WD My Cloud Home
1 x 2 TB, WD Red
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170 reviews
Not good --- Not bad (after a month usage ... NEVER BUY)
Far behind in competition ... (after using for a month, changed my mind ... never waste your money on this product)
Pro
- Design
Contra
- Very limited functionalities
- Smart TV won't recognize it as an external drive, without PLEX
- huge dependancy on PLEX... creating PLEX, Syncing all files / movies ... very combursome
- If you have good amount of photos ... forget this device ... It takes ages to sync photos with plex
- No torrent support
- noice
- Strange problems while playing movies / photos / videos ... never an easy task ... not meeting 10% o
- Can not see USB drive on PC ... FIle copy allowed only from mobile app and app is damm slow
- list contineus
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 8 TB, WD Red)
Bad buy deluxe
Unfortunately, this part somewhat maltreats the product category NAS and what is generally understood by it. WD's choice of "Cloud" as the name for NAS systems was a glorious second. This really is *pure* cloud storage. Intended as a replacement for Dropbox & Co. but quite misleading as the "real" models are also called that. Without HOME's own app, nothing works, really nothing. Strictly speaking, it is a network attached storage, which is what my USB stick shared in the network would be.
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 8 TB, WD Red)
Bad product to ba avoided. 1 star rating does not allow entering conclusion
Terrible product, Many promises which are not kept. Does not work on OS X 10.6.8. On OS X 10.11.6 Time Machine does not work properly
Pro
- price
Contra
- Does not work on OS X 10.6.8
- Time Machine does not work properly
- USB copiying is very slow
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 4 TB, WD Red)
Useful at most for unsuspecting senior citizens.
After just one week, this NAS was returned to me. What it has to offer is ridiculous. And the Windows app... I haven't seen anything so buggy in a long time.
Pro
- Okay for people who only upload and download documents.
Contra
- No path in Windows
- The desktop app is ridiculously useless and buggy
- Automatic folder backup does not work
- the NAS is not recognised during the general PC backup.
- No FTP
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 3 TB, WD Red)
Idea and design as well as the size i.O, the access not!
The cloud drive I use for my movies, the only problem is only without app from WD I can not access the movies via tablet or the Plex app on the Sony TV. In Windows I see the storage as a drive. One star deduction because I can not access the drive with the IP address, and I am forced to install an app.
Pro
- Format of the case, fits everywhere
- Fast WD Red hard drive in my case 8GB
- Also available with two hard drives
- Easy setup and data transfer also via USB
Contra
- No access via IP address directly to the hard drive possible!
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 8 TB, WD Red)
Pretty unprofessional hobbyist solution. May be enough to store a few photos or films, but not for serious use.
It depends on what you expect from a NAS. Managing data or better folders on MyCloud only really works for the administrator. If, for example, you have employees with whom you want to share documents in a small company, this only works via the bumpy, unergonomic web solution; in the file manager, despite assigning the necessary rights, none of the folders are displayed, or only those that the employee has created himself, but no one else can see them (despite assigning the corresponding rights).
Pro
- Easy to install
Contra
- described above
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 8 TB, WD Red)
Do not buy
At the time of writing all users have been locked out for 2-3 days due to a security breach. This means, that despite it being called "My Cloud", it isn't. I haven't been able to access any of my files since Monday 03.04.2023 and there is no fix in sight.
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 4 TB, WD Red)
unusable
it should be forbidden to sell something like this
Pro
- unfortunately nothing
Contra
- Slow, slow, slow
- impossible configuration, especially for local access
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 4 TB, WD Red)
Never again a NAS from WD.
Synchronisation does not work at all. When Sync starts for once, it always starts from the beginning, no chance with many files. I have removed almost all folders in the hope that at least the most important ones work. But no, it does not.
Contra
- Does not synchronise
It's lousy in terms of functionality and range of functions!
Unfortunately, absolutely unusable.
Pro
- nothing
Contra
- Scope of functions
- slow
- outdated
- uncompetitive product
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 4 TB, WD Red)
Once again: trash
The device is not to be used. Constant access problems, whether from PC, TV, tablet, mobile phone. Always new problems, I will now take the thing apart to use the hard drive in the PC. I could have had it much cheaper. And another thing: The speed of access is very reminiscent of DOS times. I suspect that all the data goes through NSA check servers or something similar. Copy speed max 2MB /sec, with pauses between files. How sick is that??
Pro
- nothing
Contra
- all
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 4 TB, WD Red)
The last trash
Don't buy. absolutely no operational safety. Net is full of comments about problems.
Contra
- recent problems, according
Do not buy, can not buy anything..
