Hi Erik, Klyph and others, Thanks for your responses. I’m beginning to find my way thanks to your tips. I can see that after all this panic I will be able to use the Western Digital Drive. Shame about their native application but as long as I can use it, that’s ok. I’ve written to them but I am not sure they care. Shame on them too!
I have created my own account and I have found my private folder as well as the public folders. One question I have, when you create an account for yourself or somebody else for that matter, do you also create a volume, i.e. partition the drive? In Western Digital speak they call these things shares. Is this actually a partition? In finder I can see a volume with the same name as the name of my account and Voiceover says volume. Is it a partition? Many thanks again. Andrew > On 26 Nov 2014, at 21:53, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: > > From the mac side, I did the following to transfer files. > > Open finder. > Press command K to connect to a server. > Type smb://wdmycloud <smb://wdmycloud> and press enter. Note that if you > cleverly changed the name of your drive you’ll have to replace this > instruction with the new name. > Enter your username and password. > When asked to mount your volumes, say OK. > Back in finder, you should automatically be taken to the computer folder > where you should see three new volumes. One is called public, and that is > where your files go unless you have set up your account to let you access a > custom private folder. > > From there, it’s just a matter of copying and pasting. > > On the mobile side, I’ve only gotten as far as agreeing to the licence terms > and looking at some of the initial setup screens. I want to log in by token, > which takes some extra setup. Also, I haveent’ gotten all the files mounted > yet. That’s got to take priority for the next day or two because the drive > that currently holds the files is on it’s last pins. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > > > > On Nov 26, 2014, at 1:23 PM, Andrew Lamanche <ioani...@me.com > <mailto:ioani...@me.com>> wrote: > >> Could you say a bit more about how you access WD my cloud from your iPhone? >> Is the iphone app accessible? And talking about finder, how do you copy >> files there? Can you create folders on the WD my cloud using finder and >> then move files from your mac to the WD my cloud? >> >> I’m getting more familiar with the web interface for changing various >> options like users, setting, shares, etc. But I’m still in the dark as to >> how I might store files on WD my cloud. >> >> Thanks to you and Klypho for your comments. >> >> Andrew >>> On 26 Nov 2014, at 19:42, e...@erik-burggraaf.com >>> <mailto:e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: >>> >>> So far, the cloud apps for iOS and android seem to work well. I set the >>> thing up with safari and finder. I might copy files to it with finder, but >>> otheriise won't go near it with a computer.. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my android device. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Kliph <kliphzkor...@icloud.com <mailto:kliphzkor...@icloud.com>> >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:52 AM >>> Subject: Re: Western Digital my icloud NaS drive application and Voiceover >>> >>> Yes, I personally didn’t like the app. I used it on mavericks, and it >>> worked just fine. Haven’t tried it on Yosemite though, so can’t speak to >>> that issue. The easier way of managing it is to go on the web. Find your >>> NAS’s IP address, and put it in the address bar. This way you can manage >>> the password, set up profiles, or what ever else you need to do. Once you >>> set it up though, you can just go to the network section of your mac with >>> command shift K, and view and manage your files that way. HTH >>> >>> Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want quick >>> efficient answers? Or maybe you know apple products and want to >>> contribute? Then come join a list where questions are always answered, and >>> we are always patient with you. >>> >>> Subscribe here: peel-the-apple-subscr...@ultragroups.us >>> <mailto:peel-the-apple-subscr...@ultragroups.us> >>> Or just follow us on twitter https://twitter.com/PealTheApple >>> <https://twitter.com/PealTheApple> >>> >>> And ask your question there. All are welcome! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > On Nov 26, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Andrew Lamanche <ioani...@me.com >>> > <mailto:ioani...@me.com>> wrote: >>> > >>> > Hi, >>> > >>> > I was given a present of a very nice 2TB Western Digital my cloud drive >>> > that is compatible with both PC and mac. The drive is connected to my >>> > airport extreme via an ethernet. The trouble its application through >>> > which yo can control various functions like saving moving managing files >>> > is totally inaccessible with Voiceover. When I open it, I can only move >>> > through close, zoom and the title of the window buttons but I cant get to >>> > any other controls. Has anyone else ever had experience of this drive >>> > and its desktop application? Is there another app through which a NAS >>> > drive like this could be controlled? I’ve e-mailed Western Digital about >>> > it but I’m not holding my breath. It was extremely difficult to find a >>> > way of sending them an e-mail. They seem to hide quite successfully from >>> > their customers. >>> > >>> > I’d welcome any comments. >>> > >>> > Thanks >>> > >>> > Andrew >>> > >>> > -- >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> > "MacVisionaries" group. >>> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>> > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>> > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout.> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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