In WD Discovery you can sign in to your My Cloud Home account and it will mount the private user space as a drive on the computer. There is no way to disable remote access of this device. FTP is not supported on the My Cloud Home.
How to soft reset WD my Cloud?
How do I get activation code for WD My Cloud?
- Install the WD Photos and WD My Cloud apps onto the mobile device. …
- Click Cloud Access.
- In the left pane, click the name of the user whose mobile device you want to grant access to the cloud.
- Click Get Code. …
- Click Finish.
- On the mobile device, enter the activation code.
How to access WD MyCloud locally?
http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/?id=439&type=25 Generally you connect the My Cloud to the router, connect your computer to that router (or to the same local network the router is connected too. Then open up a web browser and access the Dashboard to configure the My Cloud.
How do I Reset my WD cloud password?
Resetting with Power On If you have set a password or a static IP address on the WD My Cloud dashboard and have forgotten it, pressing the reset button while the device is powered up resets the password to the default value of none and to default IP settings. The default IP setting is DHCP. Resetting does not erase your files.
How to recover data from WD my Cloud hard drive?
- 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. ...
- Give the software a command to find the respective index database and interpret the file system. ...
Can WD My Cloud be hacked?
Western Digital has patched three critical vulnerabilities—one with a severity rating of 9.8 and another with a 9.0—that make it possible for hackers to steal data or remotely hijack storage devices running version 3 of the company's My Cloud OS.
How do I enable remote access on my WD My Cloud?
Power up the My Cloud device.Connect the My Cloud device to a router.Setup your administrator username & password for local account access.Enter the info you would like to use for the MyCloud.com account in order to access your My Cloud from a remote location.More items...
How do I remove a device from WD My Cloud?
Open up your Dashboard and Cloud Access, click on a User name and if you can figure out which devices you want to remove then click on the trash can icon.
Can I use WD My Cloud 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.
How do I give someone access to my WD My Cloud?
You may also want other users to be able to log into your WD MyCloud. To allow them to do so, open Settings and click on Add User. Then provide the email address for the user and click on Send Invites. Finally, you can also mount the drive directly to computers.
How do I access WD My Cloud home locally?
To open your My Cloud Dashboard:Windows: Open a web browser and type in //devicename (or device IP address) to the web address bar.Mac OSX: Open a web browser and type in //devicename. local (or device IP address) to the web address bar.
Can WD My Cloud be connected directly to computer?
Is it possible to connect My Cloud directly to a PC without a router? Yes, just connect the Ethernet wire from the My Cloud to the computer's networking port.
Can you use WD My Cloud as an 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.
What is the difference between My Cloud and MyCloud home?
From what I've seen, the main differences are that the MyCloud Home has a faster ethernet link (1 Gig) and faster internal processor, but the tradeoff is that for some reason WD made the decision to take away the Admin console that comes with the original MyCloud.
Does My Cloud have to be connected to router?
Connect your My Cloud Home Because the My Cloud Home works over the network, you do not connect the drive to your computer with a USB cable, but with a network cable to your router or modem. Place the WD My Cloud Home near your router. Connect the power adapter to the My Cloud Home and to a free power outlet.
Can you access your NAS without internet?
No access from the internet will be possible. This includes phones not connected to the internal WiFi. NAS means Network Attached Storage, which means, that the device is, in it's essence, a small computer with a connected hard drive.
How do I reset my cloud home device?
0:583:37Western Digital MyCloud Drive Factory Reset - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipIn there plug in the power. And keep holding it for 40 seconds. And that basically does the trick.MoreIn there plug in the power. And keep holding it for 40 seconds. And that basically does the trick.
How do I recover data from WD My Cloud hard drive?
How to recover data from WD My Cloud HomeRemove 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.More items...•
What filesystem does WD My Cloud use?
EXT4The 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.