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Model:
WDBCTL0030HWT-NESN
SKU:
1766022
Your price for this item is $159.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 906 reviews

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    Rating 3.1 out of 5 stars

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89%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are satisfied with the My Cloud 3TB External Hard Drive's ease of use, ample storage, and relatively easy setup process, as well as its remote access capabilities. However, some users experienced issues with the product's reliability and found the software and instructions to be less than intuitive. The price point was frequently praised. A few users also noted that streaming performance was generally positive.

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The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Was easy to set up but I have trouble access data

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For some reason I have trouble accessing my data from any other device.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good but not great

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    I like the concept but does not do everything I thought it would.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    the software is not good for troubleshooting.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    there are no settings for syncing the Hard drive to the back up,

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not Very Mac Compliant

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I wanted to love this server. I tried for a few days optimizing my ethernet network to make the MyCloud the center of my storage needs but it never got fast enough nor stable enough in OS-X Mavericks to be useful. I switched to the leading competitor's home server instead.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Have problems getting on my system outside home

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Have problems getting on drive outside of home network

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    WD MyCloud: It doesn't install

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's over a week since I keep trying to install my new WD MyCloud HD and still can't although I sent several messages to WD support. It's not a straight forward installation (supposed to be friendly), I followed exactly the instructions (including instructions for troubleshooting) from the manual and wasn't able to solve it. The worst part is the WD support doesn't respond my enquiries!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    A sad situation!!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    When I bought the 3tb external hard drive I failed to attach to my computer soon after buying it and then i had 3 back surgeries and after my recovery was coming along ( almost a year later) I tried hooking in up and had a RED light on it !! I have tried to see if I could still get it to work but to no avail. I am a retired guy (now 75) and can't afford another one yet. So I have it but can just look at it!!! I paid a lot of money and got nothing out of it!! SAD! From what I understand if you have a red light the unit is DONE!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Too complicate to install - no enough instructions

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The idea is very good as all the clouds but...this is my cloud and I'm the only responsable for the data. Unfortunately very complicate to use for the limited and not friendly instructions supplied.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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    Reliability

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Does not work as I was told.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Poor instructions & it does not perform as described. Was not allowed to return for refund.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    S L O W

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought it to use with time capsule on my Mac. My Backup is just under 1 TB. It takes over 5 days uninterrupted to back this up. Kinda worthless for what I bought it for.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    it's okay

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I don't like how it stores files. Doesn't read like a normal drive on the pc. Can only delete one file at a time.have a Seagate network drive works better

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Issues with Mac Timemachine

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Upgraded to a newer WD NAS and had issues with connecting to my Mac Timemachine. Other features work great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Not for apple computers

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased this product hoping to move my iPhoto library to My cloud so I could free up some storage space. No way, I called tech support 4 times and they finally told me it was an apple problem not their problem. I knew this was bs but I did call tech support for apple computers and the rep told me after about 5 minutes that this product was not supported for apple products.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    so hard and complicated

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    works fine if there is only 1 user. as soon as u add another user and its content, fun begins!!. too much setting to have it connected to the internet. too much trouble for me so i returned it and got seagate. more capacity and way easy to set it up.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Difficulty in installation

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am having difficulty in getting the device to back up properly. Tech support is difficult to understand and they are having difficulty understanding my problem.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    it crashed my computer two times

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    brother recommended me to buy one. told me it was very simple and easy to use. took his word for it and bought it. i use mac, but it crashed my computer twice!!! worst product at least for me...

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Can't get to work

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It installed initially but never worked right. Ended up crashing computer and required uninstall. Haven't tried again yet. Certainly not easy to install so it works properly.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Don't waste your money

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'm returning my, don't waste your money on this !!! Doesn't work at all! "I'm a network engineer" just for let people know I'm not talking bs from this device!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Difficult to use

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Extremely difficult to log on to and use as an external drive. useless.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    dislike

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    This is hard to understand. Not sure what's backed up or when. Taking it back.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend