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WDBVXC0040HWT-NESN
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Rating 4 out of 5 stars with 1468 reviews

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.0 out of 5 stars

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75%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers love the My Cloud Home 4TB Personal Cloud for its easy setup, ample storage, and reasonable price. They appreciate the convenience of being able to access and share their files from anywhere. However, some users have experienced compatibility issues with previous generation drives, software crashes, and data loss.

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  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Solid personal cloud option with sharing feature

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love that you can connect directly with your cellphone to upload photos and share with other people in your family. Only downside is that each user profile has it's own private space. It's not one large share. It would make more sense to have one large share and mark folders as private as needed. It's not a big deal but you have to share out folders with other users for them to see the files.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Storage

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

    The drive is being used for shared storage and local back up, very easy to use

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Setup

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Easy setup

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

    Easy set device set up. The app and log on had some issues recognizing password by eventually resolved.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It was worth the money

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

    It was easy to setup and works really great. You can access the files anywhere.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A must have today

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

    I am an amateur photographer, and I take a lot of wildlife pictures every week. I needed a big storage place to keep all my pictures, and I needed to access them while out in the field. The WD 4 TB MyCloud meets my needs for now. I can keep all my pictures organized and access them. This drive does not have a way of backing it up except copying all the files manually.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    ok as storage not as full system restore

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

    Could not get this to see and backup windows 10. WD was no help ether. After two weeks of hassle I returned it and bought a NAS like I should have done from the start.

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

    Not really a NAS device

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

    This is basically an external drive that connects with a network rather than on one machine. It has very little configuration ability and what it does have pretty much must be done on a phone app, and is somewhat clunky and cumbersome. I admire WD for trying to make idiot-proof devices, but am disappointed that, unlike my other two My Cloud devices, this one has no customization options at all. Can't even rename it and give it a static IP.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Western Digital Team
      Posted .

      Hello,

      Thank you for sharing your feedback. We understand your frustration with the limited configuration options and the reliance on the phone app for setup. Our goal is to create user-friendly devices, but we recognize that more customization options are important for many users. We appreciate your insights and will take them into consideration for future improvements. If you need further assistance or additional feedback, please don't hesitate to reach out. WDConnections

  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Seems like a good idea.

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

    Not much to review. It stores a ton of data. Backs up in my home not in the cloud, which is nice.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Cloud Equipment

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

    Great Cloud Equipment that was completely sold out at the store on Thanksgiving week. Instructions are easy to follow and setup appears to be a snap. Since I have only operated it for a few days now, I am interested in the longevity of the system. Caution: Geek Squad only protects the equipment and not the actual data. Be sure to back it up on to an external drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very easy to set up and use

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My old network hard drive (different brand) died so I purchased this to replace it. Unit is very easy to install and do a basic setup. I was a little unclear on best way to access it so I called WD tech support and they showed me how to make easy to access from any of our 3 computers on the network and it works like a charm.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Exactly what I needed. Easy to install and set up on my phone and computer. Now I know I won't lose any pics or docs. It also downloaded all of my google photos from switching phones

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to set up and simple to use. There are several features of the device that attracted us to this particular device.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Remote access

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Device must be online.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This device was very slow on my network, seemed to use alot of resources. Worst of all, if something happens to the device, the cloud does NOT backup your data. Best of all, it's nice to be able to access data from anywhere, IF and only IF the device is online.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    NAS Basic

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

    If you are are looking to start file access using a NAS for your home, this is a good start.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works

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

    Great for a novice computer user. Beats setting a RAID NAS. No issues in the 6 months of use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Setup

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very easy setup

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Device works very well and fast over network. Setup was incredibly easy using the software provided by WD. Only improvement I’d recommend would be making it easier to used your own drive encryption separate from the provided software. But I realize that’d go against the principles of simplicity.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    My Cloud

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

    Works great with PC, but very, very klunky on iPad Pro

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quick and Easy Setup

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy setup no technical skills required Great Price !

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fantastic network storage solution

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this when I was having issues configuring an older external drive to work on my network. This is so simple. Drag and drop and access from anywhere. Plus with Plex media server built in its a streamlined way to watch saved videos anywhere. I absolutely love it and it’s so easy to setup and start using.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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

    Lots of extra storage. Easy to use and setup and worth it.

    I would recommend this to a friend