MANAGING SHARES
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MY CLOUD USER MANUAL
Deleting a Share
1. Select the share in the list of shares on the About Shares page.
2. Click the Delete Share icon
.
3. In response to the confirmation message, click
OK
.
Accessing the Contents of a Share Locally
Note: For information on accessing the contents of a share remotely, see “Accessing
Your My Cloud Device Remotely” on page 49.
Several options are available for opening a My Cloud share. For a private share, the user
must have:
A user name and password assigned to the share name
Read-only or full access to the share
WARNING!
Deleting a share erases all files and folders on the share.
When you want to open a
share using . . .
THEN . . .
WD Quick View icon in the
system tray (Windows)
1. Left- or right-click the WD Quick View icon
to display
the main menu.
2. Click the My Cloud device name, and then click
Open
. The
shares display in Windows Explorer.
3. For a private share, if prompted for a user name and
password, enter those associated with your user account.
4. For a private share, if the user’s name and password are the
same as for logging into the computer, a user name and
password are not required.
WD Quick View in the menu bar
(Mac OS X)
1. Click the WD Quick View icon in the menu bar and move the
cursor over the name of your My Cloud device to display the
submenu.
2. Select
Open
on the WD Quick View submenu. The shares
display in a second submenu.
3. Select the desired share.
4. For a private share, if prompted for a user name and
password, enter those associated with your user account
(see “Creating a User” on page 42).
5. For a Public share, if prompted for a user name and
password, select
Guest
.
Windows 10/Windows 8
1. In the task bar, click the File Explorer icon
.
2. In the left panel, select
Network
, and double-click
WDMyCloud
.
3. Double-click a Public or private share on your device.
Windows Vista/Windows 7/
Windows XP
1. Click
or
Start > Computer
.
2. In the left panel, select
Network
3. Click
WDMyCloud
.
4. Double-click the Public or private shares on your device.
