Customers find value in the My Cloud 4TB External Hard Drive's ease of use, large storage capacity, and relatively quick setup. Positive feedback also highlights its performance, remote access capabilities, and competitive price. However, some users experienced challenges with the software and interface, suggesting areas for improvement. The instructions could also benefit from greater clarity and detail.
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Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good deal for the price
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Overall, this product meets the requirements for a good size backup drive. It is fairly simple to set up. It is slow backing up over the network comparing it to a drive directly connected to your machine. It is a little cumbersome to manage folders the way I like to manage them. It's a pretty good deal for the price and certainly provides ample space to backup all your files, you just have to make sure you have the time to get the first backup. Multiple device interface isn't the most user friendly system on the planet but not a deal breaker by any stretch. It seems to have a problem when you disconnect from it after using it outside your network and I have had to reboot the drive a couple of times after this type of use. All in all, knowing what I know now, I would definitely buy it again though.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it!
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Works great. I can access it from all my devices. Best purchase I have made in a long time. Best Buy honored their price match guarantee. Love Best Buy.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
great external HD
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Great HD so far. Only had it for about a week so hopefully it holds up. I bought it to use as an external HD for my Xbox 1. Setup was quick and painless.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Easy setup
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Great to have my own Cloud with more security and no fees.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
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Software
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great way to share storage throughout the house
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WD My Cloud is an inexpensive way to storage the whole house can use. Also, it's faster than USB 3.0. The software from WD is not perfect and can be a little confusing. Overall, I'm very happy with this product.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good
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It is a good way to store your files, pictures and movies.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great, affordable NAS!
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I bought this for my parents - who are not very computer savvy. They woory about running out of room on their laptop for family pictures. I set this up so that their "My Pictures" folder is right on it, completely transparent to them. They can also access all their files on the road with their tablet. They love it and I doubt they will ever fill it up.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great cloud storage option
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Product works great and was easy to set up. It took about 5 min. to get the email to setup my password but every thing else went really smooth.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent Storage Device
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I have 5 of these devices and they are easy to set up and easy to attach computers too so you can back up and share data and files. I love WD!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent product
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We use it as a dump for photos and video's from our phones. This keeps our phones storage ready and keeps everything safe, secure easy to get to.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Product
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Worth for the price. Best buy always deliver great product
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Storage Space
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There was a bit of a learning curve for using this cloud, but worth every bit. It is so easy to access within my home and away.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice way to back up your devices
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Seems to work well, you can set up folders for other users/family members. Takes a little time to figure out but not hard. Took a longtime to fully back up computer. Remember too despite name not really a cloud but more of an external hard drive accessible via wi-fi
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Everything I expected...
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I'm using it to store my pictures and videos. It's a little on the slower side uploading but reviewing my files and streaming videos has been great. Even streaming from my work network was easy and fast.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Network Storage
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easy to install, easy to configure, love that you can add a USB HD to it and use it via the same software
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Item
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I bought this for the purpose of backing up both of my personal computers, phone, tablet, and my significant other's data as well. I like that it can be plugged into the router and mapped directly to the computer much like a server, and I like that it has tons of space for me to back everything up. The only downside to this device is that the USB 3.0 is only for connection to mobile devices and media players. My laptop has a USB 3.0 port so I mistakenly assumed that I would be able to connect this to my laptop and boost the speed at which my files were moved between the two. I was wrong, but it's my own fault for not checking. I'm happy with the product though, aside from that one minor mistake on my part.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Setup
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for storage and home use
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A lot to read on how to use this drive to best advantage. Easy setup and ran out of box 1st time. Downloaded support items with no problem.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
great NAS unit
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this device is great. Uses gigabyte Ethernet speed, so is nice and fast transferring data or backing up files. Included software is good. Particularly like the option of backing up files automatically, so whenever you save a file to the backed up folder (like your document folder) it saves it to the backup drive as well!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Graat
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Is very good and easy. Not problem in configuration
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great storage and easy to setup
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This is a great product for the price. It works with all computers and phones. I am self employed and I am able to store all of my work and personal files on this devise and I can access from from anywhere.
I am able to backup my photos and music from my computer and I can access them on my iPhone without having to load them on my phone.