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GETTING STARTED 1. Click Rescan. 2. If the drive is found, continue to "Creating a Personal Cloud" on page 15. If the drive still cannot be found, select WD Support for additional suggestions or to contact WD Support. Getting Started Without the Online Setup Installer If you do not use the online setup installer to get started, you can still: „ Use your WD My Cloud personal cloud storage device as an external hard drive, dragging and dropping files to and from it. „ Configure the drive using the WD My Cloud device's dashboard. (See "At a Glance: The Dashboard" on page 37.) „ Back up files using Windows 8 File History, Windows 7 Backup and Restore, or Apple Time Machine. (See "Backing Up and Retrieving Files" on page 20.) Getting to the Public Share The WD My Cloud device's Public share (folder) contains Shared Music, Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos subfolders. Note: In this manual the term shares and folders are used interchangeably. To get to these folders so you can drag and drop files there or access files that have been backed up from your computer or an attached USB drive, follow one of the procedures described below. Using Windows 8 1. Physically connect the drive to your network (see "Physically Connecting the Device" on page 10). 2. On the task bar at the bottom of the screen, click the File Explorer icon . 3. In the left panel, click Network. 4. Double-click WDMyCloud under Network, and then locate the drive's Public folder. 5. Double-click the Public folder to display the Shared Music, Shared Pictures, Shared Videos subfolders. You can now drag and drop files into and from the shared media folders using Windows Explorer. WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 17 USER MANUAL

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GETTING STARTED
17
WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL
1.
Click
Rescan
.
2.
If the drive is found, continue to “Creating a Personal Cloud” on page 15.
If the drive still cannot be found, select
WD Support
for additional suggestions or to
contact WD Support.
Getting Started Without the Online Setup Installer
If you do not use the online setup installer to get started, you can still:
Use your WD My Cloud personal cloud storage device as an external hard drive,
dragging and dropping files to and from it.
Configure the drive using the WD My Cloud device’s dashboard. (See “At a Glance:
The Dashboard” on page 37.)
Back up files using Windows 8 File History, Windows 7 Backup and Restore, or
Apple Time Machine. (See “Backing Up and Retrieving Files” on page 20.)
Getting to the Public Share
The WD My Cloud device’s Public share (folder) contains Shared Music, Shared Pictures,
and Shared Videos subfolders.
Note:
In this manual the term shares and folders are used interchangeably.
To get to these folders so you can drag and drop files there or access files that have been
backed up from your computer or an attached USB drive, follow one of the procedures
described below.
Using Windows 8
1.
Physically connect the drive to your network (see “Physically Connecting the Device” on
page 10).
2.
On the task bar at the bottom of the screen, click the File Explorer icon
.
3.
In the left panel, click
Network
.
4.
Double-click
WDMyCloud
under Network, and then locate the drive’s Public folder.
5.
Double-click the Public folder to display the Shared Music, Shared Pictures, Shared
Videos subfolders. You can now drag and drop files into and from the shared media
folders using Windows Explorer.