Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- WDBCTL0040HWT-NESN
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- SKU:
- 2832018
Customer reviews
Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 1848 reviews
(1,848 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Ease of Use3.5
Rating 3.5 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
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.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to Use
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very Happy with WD's My Cloud product! Very easy to install, use, and manage! It's great to show family pictures when traveling!
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to setup
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.We needed a place to store and remotely access or movies and photos. I needed a good backup drive. This met all of the above.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Storage Solution!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I purchased this for my husband. He found it quite easy to hook up. We use it for both our computers and 2 smartphones. I have a ton of photos and recipes. We scan everything - receipts for products we buy, paperwork for bills, insurance, etc. The unit is not very large, about 6-3/4" x 4". It sits neatly on his desk along with the modem and other accessories. Now we can access all our files from just about anywhere. It has been operating smoothly for over 2 months now. We are very happy!
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good product
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This WD product works well. It was very easy to setup. I use it to backup three devices. I am pleased and would buy it again.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Solid
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.stores what I want to store. Easy to set up. Sits in the background and fulfills its role as a supporting actor. No hassles.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to Set up
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy to set up, Easy to use, Grate product ! Just what my home network needed, use it to share movies and backup my Mac.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great NAS for a simple setup
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This product is great if you want an easy setup with no frills options. Works great but I would like to see more depth.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it! Functions just as expected.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This product is great and works just as expected. Have not had any problems with the setup or function of the Hard Drive.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I absolutely love my personal cloud
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I love using this cloud storage device. I was able to free up my phone storage space from all of the photos and videos.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product for backing up your computer files.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Installation of the MY Cloud product and set up was very easy. The device performs as advertised -- that's a good thing.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great storage
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It serves the purpose and is a great tool for me. I can be at the office or at home and get all my saved information.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great home back up
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I’m so glad I found this WD home cloud back up. It not only backups my MacBook Pro, it does my IPhone and IPad too. It works in the background so I really don’t have to mess with it. I was a bit afraid it wouldn’t work with Apple but it surprised me. I would definitely recommend this for anyone who wants to have a piece of mind knowing they have an alternative to and/or another place for backing up their important documents, photos, etc..
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Storage
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good for a backup storage
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is a good product for someone just looking to store information on it but it is not a good buy if you want to work off of that hard drive to work and edit items loaded on it. I use this strictly for my iMac back up Time Machine
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great NAS
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.After numerous reviews I decided for WD MyCloud. I could not have made a better decision. Very easy to set up and use. Very reliable. Highly recommended
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
excellent personal cloud storage solution
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.lightning struck the old NAS device. Glad it did. easy to set up accounts for the entire family. 1 month and zero issues.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
My Cloud
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Western Digital all the wy...I store my ENTIRE Movie collection...and my ENTIRE MP3 collection on it
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 5 out of 5 stars
excellent quality and speed
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It is easy setup and fast speed with transferring files. The security options are also excellent for a home network.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Not the easiest thing in the world to use
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I was very excited to pick up a WD MyCloud after reading about it online. I set it up in my house hoping it would be the answer to our file problems in our house. We have three computers, and each of us uses which ever computer is closest, which has caused problems with duplicate files on multiple computers. The MyCloud sets up very easily. One of the major problems is the number of programs installed to operate it. There is a program for the administrator that allows you to create folders and permissions, then there is a program for any user that takes you to a specific WD file browser, and finally there is another program that allows you to access the folder through Windows Explorer. These programs are actually individual and do not integrate well into with each other. My suggestion is to use Windows Explorer to navigate the files. Another problem, which I called WD about, is that some files get stuck on there and cannot be deleted. I accidentally copied all of my mp3's onto the drive twice, and tried to delete one of the folders. I went through both interfaces to try and delete the second folder and both programs told me there was an error and the folder could not be deleted. After messing with it for a day or two, I called their support line. The people attempted to help and were very polite, but nothing was resolved other than to tell me there must be a problem with that folder. I do hope to get better using it after I have another three day weekend to mess around with it. If they continue to update the firmware and I get better at setting up the access on all of the computers I am sure it will work out well in the end.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Like it so far
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Had a slow start with set up. Blame it on internet speed. I do like the center place to get files. was not hard to set up. Still playing with apps when moving music files. Had iTunes recognize drive for music files, works great.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic HD for your personal cloud
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I own 4 Western Digital HDs and this is my first cloud storage HD and I am very satisfied with it. This HD works as it should and it is also easy to setup and connect to your network. My pictures, videos, music at all stored on this HD and I use it all the time on my mobile device. I definitely recommend this HD to anyone.
I would recommend this to a friend







