My Cloud Home is an easy-to-use personal storage device that plugs directly into your Wi-Fi router at home so you can save all your digital content in one central place. You can automatically back up the photos and videos on your phone,and wirelessly back up and sync all your computers and cloud accounts. Use the USB port to quickly import photos,videos and documents from other devices,like USB flash drives and external hard drives. One central place to store and organize everything My Cloud Home storage is home to all your content. With enough space to keep all your photos,videos and files in one place at home,you can organize it your way and access from anywhere with an Internet connection. Auto backup for photos and videos on your phone Automatically back up photos and videos on your phone to the My Cloud Home device so you can make room for more. USB port to import photos and videos from all your devices Quickly import photos and videos from all the different devices scattered around your house,like USB flash drives and external hard drives,using the USB port on the back of the My Cloud Home. Keep all your favorite moments,action shots and adventures stored in one central,organized place. Quick and easy sharing Collect all your favorite memories and moments in one place. With just a few clicks,share photos,videos,documents or entire folders with friends and family,so nobody misses a thing.
My Cloud Home is an easy-to-use personal storage device that plugs directly into your Wi-Fi router at home so you can save all your digital content in one central place. You can automatically back up the photos and videos on your phone,and wirelessly back up and sync all your computers and cloud accounts. Use the USB port to quickly import photos,videos and documents from other devices,like USB flash drives and external hard drives. One central place to store and organize everything My Cloud Home storage is home to all your content. With enough space to keep all your photos,videos and files in one place at home,you can organize it your way and access from anywhere with an Internet connection. Auto backup for photos and videos on your phone Automatically back up photos and videos on your phone to the My Cloud Home device so you can make room for more. USB port to import photos and videos from all your devices Quickly import photos and videos from all the different devices scattered around your house,like USB flash drives and external hard drives,using the USB port on the back of the My Cloud Home. Keep all your favorite moments,action shots and adventures stored in one central,organized place. Quick and easy sharing Collect all your favorite memories and moments in one place. With just a few clicks,share photos,videos,documents or entire folders with friends and family,so nobody misses a thing.
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WD 6TB My Cloud Home Personal Cloud
My Cloud Home is an easy-to-use personal storage device that plugs directly into your Wi-Fi router at home so you can save all your digital content in one central place. You can automatically back up the photos and videos on your phone,and wirelessly back up and sync all your computers and cloud accounts. Use the USB port to quickly import photos,videos and documents from other devices,like USB flash drives and external hard drives. One central place to store and organize everything My Cloud Home storage is home to all your content. With enough space to keep all your photos,videos and files in one place at home,you can organize it your way and access from anywhere with an Internet connection. Auto backup for photos and videos on your phone Automatically back up photos and videos on your phone to the My Cloud Home device so you can make room for more. USB port to import photos and videos from all your devices Quickly import photos and videos from all the different devices scattered around your house,like USB flash drives and external hard drives,using the USB port on the back of the My Cloud Home. Keep all your favorite moments,action shots and adventures stored in one central,organized place. Quick and easy sharing Collect all your favorite memories and moments in one place. With just a few clicks,share photos,videos,documents or entire folders with friends and family,so nobody misses a thing.
My Cloud Home is an easy-to-use personal storage device that plugs directly into your Wi-Fi router at home so you can save all your digital content in one central place. You can automatically back up the photos and videos on your phone,and wirelessly back up and sync all your computers and cloud accounts. Use the USB port to quickly import photos,videos and documents from other devices,like USB flash drives and external hard drives. One central place to store and organize everything My Cloud Home storage is home to all your content. With enough space to keep all your photos,videos and files in one place at home,you can organize it your way and access from anywhere with an Internet connection. Auto backup for photos and videos on your phone Automatically back up photos and videos on your phone to the My Cloud Home device so you can make room for more. USB port to import photos and videos from all your devices Quickly import photos and videos from all the different devices scattered around your house,like USB flash drives and external hard drives,using the USB port on the back of the My Cloud Home. Keep all your favorite moments,action shots and adventures stored in one central,organized place. Quick and easy sharing Collect all your favorite memories and moments in one place. With just a few clicks,share photos,videos,documents or entire folders with friends and family,so nobody misses a thing.
