User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Accessing Online Support
- Table of Contents
- About Your My Cloud Home Device
- Getting Started
- Backup, Sync & Add Content
- Search & Viewing Content
- Deleting Content
- Sharing Content
- Invite or Remove a User
- Device Settings
- Personal Settings
- Managing Services
- Additional Features & Functions
- FAQ
- Compliance and Warranty Information
- Index
Add Content – In-Real-Time
Through the My Cloud Home mobile app, content can be added to the My Cloud
Home device in real time. Follow these simple steps:
1. Tap the Actions option on the bottom menu.
2. Tap the Add option.
3. Tap Upload photos or videos to add existing content, or Tap Take a photo to add
new pictures.
Add Content – Drag-and-Drop
The drag-and-drop process can be performed with the MyCloud.com web app or
My Cloud Home desktop app.
MyCloud.com Web App
The drag-and-drop process for the MyCloud.com web app is a function of the personal
computer operating system and Internet browser. Follow these basic steps to perform this
function:
1. Through the MyCloud.com web app, navigate to the location within the Files
section that is to be the
file or folder destination for the drag-and-drop process.
2. Navigate to the location on the personal computer where the source file or
folder is located for the drag-and-drop process.
a. For Microsoft Windows use File Explorer, for macOS use Finder.
3. Click on the
file or folder to drag-and-drop, and hold down the mouse button.
4. Drag the selected
file or folder to the destination selected within the My
Cloud.com web app and let go of the mouse button.
5. The selected
file or folder should copy or move to the chosen destination.
Desktop App
The My Cloud Home desktop app uses the functionality within Windows Explorer and
macOS Finder to search, move and view
files. Therefore, the the drag-and-drop process is a
function of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of Windows and macOS. These are the basic
steps to perform the drag-and-drop function:
1. Access the My Cloud Home device through the My Cloud Home desktop app
(My Cloud Home desktop icon or WD Discovery).
2. Access the location on your Windows or macOS / OS X system that will be
included in this copy process.
3. Click on the
file or folder to drag-and-drop, and hold down the mouse button.
4. Drag the
file or folder to the new location and let go of the mouse button.
5. Your file or folder should copy or move to the chosen destination.
Apple
®
Time Machine
®
Backup
Time Machine is the built-in backup feature of your Mac. Use the following
instructions from Apple for using this tool:
Backup, Sync & Add Content
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