Images have tiny thumbnails as their icons. A link to WD's Learning Center site is also displayed for additional help.įiles in folders are represented by icons based on file type. When I first opened the My Cloud program, I was offered a walk-though demo of using basic features such as adding shortcuts to favorite files and folders. Launching the program opens a listing of all the folders residing on the My Cloud NAS I have set up in the testing lab. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Netgear Genie (Desktop App) Review My laptop and test My Cloud were on the same network, and the app picked up the device right away. If the desktop PC and the My Cloud device are on the same network, the app will detect the My Cloud device and display the device's IP address. The installer places a WD My Cloud shortcut on the desktop. Download and installation was a breeze on my Windows 7 laptop. The WD My Cloud (for desktop) app is available from WD's Learning Center site. With the WD My Cloud desktop app, you have quick and easy remote access to the data on your My Cloud device. With the WD My Cloud desktop application, users can access data stored on a My Cloud from any Windows or Mac OS X. WD My Cloud (for desktop) is Western Digital's companion application to its new My Cloud ($249.99 at Amazon UK) (Opens in a new window) NAS-a device for sharing and streaming data to a variety of WD mobile apps and the Web.
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