Dear Klyph, That’s very interesting. Could somebody without any sight add and remove drives on the 4Ex? When you got your 4 EX, did it come with a drive or did you have to get them separately? Does it come with the same software as WD my cloud?
Thanks for your responses. Andrew > On 28 Nov 2014, at 16:20, Kliph <kliphzkor...@icloud.com> wrote: > > No, they only come as big as 16TB right now, but who knows what western > digital will do in the future. Mine is not the my cloud series, mine is the > 4 EX series. It has 4 bays, and you can have any configuration you want up > to 16TB, My wife bought it for me last year for my birthday. Surprised the > heck out of me, didn’t even know she knew I wanted it.. It has a metal > inclosure, and you just flip a little door upward to remove or add drives. > >> On Nov 28, 2014, at 12:05 AM, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com >> <mailto:e...@erik-burggraaf.com>> wrote: >> >> You have a 16 t.b. mycloud? The tops I’ve seen so far is 4 tb. Could I buy >> two 16’s and combine them into one 32? I know that I can get a WD external >> drive and expand the 4 tb model up to 7 or 8. I’ve already got 8tb >> comfortably filled though and need the headroom. >> >> At the moment I’m in the middle of building myself a 32 tb tonido cloud >> based on a raspberry pi. >> >> Best, >> >> Erik Burggraaf >> >> >> >> On Nov 27, 2014, at 6:51 PM, Kliph <kliphzkor...@icloud.com >> <mailto:kliphzkor...@icloud.com>> wrote: >> >>> Wow! 32TB? I have the 16TB model that I got for my birthday last year, >>> couldn’t imagine how much a 32TB would cost. I haven’t even used up half >>> of my 16TB yet, mainly cause I keep my backups off line, all I really use >>> the 16TB for is my iTunes library, and where my torrents go. It hasn’t >>> failed me yet knock on would, but I am not chancing it by it having all of >>> my other unreplaceablre data. >>> >>>> On Nov 27, 2014, at 1:37 PM, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com >>>> <mailto:e...@erik-burggraaf.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> No, These are just folders in the one file system on your drive. Mac OS >>>> calls them betwork volumes and treats them like individual hard disks, >>>> especually when you use the connect to server daialog to reach them, but >>>> they are just standard folders according to the drives firmware. >>>> >>>> You can see this by browsing the files on the drives web interface at >>>> wemycloud.local. >>>> >>>> I’m glad you like the drive. I enjoy it too. Too bad they don’t have a >>>> 32 tb version. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Nov 27, 2014, at 10:24 AM, Andrew Lamanche <ioani...@me.com >>>> <mailto:ioani...@me.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Erik, Klyph and others, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your responses. I’m beginning to find my way thanks to your >>>>> tips. I can see that after all this panic I will be able to use the >>>>> Western Digital Drive. Shame about their native application but as long >>>>> as I can use it, that’s ok. I’ve written to them but I am not sure they >>>>> care. Shame on them too! >>>>> >>>>> I have created my own account and I have found my private folder as well >>>>> as the public folders. One question I have, when you create an account >>>>> for yourself or somebody else for that matter, do you also create a >>>>> volume, i.e. partition the drive? In Western Digital speak they call >>>>> these things shares. Is this actually a partition? In finder I can see >>>>> a volume with the same name as the name of my account and Voiceover says >>>>> volume. Is it a partition? >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks again. >>>>> >>>>> Andrew >>>>>> On 26 Nov 2014, at 21:53, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com >>>>>> <mailto:e...@erik-burggraaf.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> From the mac side, I did the following to transfer files. >>>>>> >>>>>> Open finder. >>>>>> Press command K to connect to a server. >>>>>> Type smb://wdmycloud <smb://wdmycloud> and press enter. Note that if >>>>>> you cleverly changed the name of your drive you’ll have to replace this >>>>>> instruction with the new name. >>>>>> Enter your username and password. >>>>>> When asked to mount your volumes, say OK. >>>>>> Back in finder, you should automatically be taken to the computer folder >>>>>> where you should see three new volumes. One is called public, and that >>>>>> is where your files go unless you have set up your account to let you >>>>>> access a custom private folder. >>>>>> >>>>>> From there, it’s just a matter of copying and pasting. >>>>>> >>>>>> On the mobile side, I’ve only gotten as far as agreeing to the licence >>>>>> terms and looking at some of the initial setup screens. I want to log >>>>>> in by token, which takes some extra setup. Also, I haveent’ gotten all >>>>>> the files mounted yet. That’s got to take priority for the next day or >>>>>> two because the drive that currently holds the files is on it’s last >>>>>> pins. