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ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD REMOTELY „ On Windows, once your share has mounted successfully, a drive letter for the share displays under My Computer (XP) or Computer (Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8). You can use the drive letter like any other mapped network drive. Opening the drive displays all of the folders and files in the share. „ On a Mac, the Finder window opens on its own once the drive successfully connects to the WD My Cloud device and displays your share. 8. Select the file(s) you want to access. You can view, edit, delete, or copy files just as you would with any network drive. Sharing Your Files Remotely You can easily share files remotely with a family member or friend. When the user is created, an email is sent that provides a link to WDMyCloud.com and some instructions. The user creates a password and logs in. Only the shares to which the user has access and the Public share display. If the person is not already a user of the WD My Cloud device, create a new user, including a password and email address (see "Creating a User" on page 48). WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 67 USER MANUAL

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ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD REMOTELY
67
WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL
On Windows, once your share has mounted successfully, a drive letter for the share
displays under My Computer
(XP) or Computer (Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8). You
can use the drive letter like any other mapped network drive. Opening the drive
displays all of the folders and files in the share.
On a Mac, the Finder window opens on its own once the drive successfully connects
to the WD My Cloud device and displays your share.
8.
Select the file(s) you want to access.
You can view, edit, delete, or copy files just as you would with any network drive.
Sharing Your Files Remotely
You can easily share files remotely with a family member or friend. When the user is created,
an email is sent that provides a link to WDMyCloud.com and some instructions. The user
creates a password and logs in. Only the shares to which the user has access and the
Public share display.
If the person is not already a user of the WD My Cloud device, create a new user, including a
password and email address (see “Creating a User” on page 48).