MANAGING SHARES
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MY CLOUD USER MANUAL
Managing Shares
Managing Shares
Viewing a List of Shares
Creating a New Share
Making a Share Private
Deleting a Share
Accessing the Contents of a Share Locally
About Shares
A share is an area on the My Cloud device for storing files. A share can be public so that all
users can access the contents, or private to limit access to selected users. The
Shares
icon
on the navigation panel displays a list of shares on the My Cloud device and enables the
administrator to manage shares and user access.
Viewing a List of Shares
1. Click the
Shares
icon on the navigation bar to display a list of shares on the
My Cloud device. For each share name, the description and the media serving and
access status display. Included in the list as shares are (WD) SmartWare backup,
TimeMachine Backup, and shares on a USB device connected directly to the
My Cloud expansion port. The first time you access the page, it displays an explanation,
a graphic description, and links to pertinent Help topics.
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