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GETTING STARTED 11. Click Finish to display the WD My Cloud Mirror dashboard. For instructions on using the dashboard, see "The Dashboard Home Page" on page 59. Accessing Content Note: This manual uses the term shares and folders interchangeably. The WD My Cloud Mirror device's Public folder contains Shared Music, Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos subfolders. The existing content of the subfolders are files that you dragged and dropped or files that have been backed up from your computer or an attached USB drive. Note: Any of the folders can hold any type file. Once you've physically connected your WD My Cloud Mirror device (see "Physically Connecting the Device" on page 10), use the following steps to access the contents of your device. If your operating systems is... Windows 8 or 8.1.1 Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 Mac OS X (Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks) Then... 1. On the Start page, type Computer 2. Click Computer. 3. In the left pane, click Network. 4. Double-click WDMYCloudMirror and locate the device's Public folder. 5. Double-click the Public folder to display the Shared Music, Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos subfolders. You can now drag and drop files into (and from) the shared media folders using Windows Explorer. 1. Click or Start > Computer > Network > WDMYCloudMirror and, if required, enter your network (router) credentials. The device's Public and private folders (shares) display. 2. Double-click the Public folder to display the Shared Music, Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos subfolders. You can now drag and drop files into (and from) the shared media folders using Windows Explorer. 1. In a Finder window, click WDMyCloudMirror under the shared items in the side bar. 2. If presented with an authorization page, select Guest and click Connect to display the Public share: 3. Double-click the Public folder to display the subfolders: Shared Music, Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos. You can now drag and drop files into the shared folders using Finder. 4. If you want to create a shared drive icon permanently on your desktop, create an alias. Following are two ways to do this: Note: Before creating an alias, click Finder > Preferences > General and make sure Connected Servers is checked. - Click the item you wish to alias (e.g., Shared Music), hold down the mouse button, hold down the Cmd and Option keys simultaneously, and drag the item to where you want the alias to appear. Instead of moving the original item, this action creates an alias at the new location. -OR - - Right-click the item you want to alias (e.g., Shared Music) and click File > Make Alias. WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 20 USER MANUAL

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GETTING STARTED
20
WD MY CLOUD MIRROR PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL
11.
Click
Finish
to display the WD My Cloud Mirror dashboard. For instructions on using
the dashboard, see “The Dashboard Home Page” on page 59.
Accessing Content
Note:
This manual uses the term
shares
and
folders
interchangeably.
The WD My Cloud Mirror device’s Public folder contains Shared Music, Shared Pictures, and
Shared Videos subfolders. The existing content of the subfolders are files that you dragged
and dropped or files that have been backed up from your computer or an attached USB
drive.
Note:
Any of the folders can hold any type file.
Once you’ve physically connected your WD My Cloud Mirror device (see “Physically
Connecting the Device” on page 10), use the following steps to access the contents of your
device.
If your operating systems is...
Then...
Windows 8 or 8.1
.1
1.
On the Start page, type
Computer
2.
Click
Computer
.
3.
In the left pane, click
Network
.
4.
Double-click
WDMYCloudMirror
and locate the device’s Public
folder.
5.
Double-click the Public folder to display the Shared Music, Shared
Pictures, and Shared Videos subfolders. You can now drag and
drop files into (and from) the shared media folders using Windows
Explorer.
Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
1.
Click
or
Start
> Computer > Network > WDMYCloudMirror
and, if required, enter your network (router) credentials. The device’s
Public and private folders (shares) display.
2.
Double-click the Public folder to display the Shared Music, Shared
Pictures, and Shared Videos subfolders. You can now drag and
drop files into (and from) the shared media folders using Windows
Explorer.
Mac OS X
(Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion,
Mavericks)
1.
In a Finder window, click
WDMyCloudMirror
under the shared
items in the side bar.
2.
If presented with an authorization page, select
Guest
and click
Connect
to display the Public share:
3.
Double-click the Public folder to display the subfolders: Shared
Music, Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos. You can now drag and
drop files into the shared folders using Finder.
4.
If you want to create a shared drive icon permanently on your
desktop, create an alias. Following are two ways to do this:
Note:
Before creating an alias, click
Finder > Preferences >
General
and make sure
Connected Servers
is checked.
-
Click the item you wish to alias (e.g., Shared Music), hold down
the mouse button, hold down the
Cmd
and
Option
keys
simultaneously, and drag the item to where you want the alias to
appear. Instead of moving the original item, this action creates
an alias at the new location.
-
OR
-
-
Right-click the item you want to alias (e.g., Shared Music) and
click
File > Make Alias
.