Getting Started Without Online Setup Software
If you do not use the online setup software to get started, you can still:
Use your My Cloud EX2 Ultra Private Cloud Storage device as an external hard
drive, dragging and dropping files to and from it.
Configure the device using the My Cloud EX2 Ultra device's dashboard. (See
"The Dashboard Home Page" on page 33.)
Back up files using USB, Remote, Internal, and Cloud backup (see "Backing Up
and Retrieving Files" on page 45).
Accessing Content
The My Cloud EX2 Ultra device's Public folder contains Shared Music, Shared Pictures,
and Shared Videos subfolders. The existing content of the subfolders are files that you
dragged and dropped or files that have been backed up from your computer or an
attached USB drive:
Note: This manual uses the term shares and folders interchangeably.
Once you've physically connected your My Cloud EX2 Ultra device (see "Physically
Connecting the Device" on page 13), use the following steps to access the contents of
your device.
If your operating systems is...
Windows 10/ Windows 8 or
Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
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USER MANUAL
Then...
8.1.1
1.
On the Windows 8 Start page, type Computer
2.
Click Computer.
3.
In the left pane, click Network.
4.
Double-click MyCloudEX2Ultra and locate the device's Public
folder.
5.
Double-click the Public folder to display the Shared Music,
Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos subfolders. You can now
drag and drop files into (and from) the shared media folders using
Windows Explorer.
1.
Click
or Start > Computer > Network > MyCloudEX2Ultra
and, if required, enter your network (router) credentials. The
device's Public and private folders (shares) display.
2.
Double-click the Public folder to display the Shared Music,
Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos subfolders. You can now
drag and drop files into (and from) the shared media folders using
Windows Explorer.
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