MANAGING USERS, GROUPS, AND SHARES
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WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL
IF you want to open a share
using . . .
THEN . . .
WD Quick View icon in the
system tray (Windows)
1. Left- or right-click the WD Quick View icon to display
the main menu.
2. Click the WD My Cloud device name, and then click Open.
The shares display in Windows Explorer.
3. For a private share, if prompted for a user name and
password, enter those associated with your user account.
4. For a private share, if the user’s name and password are the
same as for logging into the computer, a user name and
password are not required. If they are not the same, visit
http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base
Answer ID 5681.
WD Quick View in the menu bar
(Mac OS X)
1. Click the WD Quick View icon in the menu bar and
move the cursor over the name of your WD My Cloud device
to display the submenu.
2. Select Open on the WD Quick View submenu. The shares
display in a second submenu.
3. Select the desired share.
4. For a private share, if prompted for a user name and
password, enter those associated with your user account
(see
“Adding a Single User” on page 35).
5. For a Public share, if prompted for a user name and
password, select Guest.
Windows 8 1. In the task bar, click the File Explorer icon .
2. In the left panel, select Network, and double-click
WDMyCloudEX2.
3. Double-click a Public or private share on your device.
Windows Vista/Windows 7/
Windows XP
1. Click or Start > Computer.
2. In the left panel, select Network
3. Click WDMyCloud.
4. Double-click the Public or private shares on your device.
Mac OS X 1. Open a Finder window and locate your WD My Cloud device
under the Shared heading in the side bar.
If presented with an authorization page, select Guest and then
click Connect.
2. Click the device to display the Public share and any private
shares to which you have access.