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GETTING STARTED

WD MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 

Mapping the Public Folder (Windows)

To map the WD My Cloud Public folder for quick access in the future:

1. In Windows Explorer, under Network, click the WD My Cloud device (see “Appendix D: WD

My Cloud Device URLs and Names” on page 111 for a list of device names).

2. Right-click the Public folder and select Map Network Drive from the menu.

3. Select an available letter from the Drive drop-down list.

4. Select the Reconnect at login check box.

5. Click Finish. Your Public drive is now mapped.

Mac OS X

(Yosemite, Maverick, Mountain Lion,

Lion)

1. In a Finder window, click the WD My Cloud device (see

“Appendix D: WD My Cloud Device URLs and Names” on

page 111 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 (e.g., 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 (e.g., Shared Music)

and click File > Make Alias.

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