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WD My Cloud Home 6TB Personal Cloud Storage Device 1.4GHz Dual-Core 1GB RAM
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TL;DR WD stopped supporting their desktop application in June 2023 and removed local network drive capabilities. Firmware couldn't update when the device wasn't appearing on WD's servers. Device failed 6 months after the 2-year warranty ended.I purchased this device in late 2020 and it worked just fine for photo and important file backup. I was primarily looking for something I could use to easily transfer photos/files from my iPhone to my Windows PC and it worked well enough for me (for the time being). However, I found the user interface (UI) for all versions of the application (i.e. iOS, PC, Web App) used to configure the drive and manage files/photos to be very, very basic and unintuitive. I would not want to manage my photos here and it's not very easy to ... MoreTL;DR WD stopped supporting their desktop application in June 2023 and removed local network drive capabilities. Firmware couldn't update when the device wasn't appearing on WD's servers. Device failed 6 months after the 2-year warranty ended.I purchased this device in late 2020 and it worked just fine for photo and important file backup. I was primarily looking for something I could use to easily transfer photos/files from my iPhone to my Windows PC and it worked well enough for me (for the time being). However, I found the user interface (UI) for all versions of the application (i.e. iOS, PC, Web App) used to configure the drive and manage files/photos to be very, very basic and unintuitive. I would not want to manage my photos here and it's not very easy to organize anything via the standard application interface. I ended up using it primarily for ease of transferring files between devices and for (very redundant/unnecessary) backups of important files/photos.In addition, I set up a local network drive so I could more easily share files across devices the old fashioned way. However, (IIRC) this was a pain to set up and there was no configuration options for this in the My Cloud Application UI. You really had to dig through their support pages to figure out what to do and it wasn't particularly straightforward. I'm relatively competent with technology but haven't dabbled too much in local network drive configurations but alas. Oh yeah, if this was unclear, this thing barely half of what I hoped it would do and anything saved on that drive was NOT visible on the standard application UI.This makes sense based on how sad and pathetic the supporting apps are but still slowly drove me bonkers as I realized I bought a somewhat expensive device which has less functionality than iCloud or similar services. Especially considering the thing broke about 6 months after the 2 year warranty ended!I don't know who WD's target audience/market for this type of device is but I'm pretty sure it's not anyone who owns a computer.
originally posted on westerndigital.com
I bought this to replace the Sandisk IBI that I have had for years and absolutely love. It is exactly the same platform BUT transferring pics has been a nightmare. You cannot login and have data in the cloud go to the Home device. You have to download it and then upload it. Not too much of a problem unless you have albums which will not stay intact. Also the .heic extension has to be converted to .jpg on each photo or you cannot view the pic. The IBI converted those files automatically. WD has forced this new device since IBI will no longer be supported but has not provided the proper programming to accomplish this easily and successfully. I have communicated through email with them and they provide the same answer and same links which are not helpful. This is ... MoreI bought this to replace the Sandisk IBI that I have had for years and absolutely love. It is exactly the same platform BUT transferring pics has been a nightmare. You cannot login and have data in the cloud go to the Home device. You have to download it and then upload it. Not too much of a problem unless you have albums which will not stay intact. Also the .heic extension has to be converted to .jpg on each photo or you cannot view the pic. The IBI converted those files automatically. WD has forced this new device since IBI will no longer be supported but has not provided the proper programming to accomplish this easily and successfully. I have communicated through email with them and they provide the same answer and same links which are not helpful. This is extremely frustrating.
