Western Digital My Cloud EX2 User Manual page 25

Once you've physically connected your WD My Cloud EX2 device (see "Physically
Connecting the Device" on page 11), use the following steps to access the contents of your
device.
If your operating systems is...
Windows 8 or 8.1.1
Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
Mac OS X
(Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion,
Mavericks)
Mapping the Public Folder (Windows)
To map the WD My Cloud EX2 Public folder for quick access in the future:
1. In Windows Explorer, under Network, click WDMYCLOUDEX2.
2. Right-click the Public folder and select Map Network Drive from the menu.
3. Select the desired letter from the Drive drop-down list.
4. Select the Reconnect at login check box.
5. Click Finish. Your Public drive is now mapped.
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Then...
1. On the Windows 8 Start page, type Computer
2. Click Computer.
3. In the left pane, click Network.
4. Double-click WDMYCloudEX2 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 > WDMYCloudEX2
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.
1. In a Finder window, click WDMyCloudEX2 under the shared items
in the side bar.
2. If presented with an authorization page, select Guest, and then
click Connect to display the Public share:
3. Double-click the Public folder to display the subfolders: Shared
Music, Shared Pictures, Shared Videos, and Software. You can now
drag and drop files into the shared folders using Finder:
4. If you want to create a shared drive icon permanently on your
desktop, create an alias. Following are two ways to do this:
Note: Before creating an alias, click Finder > Preferences >
General and make sure Connected Servers is checked.
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Click the item you wish to alias (e.g., Shared Music), hold down
the mouse button, hold down the Cmd and Option keys
simultaneously, and drag the item to where you want the alias to
appear. Instead of moving the original item, this creates an alias
at the new location.
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Right-click the item you want to alias (e.g., Shared Music), and
then click File > Make Alias.
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