloud Devices 51
- AT A GLANCE: THE DASHBOARD 52
- Obtaining Customer Support 53
- Requesting Automatic Support 54
- Basic Administrative Tasks 55
- Managing Users 56
- MANAGING USERS 57
- Creating a User 58
- Changing a User’s Password 58
- Editing User Settings 59
- Removing a User 59
- Managing Shares 60
- Creating a New Share 61
- Making a Share Private 62
- Deleting a Share 63
- MANAGING SHARES 64
- Accessing Your Cloud Remotely 65
- Note: You can also delete it 66
- ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD REMOTELY 67
- About WD Photos Mobile App 68
- Activate 70
- About WD My Cloud Mobile App 71
- 5. Tap Done 73
- 9. Tap a file to display it 74
- First-Time Users 75
- Returning Users 75
- Sharing Your Files Remotely 78
- Configuring Settings 79
- Device Profile 80
- Language and Clock 80
- Cloud Access 81
- Checking Cloud Access Status 82
- Energy Saver 83
- Mac Backups 83
- Network Profile 84
- Network Services 85
- CONFIGURING SETTINGS 86
- Workgroup (Windows) 87
- Utilities 88
- System Factory Restore 89
- Notifications 93
- Manually Checking for Updates 96
- Manually Installing an Update 96
- WD My Cloud device reboots 97
- Managing Safepoints 98
- Local Scan 99
- Safepoint” on page 98) 100
- 7. You have two options: 101
- MANAGING SAFEPOINTS 102
- USER MANUAL 102
- Updating a Safepoint 103
- Recovering a Safepoint 103
- Safepoint dialog box: 104
- Deleting a Safepoint 105
- Getting Started 106
- Checking the Front Panel LED 107
- GETTING STARTED 108
- 5. Click Get Started 109
- Troubleshooting Connections 111
- Creating a Personal Cloud 111
- Getting to the Public Share 118
- Connecting a USB Hard Drive 121
- CONNECTING A USB HARD DRIVE 122
- Appendix A: Specifications 123
- Appendix B: Troubleshooting 124
- Resetting with Power Off 125
- LEDs do not light up 125
- Adapter LEDs do not light 125
- APPENDIX B: TROUBLESHOOTING 126
- Regulatory Compliance 129
- Obtaining Service 130
- Limited Warranty 130
- Warranty 131
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