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I got this unit as part of an emergency recall by WD on older MyBook Live units, a number of which has been compromised earlier. Since I had configured the MBL for remote access at a friend's home, I was naturally worried. Instead of issuing an emergency patch for those older systems running on outdated hardware, WD issued a rebate on the current series which it considered equivalent in functionality. As we'll see, it's not.For the background, It doesn’t have its own place in WD’s website, which deceptively lists it among the NASes. Western Digital intended the device to be a cloud replacement, which indeed fits one usage scenario: why pay monthly for a set amount of cloud storage when you can pay once and still have the convenience of lifetime cloud-based ... MoreI got this unit as part of an emergency recall by WD on older MyBook Live units, a number of which has been compromised earlier. Since I had configured the MBL for remote access at a friend's home, I was naturally worried. Instead of issuing an emergency patch for those older systems running on outdated hardware, WD issued a rebate on the current series which it considered equivalent in functionality. As we'll see, it's not.For the background, It doesn’t have its own place in WD’s website, which deceptively lists it among the NASes. Western Digital intended the device to be a cloud replacement, which indeed fits one usage scenario: why pay monthly for a set amount of cloud storage when you can pay once and still have the convenience of lifetime cloud-based storage? I already have two other NASes, one from a well-known brand, another one running a custom firmware baked up by two Dutch engineers. One is made to be accessed from outside as well as on the LAN, the other one is strictly for LAN-only backups and file sharing, since I chose not to use its very powerful online file sharing capabilities. My router is manually configured for this usage scenario, UPnP is disabled as per common security recommendations. I know how to forward a port, thanks very much.Let's start with the flowers: hardware-wise, the My Cloud Home is well-built, well-ventilated, and its aesthetics are brilliant (no pun intended). It's quiet and sits well on a shelf, either cables in front or behind, depending wether you need USB access. It features a powerful CPU and plenty of RAM, a USB 3.0 port. It’s not an underpowered CPU coupled to skimpy RAM amounts like on the MBL.Software wise, setting up the My Cloud Home is more complex than the My Book Live (as far as I can remember), but much easier than, say, a blue, well-known brand making wireless printers that still require a installing two pieces of software, a USB connection to set up but additional configuration if we want to use it to actually print.Now the pot(s). What the description page doesn't tell you clearly, and neither does the manual, is that this **cannot work as a NAS**. I didn’t knew it at the time, but even if I did, it would have made no difference since the rebate only applied to the My Cloud Home series, excluding any other storage series. I couldn’t even mix-and-match items with and without rebates in the same cart. With so many storage to be used, there is no easy way to access it on the LAN side. Well, it can be done, but only in one folder, one protocol, and after authenticating to WD's servers through their own software. Problem is: WD's software only works on recent Windows and Mac OS X versions. Too bad for you Linux, this device isn't standards compliant. That means, if you're a power user and use all three major platforms, you're out of luck. Therefore, it's not all all easy to use.Another one: software-wise, the "firmware" is technically a customized version of Android, DRM-ladden (Hence the Plex-compatibility) and completely under WD's control. WD can update it whenever it sees fit (good for security, at least theoretically), but that also means they can disable it whenever they see fit (TBH I never heard any storage-manufacturing company doing that, but the simple possibility worried me). The updates are processed in the background and typically takes hours, and the MCH will restart by itself, taking tens of minutes to complete, very rarely hours, but **cannot be interrupted**. No thanks, I won't make my schedule around WD's one.To achieve this always-updated goal, the software constantly communicates its state to WD. To me, the real issue was that I simply couldn't know **what kind** of information was being sent out to WD and Google. Android constantly “phones home”, and I am simply not confortable knowing that Google may know of possibly personal or sensitive documents residing on a device that has been marked as belonging to me.But I needed the storage, I DID want NAS capability. Accessing large storage areas on my LAN is a must. Having six or so computers, I don’t want to have to remember where I put some data, nor did I want to use unnecessary software that won’t work during an internet outage. I also didn’t want to destroy a perfectly-good, hardware wise, CPU+RAM+Enclosure to slap the drive into a regular NAS.So here’s what I did:Starting from an empty drive:1. Found a crude hack on some forum2. Booted a Debian installation which superimposed its file structure on top of the Android one. I still don’t consider the firmware “clean”.3. Installed an older OpenMediaVault version. This piece of software focusses on power-users and isn’t the most user-friendly, but at least it gives control back to the user.4. Configured static IP on the MCH5. From the router, blocked all internet traffic to and from this MCH. Since I can’t know what is being communicated to Google, better off cutting all outside connection.This is crude, sure, and somewhat crippling, but at least I can use the device on every computer / media centre in the home.If I was to give an advice to WD:- Keep the device as it is now. I’m sure enough people have recent computers and are quite happy with a storage that keeps itself up to date, and don’t mind using another piece of software.- Open up LAN capabilities. Because it’s ridiculous, other NAS brands do manage WAN and LAN access at the same time.- For power users, write up an official way to install Debian/OMV, and insist on the fact that **WD won’t provide any software support** for this configuration beyond these basic steps. Router makers started using GPL-licensed firmware, that saved them development costs, people were happy, power-users were happy, sales soared, the router appeared in cartoons as “The Big Internet”. You can't get more legendary.
