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Name: WD - My Cloud Home Duo 4TB 2-Bay Personal Cloud - White
Brand: WD
SKU: 5990208
Price: 284.99 USD
Rating: 4.1 (33 reviews)

WD - My Cloud Home Duo 4TB 2-Bay Personal Cloud - White

Model:: WDBMUT0040JWT-NESN; |
SKU:: 5990208

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QuestionBecause it is mirrored Raid 1 does that mean only 2 TB usable space or is there two 4TB drives for a usable 4TB total?
Asked 6 years ago by Rogerthat.
- Answer So I can't see which product you asked the question on only that it's similar to the product I purchased. So If the unit has 2x2TB drives in RAID 1 you get just under 2 TB of usable space. If you configure them in RAID 0 you would get about 4 TB of space. So if the information says you have 2 TB of space in RAID 1 it means both drives are 2 TB and they are just mirroring. I hope that helps.
  Answered 6 years ago by PhotoDude
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QuestionIs this usable as home NAS or isn't it? One reviewer says no, but that seems to disagree with specs. Simply, can I set up share folder(s) for use by all the computers on my home windows network ? Is there restriction on type and number of shared files?
Asked 5 years ago by stevef.
- Answer It is a NAS but shares are not allocated on a device basis but to users. You can map the volume on multiple network computers. Shares, unfortunately, cannot be size-limited and you can create folders but their content depends on user discipline.
  Answered 5 years ago by Mark
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QuestionHi, I have Apple Mac and 2 MacBook Airs, one with Windows 10. Intended use for the WD My Cloud Duo 4TB is back up pictures, videos and documents from all three computers and 2 x iPhones. Can the Duo 4TB work with all my devices? Thanks
Asked 3 years ago by Red.
- Answer Hi Red, My Cloud Home Duo is an easy-to-use, dual-drive personal storage device that plugs directly into your Wi-Fi router at home so you can save all your digital content in one central place. With two drives set to Mirror Mode, your content is automatically saved twice.. For more information regarding system compatibility refer to the link: http://products.wdc.com/library/AAG/ENG/4178-707322.pdf -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
  Answered 3 years ago by Western Digital Team
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QuestionCan I hook two My Cloud Home Duo's together for increased storage capacity?
Asked 3 years ago by Ysenup.
- Answer Hi Ysenup, The USB ports on the WD My Cloud Home Duo are provided for USB Backups. To know more, you could refer to the following link: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6140 Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
  Answered 3 years ago by Western Digital Team
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QuestionI’ve read in a couple of places that this device is ONLY usable when connected to the internet. Is it possible to use this on my local network only and disable access to the outside world?
Asked 3 years ago by Wash.
- Answer Hi Wash, The My Cloud Home ships with a Gigabit Ethernet Interface. Best practice, to take advantage of the performance capabilities this device, is to directly connect to a Gigabit router or network switch with direct access to the Internet. It is important to understand you LAN's WiFi available bandwidth is shared with all connected devices. You may be interested in our My Book family for large capacity storage solutions, if local only access is your main requirement. However, if you like the benefits of access to your data from anywhere with the security of your own personal cloud Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
  Answered 3 years ago by Western Digital Team
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QuestionDoes this device have an included media server that is compatible with Smart TVs like the older My Cloud device?
Asked 3 years ago by CharlieB.
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QuestionAre you able to access your files on the hard drives, if the internet (not the network ) is down?
Asked 4 years ago by Richard.
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Questionif one of the drives were broken, would there be the replacement for it on market? Are they 3.5" or 2.5" drives?
Asked 6 years ago by MJtunes.
- Answer Typical 3 & 1/2; yes, there should be ample replacements.
  Answered 6 years ago by bibman
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QuestionThis being Raid 1 if a HDD fails can the HDD be replaced and have the new HDD rebuilt with the redundant data? Is it hot swappable?
Asked 6 years ago by Rogerthat.
- Answer Yes, you can replace the drive and because the raid controller was already set in RAID 1 it will automatically replicate the data back.
  Answered 6 years ago by PhotoDude
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QuestionIf both of the SSD is full, can it be replaced with another SSD?
Asked 5 years ago by Marcus.
- Answer I think you can
  Answered 5 years ago by yassinata
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WD - My Cloud Home Duo 4TB 2-Bay Personal Cloud - White

Q: QuestionBecause it is mirrored Raid 1 does that mean only 2 TB usable space or is there two 4TB drives for a usable 4TB total?

Q: QuestionIs this usable as home NAS or isn't it? One reviewer says no, but that seems to disagree with specs. Simply, can I set up share folder(s) for use by all the computers on my home windows network ? Is there restriction on type and number of shared files?

Q: QuestionHi, I have Apple Mac and 2 MacBook Airs, one with Windows 10. Intended use for the WD My Cloud Duo 4TB is back up pictures, videos and documents from all three computers and 2 x iPhones. Can the Duo 4TB work with all my devices? Thanks

Q: QuestionCan I hook two My Cloud Home Duo's together for increased storage capacity?

Q: QuestionI’ve read in a couple of places that this device is ONLY usable when connected to the internet. Is it possible to use this on my local network only and disable access to the outside world?

Q: QuestionDoes this device have an included media server that is compatible with Smart TVs like the older My Cloud device?

Q: QuestionAre you able to access your files on the hard drives, if the internet (not the network ) is down?

Q: Questionif one of the drives were broken, would there be the replacement for it on market? Are they 3.5" or 2.5" drives?

Q: QuestionThis being Raid 1 if a HDD fails can the HDD be replaced and have the new HDD rebuilt with the redundant data? Is it hot swappable?

Q: QuestionIf both of the SSD is full, can it be replaced with another SSD?

QuestionBecause it is mirrored Raid 1 does that mean only 2 TB usable space or is there two 4TB drives for a usable 4TB total?

QuestionIs this usable as home NAS or isn't it? One reviewer says no, but that seems to disagree with specs. Simply, can I set up share folder(s) for use by all the computers on my home windows network ? Is there restriction on type and number of shared files?

QuestionHi, I have Apple Mac and 2 MacBook Airs, one with Windows 10. Intended use for the WD My Cloud Duo 4TB is back up pictures, videos and documents from all three computers and 2 x iPhones. Can the Duo 4TB work with all my devices? Thanks

QuestionCan I hook two My Cloud Home Duo's together for increased storage capacity?

QuestionI’ve read in a couple of places that this device is ONLY usable when connected to the internet. Is it possible to use this on my local network only and disable access to the outside world?

QuestionDoes this device have an included media server that is compatible with Smart TVs like the older My Cloud device?

QuestionAre you able to access your files on the hard drives, if the internet (not the network ) is down?

Questionif one of the drives were broken, would there be the replacement for it on market? Are they 3.5" or 2.5" drives?

QuestionThis being Raid 1 if a HDD fails can the HDD be replaced and have the new HDD rebuilt with the redundant data? Is it hot swappable?

QuestionIf both of the SSD is full, can it be replaced with another SSD?