How To Backup Files To Wd My Cloud?

How To Backup Files To Wd My Cloud

Western Digital (WD) My Cloud is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device used to store data. You can also schedule a Backup to save the data from your device to the My Cloud device automatically. If you wish to know how to backup files to Wd my cloud, follow the below-mentioned steps.

If you are connecting the My Cloud device for the first time, you need to perform a reset before backing up the data.

Connect the My Cloud device to the wall outlet using the supplied power cord.

Power on the device and wait until the power indicator light turns solid blue.

Connect the My Cloud device to the Wi-Fi router using an Ethernet cable.

Next, connect your PC to the same wireless network.

Open the default browser and launch the My Cloud Dashboard to install the product on the network.

Agree to the EULA and set up the administrator password.

Enter your details and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the setup.

After completing the setup, click the Start menu and navigate to the Windows Control Panel.

Click the File History tab and select the Select drive link available at the left-side panel.

On the "Select a File History drive" screen, click the Add network location button.

Select the WDMYCLOUD network drive and click the Select Folder button.

Choose your desired folder from the displayed list and click the Select Folder button again.

On the "Select a File History drive" screen, select your WD My Cloud drive and click OK.

Now, the File History feature starts backing up your data from the computer to the WD My Cloud device.

To schedule backups and other necessary settings, click the Advanced settings option from the left-side panel.

Under Advanced settings, you can set up the time for saving the copies and keeping the saved versions.

The time to back up your data depends on the size of the data stored on your computer.

You can also view the last backup in the File History window.

For the Windows 7 operating system, you can use the Backup and Restore feature to back up your data to the WD My Cloud device. If you still have a qury on how to backup files to Wd my cloud, click the call button available on the screen.