| General | |
| Device Type | Personal cloud storage device |
| Host Connectivity | Gigabit Ethernet |
| Total Storage Capacity | 6 TB |
| Width | 5.3 cm |
WD My Cloud Home 6TB Personal Cloud Storage Device 1.4GHz Dual-Core 1GB RAM
50% off standard shipping over $99
TL;DR WD stopped supporting their desktop application in June 2023 and removed local network drive capabilities. Firmware couldn't update when the device wasn't appearing on WD's servers. Device failed 6 months after the 2-year warranty ended.I purchased this device in late 2020 and it worked just fine for photo and important file backup. I was primarily looking for something I could use to easily transfer photos/files from my iPhone to my Windows PC and it worked well enough for me (for the time being). However, I found the user interface (UI) for all versions of the application (i.e. iOS, PC, Web App) used to configure the drive and manage files/photos to be very, very basic and unintuitive. I would not want to manage my photos here and it's not very easy to ... MoreTL;DR WD stopped supporting their desktop application in June 2023 and removed local network drive capabilities. Firmware couldn't update when the device wasn't appearing on WD's servers. Device failed 6 months after the 2-year warranty ended.I purchased this device in late 2020 and it worked just fine for photo and important file backup. I was primarily looking for something I could use to easily transfer photos/files from my iPhone to my Windows PC and it worked well enough for me (for the time being). However, I found the user interface (UI) for all versions of the application (i.e. iOS, PC, Web App) used to configure the drive and manage files/photos to be very, very basic and unintuitive. I would not want to manage my photos here and it's not very easy to organize anything via the standard application interface. I ended up using it primarily for ease of transferring files between devices and for (very redundant/unnecessary) backups of important files/photos.In addition, I set up a local network drive so I could more easily share files across devices the old fashioned way. However, (IIRC) this was a pain to set up and there was no configuration options for this in the My Cloud Application UI. You really had to dig through their support pages to figure out what to do and it wasn't particularly straightforward. I'm relatively competent with technology but haven't dabbled too much in local network drive configurations but alas. Oh yeah, if this was unclear, this thing barely half of what I hoped it would do and anything saved on that drive was NOT visible on the standard application UI.This makes sense based on how sad and pathetic the supporting apps are but still slowly drove me bonkers as I realized I bought a somewhat expensive device which has less functionality than iCloud or similar services. Especially considering the thing broke about 6 months after the 2 year warranty ended!I don't know who WD's target audience/market for this type of device is but I'm pretty sure it's not anyone who owns a computer.
