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Model:
WDBCTL0040HWT-NESN
SKU:
2832018
Your price for this item is $179.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 1848 reviews

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    Rating 3.5 out of 5 stars

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88%would recommend to a friend

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.

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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 4 out of 5 stars

    Seems to do the job

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

    Easy to install. It isn't naturally intuitive on how to use it. Someone like me must read the manual to effectively use it.

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

    Works great, easy web interface

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

    Setup instructions were good and able to have it online within 5 minutes. Options in the interface made it easy to setup folders with permissions for different users. Would recommend setting up a static IP address to make web access easier.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Not for beginners

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

    Take time to really learn unit before dumping files to it. Make sure you understand it. How to use with your computer. Only 30 days phone help

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works as described with my Mac

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

    I bought this to replace a unit from another manufacture. I purchased it because I have always had good luck with WD gear.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for accessing my videos remotely

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

    I like it but when I try to watch a video on location it loads slow but once it loads plays great

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice personal cloud

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

    Great product. I would give it 5 stars except it is not exactly plug and play. As long as you have medium tech skills it will be 5 stars.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great cloud

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

    I use this to download my movies on to! Some work some do not, but i prefer this cloud instead of the who knows where cloud

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

    Just what I needed

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

    I'm the person who collected well over 1000 cds and was left wondering how I could store them in anyplace other than shelves and boxes. It took a long time to do so but they're now easily accessible whenever I need it on this drive.

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

    Great personal cloud

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

    This is my second personal cloud HD and I love it so far. I have had it only 3 months but I have had zero issues and it has connected to all of my other devices with no issue. I got it on sale but even at regular price I would recommend it

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

    Excellent NAS device

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

    Great Network Area Storage (NAS) device. Fast setup and has gigabyte transfer speeds. Ideal for small business backup and data storage. Unit has sleep mode to ensure long life. Great price too.

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

    Worst purchase ever

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

    They should rename it for what it is, A Network Drive not a cloud Drive. After 20 days drive crashed and 6 years of data lost, because upon purchase I assumed that data was stored in a cloud, which it wasn't. Drive itself is too sensitive to moving from one room to another. Quickly returned for a more durable external drive such as the one offered by SeaGate. For business maybe, but for personal use, never.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Support, some windows 10 issues

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

    Works great, use varies based on operating system even version of windows 10. Probably more of a Windows issue

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

    Excellent Storage and accessiblilty

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

    Love having a personal cloud at my house. No relying on some third party somewhere for my important documents. Love being able to access this device from my phone with an app, as well as streaming media from it to my WDTV Live and my Chromecast.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Extra storage

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

    Easy to set up User friendly A little slow to copy to device. Overall good storage and backup unit for home use.

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

    Great drives

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

    This is the third WD My cloud I've purchased because they are great. I like that I can have them hidden away and still be able to access files from around the house or a different state. They easy to use and set-up.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    This is the first time using my cloud. So far work

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

    I would highly recommend this. Better to purchase My Cloud once and avoid monthly charges with other companies.

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

    External Hard Drive

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

    We use this drive to back up the data from our PC drive, so we can access the data from another PC if necessary. It is set up to copy the info automatically when changes or new files are saved.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Decent cloud device

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

    Had a little trouble setting it up at first, but got it all working just fine. Backing up MAC and PC devices to it.

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

    Very useful product

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

    Perfect solution for any storage need. Comes in handy for movies and pictures, they are both accessible via DLNA and can be accessed by your smart TV. Love this product.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Instructions

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Confusing at times

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

    The instructions for using are not clear and concise on the web or anywhere.

    I would recommend this to a friend