GETTING STARTED
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MY CLOUD USER MANUAL
Once you’ve physically connected your My Cloud device (see “Preparing Your Device for
Use” on page 10), use the following steps to access the contents of your device.
Your operating systems is...
Then...
Windows 8 / Windows 8.1
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1. On the Start page, type
Computer
.
2. Click
Computer
.
3. In the left pane, click
Network
.
4. Double-click the My Cloud device (see “Appendix A: My
Cloud Device URLs and Names” on page 87 for a list of
device names)
and locate the device’s Public folder.
5. Double-click the Public folder to display the Shared Music,
Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos subfolders. You can
now drag and drop files into (and from) the shared media
folders using Windows Explorer.
Windows Vista / Windows 7
1. Click
or
Start > Computer > Network > My Cloud
device
(see “Appendix A: My Cloud Device URLs and
Names” on page 87 for a list of device names) and, if
required, enter your share credentials. The device’s Public
and private folders (shares) appear.
2. Double-click the Public folder to display the Shared Music,
Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos subfolders. You can
now drag and drop files into (and from) the shared media
folders using Windows Explorer.
Mac OS X
1. In a Finder window, click the My Cloud device (see
“Appendix A: My Cloud Device URLs and Names” on
page 87 for a list of device names)
under the shared items in
the side bar.
2. If presented with an authorization page, enter your
Username and password or select
Guest
and click
Connect
to display the Public share.
3. Double-click the Public folder to display the subfolders:
Shared Music, Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos. You can
now drag and drop files into the shared folders using Finder.
4. If you want to create a shared drive icon permanently on
your desktop, create an alias. There are two ways to do this:
Note:
Before creating an alias, click
Finder > Preferences >
General
and make sure
Connected Servers
is
checked.
-
Click the item you wish to alias (for example, Shared
Music), hold down the mouse button, hold down the
Cmd
and
Option
keys simultaneously, then drag the item
to where you’d like to make an alias. Instead of moving
the original item, this action creates an alias at the new
location.
-
OR
-
-
Right-click the item you want to alias (for example,
Shared Music) and click
File > Make Alias
.