I bought this to replace the Sandisk IBI that I have had for years and absolutely love. It is exactly the same platform BUT transferring pics has been a nightmare. You cannot login and have data in the cloud go to the Home device. You have to download it and then upload it. Not too much of a problem unless you have albums which will not stay intact. Also the .heic extension has to be converted to .jpg on each photo or you cannot view the pic. The IBI converted those files automatically. WD has forced this new device since IBI will no longer be supported but has not provided the proper programming to accomplish this easily and successfully. I have communicated through email with them and they provide the same answer and same links which are not helpful. This is ... MoreI bought this to replace the Sandisk IBI that I have had for years and absolutely love. It is exactly the same platform BUT transferring pics has been a nightmare. You cannot login and have data in the cloud go to the Home device. You have to download it and then upload it. Not too much of a problem unless you have albums which will not stay intact. Also the .heic extension has to be converted to .jpg on each photo or you cannot view the pic. The IBI converted those files automatically. WD has forced this new device since IBI will no longer be supported but has not provided the proper programming to accomplish this easily and successfully. I have communicated through email with them and they provide the same answer and same links which are not helpful. This is extremely frustrating.
I got this unit as part of an emergency recall by WD on older MyBook Live units, a number of which has been compromised earlier. Since I had configured the MBL for remote access at a friend's home, I was naturally worried. Instead of issuing an emergency patch for those older systems running on outdated hardware, WD issued a rebate on the current series which it considered equivalent in functionality. As we'll see, it's not.For the background, It doesn’t have its own place in WD’s website, which deceptively lists it among the NASes. Western Digital intended the device to be a cloud replacement, which indeed fits one usage scenario: why pay monthly for a set amount of cloud storage when you can pay once and still have the convenience of lifetime cloud-based ... MoreI got this unit as part of an emergency recall by WD on older MyBook Live units, a number of which has been compromised earlier. Since I had configured the MBL for remote access at a friend's home, I was naturally worried. Instead of issuing an emergency patch for those older systems running on outdated hardware, WD issued a rebate on the current series which it considered equivalent in functionality. As we'll see, it's not.For the background, It doesn’t have its own place in WD’s website, which deceptively lists it among the NASes. Western Digital intended the device to be a cloud replacement, which indeed fits one usage scenario: why pay monthly for a set amount of cloud storage when you can pay once and still have the convenience of lifetime cloud-based storage? I already have two other NASes, one from a well-known brand, another one running a custom firmware baked up by two Dutch engineers. One is made to be accessed from outside as well as on the LAN, the other one is strictly for LAN-only backups and file sharing, since I chose not to use its very powerful online file sharing capabilities. My router is manually configured for this usage scenario, UPnP is disabled as per common security recommendations. I know how to forward a port, thanks very much.Let's start with the flowers: hardware-wise, the My Cloud Home is well-built, well-ventilated, and its aesthetics are brilliant (no pun intended). It's quiet and sits well on a shelf, either cables in front or behind, depending wether you need USB access. It features a powerful CPU and plenty of RAM, a USB 3.0 port. It’s not an underpowered CPU coupled to skimpy RAM amounts like on the MBL.Software wise, setting up the My Cloud Home is more complex than the My Book Live (as far as I can remember), but much easier than, say, a blue, well-known brand making wireless printers that still require a installing two pieces of software, a USB connection to set up but additional configuration if we want to use it to actually print.Now the pot(s). What the description page doesn't tell you clearly, and neither does the manual, is that this **cannot work as a NAS**. I didn’t knew it at the time, but even if I did, it would have made no difference since the rebate only applied to the My Cloud Home series, excluding any other storage series. I couldn’t even mix-and-match items with and without rebates in the same cart. With so many storage to be used, there is no easy way to access it on the LAN side. Well, it can be done, but only in one folder, one protocol, and after authenticating to WD's servers through their own software. Problem is: WD's software only works on recent Windows and Mac OS X versions. Too bad for you Linux, this device isn't standards compliant. That means, if you're a power user and use all three major