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Device maintenance, Scan disk, Format disk – Western Digital My Cloud EX4 User Manual User Manual

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CONFIGURING SETTINGS

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WD MY CLOUD EX4 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL

Device Maintenance

The Device Maintenance area allows you to shutdown and reboot your WD My Cloud EX4
device. This area also displays the amount of time the device has been up and running.

Shutting down the Device

Use the following steps to safely shut down your WD My Cloud EX4 device.

1. In the Device Maintenance area, click Shutdown.

2. Review the confirmation message, then click OK. Your WD My Cloud EX4 safely shuts

down.

Rebooting the Device

1. In the Device Maintenance area, click Reboot.

2. Review the confirmation message, then click OK. Your WD My Cloud EX4 safely

reboots.

Scan Disk

The Scan Disk area allows you to scan your device’s hard disks for any errors.

Scanning Your Disk

Use the following steps to run a disk scan on your WD My Cloud EX4 device.

1. In the Scan Disk area, select the volume you’d like to scan from the pull-down menu.

2. Click Scan Disk.

3. Review the confirmation message, then click OK. Your WD My Cloud EX4 is scanned for

disk errors.

Format Disk

The Format Disk area allows you to format your device’s hard disks.