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ranked #210,178 most helpful out of 571,544,897 reviews
★☆☆☆☆
Cloud interface is terrible, unable to adjust view, no search.
It was easy to setup and share across all my devices. However, I really hate the interface. It's horrible. It doesn't act like a traditional file folder, like a plugged-in harddrive or Dropbox does. Instead you have a cloud-based file viewer that doesn't allow you to change the view, so you are looking at TINY thumbnails - which is a complete pain if you are looking for a specific photo. It also doesn't allow you to search. I cannot use this as a central repository for my stuff - it really only works as a backup for me with this unfriendly file view. I also had trouble trying to get iTunes to use this for the file source. In the end, I can only really use this as a backup system, which is a bit disappointing considering I would have been better off forgoing the cloud option and going for a plugged in external HD or a paid subscription to Dropbox in order to navigate more easily. --------------------------- Update: I am downgrading this rating to 1-star. I do NOT recommend buying this if you ever plan to use this for, even as a backup. I finally gave up trying to find files. The interface is impossible to use. I just got a 2TB Seagate portable harddrive for under $100. The kicker? I can't drag and drop nested folders from the WD Cloud to my hard drive - it tries to make them a zip folder, and then I get an error when trying to open it. Now I have to parse through all the files and figure out how to get them over individually. It would be helpful if this cloud hard drive had a plugin option as well, as downloading things over wifi is much slower than being connected via USB.
December 2014 · Electronics · verified purchase
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WD 2TB My Cloud Personal Network Attached Storage - NAS - WDBCTL0020HWT-NESN,White
3.8★ · 5,759 ratings, as of 2023
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