platforms, you're out of luck. Therefore, it's not all all easy to use.Another one: software-wise, the "firmware" is technically a customized version of Android, DRM-ladden (Hence the Plex-compatibility) and completely under WD's control. WD can update it whenever it sees fit (good for security, at least theoretically), but that also means they can disable it whenever they see fit (TBH I never heard any storage-manufacturing company doing that, but the simple possibility worried me). The updates are processed in the background and typically takes hours, and the MCH will restart by itself, taking tens of minutes to complete, very rarely hours, but **cannot be interrupted**. No thanks, I won't make my schedule around WD's one.To achieve this always-updated goal, the software constantly communicates its state to WD. To me, the real issue was that I simply couldn't know **what kind** of information was being sent out to WD and Google. Android constantly “phones home”, and I am simply not confortable knowing that Google may know of possibly personal or sensitive documents residing on a device that has been marked as belonging to me.But I needed the storage, I DID want NAS capability. Accessing large storage areas on my LAN is a must. Having six or so computers, I don’t want to have to remember where I put some data, nor did I want to use unnecessary software that won’t work during an internet outage. I also didn’t want to destroy a perfectly-good, hardware wise, CPU+RAM+Enclosure to slap the drive into a regular NAS.So here’s what I did:Starting from an empty drive:1. Found a crude hack on some forum2. Booted a Debian installation which superimposed its file structure on top of the Android one. I still don’t consider the firmware “clean”.3. Installed an older OpenMediaVault version. This piece of software focusses on power-users and isn’t the most user-friendly, but at least it gives control back to the user.4. Configured static IP on the MCH5. From the router, blocked all internet traffic to and from this MCH. Since I can’t know what is being communicated to Google, better off cutting all outside connection.This is crude, sure, and somewhat crippling, but at least I can use the device on every computer / media centre in the home.If I was to give an advice to WD:- Keep the device as it is now. I’m sure enough people have recent computers and are quite happy with a storage that keeps itself up to date, and don’t mind using another piece of software.- Open up LAN capabilities. Because it’s ridiculous, other NAS brands do manage WAN and LAN access at the same time.- For power users, write up an official way to install Debian/OMV, and insist on the fact that **WD won’t provide any software support** for this configuration beyond these basic steps. Router makers started using GPL-licensed firmware, that saved them development costs, people were happy, power-users were happy, sales soared, the router appeared in cartoons as “The Big Internet”. You can't get more legendary.
We're an all-Apple household and I'd been searching for a replacement for Apple's Time Capsule. We moved to a Mesh-Wifi system (highest rated on NY Times Wirecutter) and tried other products, including other WD hard drives plugged directly into the Mesh-Wifi home base via USB. Could not get these to work, and all I was looking for was a replacement for Apple's Time Capsule. Finally a senior Apple Tech Support person for the Time Machine dept, after diving into the specs, suggested the WD My Cloud Home. I only wish I had known about it sooner!!!I've never used a device as simple as this that has worked flawlessly since it was installed. I plugged it in (it uses a wired Cat-5 port) to the remote Wifi Mesh Node and the Mac instantly found it as destination for Time ... MoreWe're an all-Apple household and I'd been searching for a replacement for Apple's Time Capsule. We moved to a Mesh-Wifi system (highest rated on NY Times Wirecutter) and tried other products, including other WD hard drives plugged directly into the Mesh-Wifi home base via USB. Could not get these to work, and all I was looking for was a replacement for Apple's Time Capsule. Finally a senior Apple Tech Support person for the Time Machine dept, after diving into the specs, suggested the WD My Cloud Home. I only wish I had known about it sooner!!!I've never used a device as simple as this that has worked flawlessly since it was installed. I plugged it in (it uses a wired Cat-5 port) to the remote Wifi Mesh Node and the Mac instantly found it as destination for Time Machine and within about 10 seconds it was backing up. We now have 3 Macs in our house that all use it as a backup and it's been working perfectly!!! Very very happy with this solution. I know it can do other things, but I was ONLY looking for a Time Capsule replacement.It does have a flashing white light and makes typical HD noise. In our case it's not an issue as the Wifi Mesh Node I attached it to is in a closet (I had read another review about the noise, so I wanted it in a place where a little bit of noise doesn't matter) as I don't think you'd want this in say, a bedroom.
