Wd My Cloud Setup Mac Download

Welcome to another video! Thanks for tuning in. Today I have something special for you guys! In this video I unbox a WD My Cloud Network Attached Stor. Matthew Bennion, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, takes you through setting up your My Cloud on a Mac computer. From plugging in to running, this video will sh. Mac, tablet, or smartphone. With WD’s free apps, your personal cloud is always with you. Automatic file backup for all your computers – Easily back up all the files on your PC and Mac computers to your WD My Cloud. Get peace of mind knowing that all your files are securely. I find I cannot install the MyCloud software on my MacBook Pro. I get a message saying that the software cannot be installed and that I should contact the manufacturer. Which I did (three weeks ago) but they haven’t answered Any ideas out there as to what the problem might be? Welcome to My Cloud. Let's set up your personal cloud and create a My Cloud account. It won't take long. By clicking the Get started button, you consent to the WD license agreement and privacy policy. IP address: MAC address. Find the MAC address printed on the My Cloud product label.

How to map a WD network drive on a Mac

In order to access and store data after setting up a WD NAS, such as: My Book Live or My Book Live Duo, My Cloud (Single Bay), My Cloud Mirror (Gen 2),My Cloud EX2 Ultra, My Cloud EX4, My Cloud EX2100 and My Cloud EX4100, My Cloud DL2100 and My Cloud DL4100 , My Cloud PR2100 and My Cloud PR4100(Multi Bay) NAS it’s best to map the network drive to one or more of the default shares.

Watch the video or follow this simple steps:

1. In Finder, Click on Go in the menubar and Select Connect to Server or press ( command + K ) from keyboard
2. Enter smb://devicename ( smb://wdmycloude ) and click on Connect

Note: If the mycloud device was renamed during the setup, enter “smb://newdevicename” (where newdevicename is the name the device was given)

3. Choose the radio button Registered User and enter the Name and Password of the user with access rights to the particular share to be mapped

4. Choose a share on the drive and Click on OK

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Note: if the shared drive not appear on desktop follow this steps To show the mapped drives on the desktop open the Finder preferences (Select Finder then Preferences) and check the Connected Servers box. Sublime 2 for mac.

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• Attach the WD My Passport hard drive to your Mac computer.
• Click the magnifying glass icon (Spotlight) and type Disk Utility. Select the Disk Utility program from the search result list.
• The Mac Disk Utility window appears.
• Make sure that the WD My Passport Ultra is selected on the left-hand side panel.
• Click the Erase tab. Select 'ExFAT' from the drop-down list. (Using this format lets you connect this WD drive to a Windows or Mac computer.)Click Erase.
• The 'Untitled' drive should appear on the desktop. If not, click the Finder icon on the dock, and the Untitled drive will be displayed in the 'Devices' section. Rename it and use it just like you would use a USB stick.
• If you need to use this WD My Passport drive on your Mac computer extensively, follow these steps.
• Go to Disk Utility and click the Erase tab. Choose the 'Mac OS' option from the 'Format' drop-down list. Click the Partition tab and click the + icon to partition the drive. Clicking it multiple times creates many partitions.
• Click on - to delete a partition. Click a partition and type the size of the partition in the 'Size' field to set the partition size manually. Type a partition name that you can understand easily. (For example, type photos for the partition where you want to store photos.)
• Set the format type as 'Mac OS(Journaled)' and then, click Apply Partition. Wait until the partition operation is completed. The partitions now appear on the desktop.