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> >>>>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 26, 2014, at 1:23 PM, Andrew Lamanche <ioani...@me.com >>>>>> <mailto:ioani...@me.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Could you say a bit more about how you access WD my cloud from your >>>>>>> iPhone? Is the iphone app accessible? And talking about finder, how >>>>>>> do you copy files there? Can you create folders on the WD my cloud >>>>>>> using finder and then move files from your mac to the WD my cloud? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I’m getting more familiar with the web interface for changing various >>>>>>> options like users, setting, shares, etc. But I’m still in the dark as >>>>>>> to how I might store files on WD my cloud. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks to you and Klypho for your comments. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Andrew >>>>>>>> On 26 Nov 2014, at 19:42, e...@erik-burggraaf.com >>>>>>>> <mailto:e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So far, the cloud apps for iOS and android seem to work well. I set >>>>>>>> the thing up with safari and finder. I might copy files to it with >>>>>>>> finder, but otheriise won't go near it with a computer.. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my android device. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: Kliph <kliphzkor...@icloud.com <mailto:kliphzkor...@icloud.com>> >>>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>>> Sent: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:52 AM >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Western Digital my icloud NaS drive application and >>>>>>>> Voiceover >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yes, I personally didn’t like the app. I used it on mavericks, and it >>>>>>>> worked just fine. Haven’t tried it on Yosemite though, so can’t speak >>>>>>>> to that issue. The easier way of managing it is to go on the web. >>>>>>>> Find your NAS’s IP address, and put it in the address bar. This way >>>>>>>> you can manage the password, set up profiles, or what ever else you >>>>>>>> need to do. Once you set it up though, you can just go to the network >>>>>>>> section of your mac with command shift K, and view and manage your >>>>>>>> files that way. HTH >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want >>>>>>>> quick efficient answers? Or maybe you know apple products and want to >>>>>>>> contribute? Then come join a list where questions are always >>>>>>>> answered, and we are always patient with you. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Subscribe here: peel-the-apple-subscr...@ultragroups.us >>>>>>>> <mailto:peel-the-apple-subscr...@ultragroups.us> >>>>>>>> Or just follow us on twitter https://twitter.com/PealTheApple >>>>>>>> <https://twitter.com/PealTheApple> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> And ask your question there. All are welcome! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> > On Nov 26, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Andrew Lamanche <ioani...@me.com >>>>>>>> > <mailto:ioani...@me.com>> wrote: >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Hi, >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > I was given a present of a very nice 2TB Western Digital my cloud >>>>>>>> > drive that is compatible with both PC and mac. The drive is >>>>>>>> > connected to my airport extreme via an ethernet. The trouble its >>>>>>>> > application through which yo can control various functions like >>>>>>>> > saving moving managing files is totally inaccessible with Voiceover. >>>>>>>> > When I open it, I can only move through close, zoom and the title >>>>>>>> > of the window buttons but I cant get to any other controls. Has >>>>>>>> > anyone else ever had experience of this drive and its desktop >>>>>>>> > application? Is there another app through which a NAS drive like >>>>>>>> > this could be controlled? I’ve e-mailed Western Digital about it >>>>>>>> > but I’m not holding my breath. It was extremely difficult to find a >>>>>>>> > way of sending them an e-mail. 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