I recently picked one of these up and overall, it's a decently useful little device. I had to reset it, which took a long time trying to get that working but after that and taking about 30 minutes with it I got everything set up and running smoothly. The web app for it is not very good. There are probably 5 or so apps you can get for it and really only a couple that I would actually use. No marketplace for apps or anything like that. This is mainly just for home use, but you can also port forward from your router to get it working from outside your network. It's transferring times are great, and I am able to see the Cloud from all of my devices on my network instantly without any extra setup. Very easy to use after set up, but as others have said, it's a bit too ... MoreI recently picked one of these up and overall, it's a decently useful little device. I had to reset it, which took a long time trying to get that working but after that and taking about 30 minutes with it I got everything set up and running smoothly. The web app for it is not very good. There are probably 5 or so apps you can get for it and really only a couple that I would actually use. No marketplace for apps or anything like that. This is mainly just for home use, but you can also port forward from your router to get it working from outside your network. It's transferring times are great, and I am able to see the Cloud from all of my devices on my network instantly without any extra setup. Very easy to use after set up, but as others have said, it's a bit too easy and I wish there was much more functionality as it is VERY basic. I am able to run games from it, putting games on the Cloud then running it from my PC worked great, it takes a minute or so to load the game but after that it's great. I stream music from it and there is no lag whatsoever, and it works great. I really have no complaints except wishing there were more features and apps for it. There's a new OS for newer wd devices so I guess this one kind of just got left in the dust. If you're thinking about picking one up, and you mainly want to use it for simple file sharing and streaming between your home devices, you'll have a great experience. If you want something with more features, grab one with My Cloud OS 5.
Bought this a couple of years ago as a simple NAS fiestore and Mac TimeMachine disk. Used to work. However, seems WD have recently pushed an auto-update that renders it unreliable and unconfigurable. New software means it has morphed into the most ridiculously obstructive, un-necessarily over-complicated, useless solution that I have ever seen as an IT pro of 40 years. Can't be configured directly anymore - only via an awful design of mobile or web app that obstructs basic config, while rail-roading users into one use-case of files or photos that apparently WD will organise for me. Not needed or wanted. TimeMachine is now very slow and never completes a backup because the drive randomly drops offline. It's on a high performance wired network. New firmware is the ... MoreBought this a couple of years ago as a simple NAS fiestore and Mac TimeMachine disk. Used to work. However, seems WD have recently pushed an auto-update that renders it unreliable and unconfigurable. New software means it has morphed into the most ridiculously obstructive, un-necessarily over-complicated, useless solution that I have ever seen as an IT pro of 40 years. Can't be configured directly anymore - only via an awful design of mobile or web app that obstructs basic config, while rail-roading users into one use-case of files or photos that apparently WD will organise for me. Not needed or wanted. TimeMachine is now very slow and never completes a backup because the drive randomly drops offline. It's on a high performance wired network. New firmware is the most unhelpful over-complication of what was originally bought was a simple NAS drive. Will never buy another WD product.
I’ve purchased multiple MyCloud NAS storage devices that they stopped supporting with the deprecation of the WD Access application. As a result, I upgraded to MyCloud Home. And they are now deprecating the supporting software (WD Discovery) as of June 2023 (according to the email they just sent their customers). I still have the drives and they are working well from a hardware perspective. But without the software that they offer as part of the system, they are difficult to use and, in my opinion, akin to planned obsolescence that drives customers to buy new WD systems. Yes, the older MyCloud and MyCloud Home hardware DOES work and accessible with mounted drives using a convoluted workaround provided by WD. But, it’s not what I bought when I made my ... MoreI’ve purchased multiple MyCloud NAS storage devices that they stopped supporting with the deprecation of the WD Access application. As a result, I upgraded to MyCloud Home. And they are now deprecating the supporting software (WD Discovery) as of June 2023 (according to the email they just sent their customers). I still have the drives and they are working well from a hardware perspective. But without the software that they offer as part of the system, they are difficult to use and, in my opinion, akin to planned obsolescence that drives customers to buy new WD systems. Yes, the older MyCloud and MyCloud Home hardware DOES work and accessible with mounted drives using a convoluted workaround provided by WD. But, it’s not what I bought when I made my investment.While I don’t expect manufacturers to support hardware and the accompanying software indefinitely, it should be supported for more than a few months or years. I see that WD STILL has this device (4GB MyCloud Home) for sale referencing the WD Discovery app as one of the tools to operate the device. Yet, they are stopping support in less than six months and this is not explained on their products page. I’m assuming the buyer will only know they will have this functionality after they make their own investment and register their account.I believe this is a good example of a planned obsolescence business model from a company that has lost it’s focus on customer satisfaction.
