Creating a shortcut to the public share (windows), Viewing device properties, Monitoring storage – Western Digital My Cloud User Manual User Manual

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MANAGING YOUR DEVICE WITH WD QUICK VIEW

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3. Click the Finish button.

Note: When Windows attempts to reconnect a Mapped Network Drive after a

restart, the “Unable to reconnect mapped network drives” error may
appear. This can occur if the username and password of the WD My
Cloud device do not match the current Window's username and
password information.

Creating a Shortcut to the Public Share (Windows)

Note: Mac OS X automatically displays a Public share icon on the desktop, and

you can create aliases for any subshares.

Select Create Shortcut on the WD Quick View submenu. An icon representing the Public
share displays on the desktop.

Viewing Device Properties

Select Properties on the WD Quick View submenu to display the Properties page:

Monitoring Storage

Hover your cursor over the WD Quick View icon to display the drive name, storage capacity
used, temperature status within the drive, and WD My Cloud firmware updates.

If you have a USB Drive attached to WD My Cloud device, the drive information also displays
in this area: