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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.
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From Drive - this option will copy the contents on the USB device to the My Cloud
Home device.
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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.
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If the Copy All option is selected, the copy process will begin with the option to cancel.
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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.
1. Access the My Cloud Home device through the My Cloud Home desktop app (My Cloud
Home desktop icon).
2. Access the location on your Windows or macOS / OS X system that will be included in
this copy process.
3. Click on the file or folder to drag-and-drop, and hold down the mouse button.
4. Drag the file or folder to the new location and let go of the mouse button.
5. Your file or folder should copy or move to the chosen destination.
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