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2. Select the 3-line icon in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. This will
expand the menu system.
3. Select the Import USB option. This will open the external drive menu.
Note: The process can be canceled at any time by selecting the X in the upper right-hand
corner of the the dialogue boxes.
4. One of two tasks can be performed as described below. Select one of these
options.
▪ From Drive - this option will copy the contents on the USB device to the My
Cloud Home device.
▪ To Drive - this option will copy the contents from the My Cloud Home device
to the USB device and can be viewed as a basic backup process.
5. Select the Copy All option to copy all of the contents, or select Select Files or
Folders to copy only
specific files and folders.
6. Select the Copy Now option to continue with this process or select the Make
Changes option to change options for this process.
▪ If the Copy All option is selected, the copy process will begin with the option
to cancel.
▪ If the Make Changes option is selected, the process will go back to the
previous menu so that different options can be selected.
7. When the copy process is completed, a
confirmation dialogue box will open.
After selecting the Ok option, the My Cloud Home app will redirect to the
location of the newly copied content.
Drag-and-Drop - Web App
The drag-and-drop process for the My Cloud Home web app is a function of the personal
computer operating system and Internet browser. Follow these basic steps to perform this
function:
1. Witin the My Cloud Home web app, navigate to the location in the Files &
Folders section that is to be the
file or folder destination for the drag-and-drop
process.
2. Navigate to the location on the personal computer where the source
file or
folder is located for the drag-and-drop process.
a. For Microsoft Windows use File Explorer, for macOS use Finder.
3. Click on the
file or folder to drag-and-drop, and hold down the mouse button.
4. Drag the selected
file or folder to the destination selected within the My Cloud
Home web app and let go of the mouse button.
5. The selected
file or folder should copy or move to the chosen destination.
Drag-and-Drop - Desktop App
The My Cloud Home desktop app uses the functionality within Windows File Explorer and
macOS Finder to search, move and view files. Therefore, the the drag-and-drop process is a
function of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of Windows and macOS. These are the basic
steps to drag-and-drop content to My Cloud Home:
Note: With the My Cloud Home desktop app, the drag-and-drop process can be reversed, and
content can be moved from the My Cloud Home device to a personal computer.
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