I purchased the 8TB drive (Nov 2022) so that i could work on project files both in my office and in my workshop. My intent was to generate the projects in my office and save them into the drive for further retrieval in my workshop. This worked perfectly until the WD Discovery option was removed. I have gone through the process of mapping the Mt Cloud drive only for it to reveal a public folder with nothing in it. Now I cannot engage my project files from my workshop and in fact, if I want to use them, I have to download them to allow my workshop PC to engage them for my xTools device. That's hundreds of files that need to be downloaded and transferred. For the $260 spent on this solution, it turned out to be a terrible investment. I have 4 WD drives that I use that ... MoreI purchased the 8TB drive (Nov 2022) so that i could work on project files both in my office and in my workshop. My intent was to generate the projects in my office and save them into the drive for further retrieval in my workshop. This worked perfectly until the WD Discovery option was removed. I have gone through the process of mapping the Mt Cloud drive only for it to reveal a public folder with nothing in it. Now I cannot engage my project files from my workshop and in fact, if I want to use them, I have to download them to allow my workshop PC to engage them for my xTools device. That's hundreds of files that need to be downloaded and transferred. For the $260 spent on this solution, it turned out to be a terrible investment. I have 4 WD drives that I use that work wonderfully, but this My Cloud Home is most disappointing - I feel strategically cheated by WD.
It would be about 3 years from the time I bought this device - it worked fine. Very easy to use the app to load pictures to the drive and also manage the device via a browser. Despite the warning from a friend, I ended-up buying it and while I was beaming that the device has no issues, it just stopped working. WD, as expected, was quick to say that the device is out of warranty and its not unusual for a device to fail due to hardware malfunction or mishandling. While I've kept the device in the same position from the time I bought, I attribute it to a hw malfunction and started to wonder what's the use, if a product cannot sustain for at least 5 years? While my intention of buying this was to keep my photos in cloud, albeit in a private cloud, I am upset that WD ... MoreIt would be about 3 years from the time I bought this device - it worked fine. Very easy to use the app to load pictures to the drive and also manage the device via a browser. Despite the warning from a friend, I ended-up buying it and while I was beaming that the device has no issues, it just stopped working. WD, as expected, was quick to say that the device is out of warranty and its not unusual for a device to fail due to hardware malfunction or mishandling. While I've kept the device in the same position from the time I bought, I attribute it to a hw malfunction and started to wonder what's the use, if a product cannot sustain for at least 5 years? While my intention of buying this was to keep my photos in cloud, albeit in a private cloud, I am upset that WD disappointed with this product's performance. And what % of folks complain of a product dying within 2 years?
Worst NAS storage device I have ever dealt with! I have been using WD drives for years and they have been great until I decided to replace my MyCloud drive with the MyCloud Home. I have never had so many issues accessing my own personal data. I can add data to this drive with no problems but accessing that data once it is on the drive is close to impossible. On the app, files take way too long to load if they load at all. Accessing files locally on my PC is the same way. I also get frequent error messages when trying to access the drive locally on my PC ("Not connected", "You do not have permission to view this file"). DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT! It is nothing but a headache!
| General | |
| Device Type | Personal cloud storage device |
| Host Connectivity | Gigabit Ethernet |
| Total Storage Capacity | 6 TB |
| Width | 5.3 cm |
