Operation Manual

CONFIGURING SETTINGS
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MY CLOUD USER MANUAL
4. At the end of the restore, the “Factory Restore Successful“ message displays, and the
system reboots. A setup dialog box displays. Follow the wizard’s instructions.
Device Maintenance: Reboot and Shutdown
You can safely reboot and shut down your My Cloud device using three methods.
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Device Maintenance section of the Utilities page (discussed below)
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WD Quick View icon (see “Utilities” on page 63).
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By selecting Reboot or Shutdown from the User menu on the dashboard. See
“Information Icons” on page 32.
If you are unable to shut down by these methods, see “I am having trouble shutting down
the My Cloud Device.” on page 94.
To reboot your device:
1. On the Utilities page, in the Device Maintenance section, click Reboot.
The following message displays:
Important: Before rebooting or shutting down, make sure that there are no file
transfers in progress. Check the LED on the front of the device to make
sure it is not blinking. Blinking indicates that the unit is processing
information (for example, backing up or transferring files).
WARNING! Do not unplug the device during reboot or shutdown.