How do I access WD My Cloud from Mac Finder?

Mac OS X:

  1. Open the Finder window.
  2. From the side menu, under Locations, select Network.
  3. Double-click the My Cloud device and login with your local user account.
  4. Locate the device’s Public shared folder.
  5. Double click the Public shared folder.
  6. You can now drag and drop files into (and from) the Public shared folder.

Does WD work with Big Sur?

1.270 doesn’t run under MacOS Big Sur.

Do I need to install WD Discovery for Mac?

Answer: A: Answer: A: Historically the WD software has not worked well on Macs. It is not needed to use the drive for Time Machine backups.

Is there a WD Sync app for Mac?

The WD Sync for Mac is a utility that allows you to sync files to the My Cloud Device on your network. The WD Sync for Mac supports the OSX 10.14, OSX 10.13, OSX 10.12, OSX 10.11, OSX 10.10, OSX 10.9. The WD Sync for Mac supports the newly released WD Cloud Personal Cloud Storage.

How can I access WD my Cloud remotely?

To access the WD My Cloud remotely is another matter. Typically, without having to hack the unit or use SSH or go the VPN route, one has to use the WD software (WD My Cloud Desktop, WD My Cloud app and WD Photo for Android and iOS) or WD2Go.comwebsite to access the device from outside one’s local network. Jeepman

What to do if WD Sync doesn’t work?

Note: If the WD Sync software doesn’t find the My Cloud Device, you can click Sign in to enter the MyCloud.com account. Then you can find that all My Cloud Devices associated with the account are listed here. You can choose one My Cloud Device to continue.

Do you need a VPN to use WD my Cloud?

Typically, without having to hack the unit or use SSH or go the VPN route, one has to use the WD software (WD My Cloud Desktop, WD My Cloud app and WD Photo for Android and iOS) or WD2Go.comwebsite to access the device from outside one’s local network. Jeepman October 15, 2015, 5:16am #3