Rather buy a Raspberry Pi with a hd. Is cheaper and can then also much much more.is also easy to install
Pro
- Design
- For smartphones backup it is enough
Contra
- Auto Backup funkzioniert only conditionally
- The hd does not go automatically in sleep mode
- If hd defective you can not just buy a new one and mount.
- Complicated handling on pc
- Can not work offline. So that it is only available in the network
Not sooo Tooollll
Pro
- Cheap
Contra
- Very loud (really loud)! You can hear it very well.
- Slow Very slow when transferring data.
- App very few options
- App as it is only in English (on the PC).
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 3 TB, WD Red)
Excellent. So easy that you almost forget it
Pro
- Dimensions
- Easy to use
Contra
- First extremely long sync (5 days for 30K files)
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 3 TB, WD Red)
Time Machine encrypted backup not supported!
The product is easy to install and also works with Apple Time Machine, but only "unencrypted" backup is supported. For "encrypted" backup, you have to buy the "My Cloud" version (i.e. without Home). It is a pity that it was not explicitly mentioned...
Pro
- Easy installation
Contra
- Only unencrypted backup possible with Time Machine (apple)
- Never goes into standby mode (disc access constantly audible)
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 8 TB, WD Red)
indispensable
It's good to have your own cloud, to protect your data yourself, and above all reassuring, it's a shame that the software isn't a bit easier to use.
Pro
- having your cloud at home
- we hide it behind the modem
Contra
- a bit complicated
- software not always clear
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 4 TB, WD Red)
bad
not reliable, unless you want it only for couple of years
Pro
- cheap
Contra
- not reliable drivers got currupted after 3 years
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 8 TB, WD Red)
Unfortunately a poor alternative to the MyCloud
I bought the thing to supplement/replace my MyCloud with Raid.
Unfortunately, the straeming doesn't work nearly as well as on the old HW. The highly praised 'simple' copying of data from the MyCloud does not work at all.
I now have an HDD standing around for CHF 250 that doesn't really harmonise with Linux either - unfortunately a bad buy!Pro
- Pretty to look at
Contra
- No streaming without app
- No setting option found to put the disk into sleep mode.
- Few apps available
- does not really work with user administration
- works conditionally under Linux
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 8 TB, WD Red)
Bad buy
Unfortunately unusable. Write speed incredibly slow!
Hard disk removed and inserted into another NAS.This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 8 TB, WD Red)
Not for professionals
NAS is an inaccurate description. It is a cloud server whose access security and password are 100% managed by Western Digital Corporation. The admin apps offered by WD do not work! No direct data communication within your local network - it runs over the internet. No way to set up your own firewalls or manage power saving features. User shares and access permissions cannot be managed. The device does what it wants. It rumbles for hours and reorders files. Very annoying.
Pro
- small size
Contra
- It's not a NAS!
- Poor security. Full dependence on WD for access control
- No useful management functions
- Does not use local network bandwidth
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 8 TB, WD Red)
Unusable without internet connection
Unfortunately, you can't use it without an internet connection, not even directly as an external hard drive via USB. I wanted to have an internal network without an external connection. Unfortunately, that's not possible with it. I have now bought a Synology, which works without problems.
Pro
- unfortunately nothing found
Contra
- Only usable via internet connection to the outside
- not even directly connectable via USB without Internet
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 4 TB, WD Red)
is quickly installable
is very efficient
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 8 TB, WD Red)
Leave it alone... consider other manufacturers. e.g. Synology
Unusable for serious work with it.
- Very slow access to large folders and files.
- Constant interruptions in data transfer.
- Can only be used if the WD-Discovery SW is installed and an account is created at WD. Ergo, no direct connection to Windows possible.
With the predecessor this was no problem. I cannot recommend the new generation. I will now switch to Synology products.... Goodbye WD -> I will sell it on Tutti.Pro
- For beginners
- Cheap
Contra
- Not for users who are a bit demanding
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 4 TB, WD Red)
Predecessor was better tradable
User interface not very customer-friendly
Pro
- Design is very good, but what good is that if everything else is not functional?
- This needs to be improved.
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 3 TB, WD Red)
Good unit for limited requirements.
The functions meet my expectations - very positive. Upload speed very slow - negative. No informative staff at Digitec - very negative.
Pro
- Functions
Contra
- Speed
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 3 TB, WD Red)
Beautiful decorative object
Assign a static IP address? No is not possible. You should rather reconfigure your DHCP server. That's fun and enjoyable.
The part looks best without power. Shapely and pretty; as an accountant, the ideal Christmas present.This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 3 TB, WD Red)
Very easy to implement but requires a cloud
This review was created for a different variant: My Cloud Home (1 x 4 TB, WD Red)
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