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Question: Can i use the built-in USB port to access the files writeen in the HD Faster, or the access is only throught network connection ?
Document: The WD My Cloud works well as media storage and enables you play media (music & videos) over your home network to other computers and even your smart phone or tablet. But if you are looking to use it also for computer back up it is not a good product. Despite the fact the unit has a USB 3 port it will not allow you to connect directly from a computer to the unit so that you can do a faster back up.
Easy to set up ,easy to use and extremely affordable.My only complaint is that it doesn't have A built-in USB port to plug in more external hard drives if you wanted to add space.
Very simple to set-up. Very simple to use. This product is pretty much for those who need a USB drive but with a network connection instead of USB. Meaning they don't need RAID back-up or 20TB of storage, they just want to stream media and access it remotely.
This is awesome.. fast, stable, easy to set up, and will easily serve almost any format with the built in TWONKY server.One BIG plus.. it can transfer files AND stream media at the same time.. a lot of other network storage only allow one connection at a time.As my data growns, WD is the only brand I look to anymore.
I purchased this device specifically as a Time Machine backup device for my Macbook. My intention was to utilize both my wireless network and the USB 3.0 for my backups. Unfortunately, the USB port does not work as a direct connection between the Mac & MyCloud. Aside from the wireless backups taking 18+ hours over my AC network, there were constant backup errors that required a reboot of the MyCloud.
After 2 weeks of usage, I can share my current experience with this drive. I still don't have the speed issue as many users reported. I As I don't have a speedy wifi connection, I used the LAN cable to transfer the files and store it in the drive.I intended to use the Myphoto smartphone app and it was unstable. I needed to restart the MyCloud HD in order to have it work.
Simple to set up, works with my Mac, HUGE amount of storage. I don't need everything (music, photos, video, virtual machine) on my MacBook Pro's SSD so I offloaded a barrel full of stuff to My Cloud. Works as advertized. Your first Time Machine backup takes a while, so don't use the wireless connection; MUCH faster to use the wired. After that TM backs up only changed/new files; it's so fast you won't even notice it, even over the wireless.
In fact, and I attribute this mostly to confirmation bias, the transfer speeds are now faster.If you must access the media on the NAS from a mobile device, Plex, or similar servers and their respective mobile apps are a better option as the server function is outsourced from the NAS.This device can be used for TimeMachine backups, if you're so inclined to have them reside on a network drive. I've backed up to and restored from a USB drive attached via hub on the back of this NAS.
So far so good. Have 3 PC's and 2 Mac computers fully backed up onto the drive.It seems to work as advertised. Once you get the new nomenclature under your belt, its pretty straightforward.I can access saved files anywhere with my MacAir or my SAMSUNG S3.By a long shot, the fastest way to get each computer backed up the first time is to use a hard wired connection, using a network RJ-45 cable, to your router.
After two days all the movies were final loaded. However, when I tried to access the videos wirelessly on my iPad, only the first video would play. Perhaps it works well with Windows machines, but not with Mac's. I am an experienced Mac owner having set up my own wireless network at my office, I have built over 500 websites for clients, and use the Apple and Amazon Clouds regularly, so I have some experience with technology. This is a great idea, but this products SUCKS!
Answer: The previous answers are wrong.  The USB port is for adding additional hard drives only.  You can only access the files through the Ethernet connection.