So, no wifi and/or internet = no access to your data. In the account you will go to the circle in the top right to access the QR Code Scanner.
With this Portable External Hard Drive, you can share Wi-Fi connection with up to 7 devices. Please note, a wired Player will index faster than one connected only by Wi-Fi. The 8TB variant costs Rs With the WD My Cloud app, users can access data stored on My Cloud from anywhere they may be via iOS, Android, or Windows Phone mobile devices. Connect the drive to your computer as shown in the illustration below. 11,999 which is enough to buy two 2TB USB drives or pay for a 1TB Dropbox account for slightly less than two years. As a single drive setup, the My Cloud targets mostly home users and it is priced accordingly. Support for your My Cloud device is changing We’ve developed a new OS to keep up with evolving security standards. Access all of your files, photos, videos and more on the go.
Photos & videos are transferred in full resolution with all metadata intact. From the side menu, under Locations, select Network.
From the Western Digital software you open the folder of your My WD Community – Share your thoughts and connect with other WD users at: When My Cloud Home devices are accessed from a personal computer system via the My Cloud Home desktop app, a 64-bit operating system is required. I wish that the Tablo overall would work as well as my HDD/enclosure combination!!.but that’s an entirely different conversation.How to connect wd my cloud to pc via wifi This drive requires it be wired to a wifi router, the router connect to internet, and wifi active. These problems seem to only occur with these inferior portable drives. I’ve used almost 4TB of space and have never once had a problem associated with the drive sleeping and waking up. Personally, I’m using a high quality standard HDD mounted in a self powered enclosure which is designed to spin down the drive after 10 minutes of inactivity. They’re recommended solely because they’re less expensive than standard drives with enclosures and therefore, they fit better into their overall marketing strategy. Not for multiple streams and the overall abuse when attached to a device such as this. They were intended only for intermittent use. I also made it clear that these type of drives are less than ideal for this type of application. Ideally, the WD “Elements” drives shouldn’t be recommended for use with a Tablo (due to potential longevity issues).Īcknowledged…but I was simply referring to the differences between WD portable drives. They will spin down when there’s no activity (after a pre- determined time) which makes them vastly superior if used with a Tablo!
The WD “Passport/My Passport” portable drives have the built in “sleep” function.
I believe that the WD “Elements” drives have no built in “sleep” function and therefore, will spin constantly (unless they’re being used with a computer or other device that can be completely powered off). It means that the drive is in “sleep” mode and isn’t spinning.Ī constantly spinning portable drive is risky, as these type of drives weren’t intended for constant use! They tend to degrade much faster under these conditions. (as this is a older thread)…but hopefully it will be of some value to others.Ī solid light or a fast blinking light indicates some type of drive activity and/or the fact that the drive is spinning.