Isn't your external HDD "life"? After changing the HDD to "latest NAS", the data was quickly clouded.

Let's actually try what you can do by using WD Cloud.

Utilization Example 1: Access from the go

The biggest difference from the USB -connected external HDD is that you can access your home data from your outing, smartphones and tablets.As mentioned above, there is no particular need to access WD Cloud from the go.If you complete the normal initial setting, you can access from the go.

As a trial, let's assume that it will be used from a PC outside of your home."WDCLOUD" for cloud service using a browser.If you access the "JP" and sign in with the e -mail address registered at the time of the initial setting, a safe connection will be established and a screen that can access the WD Cloud will be displayed.It is easy to use documents stored in WD Cloud from a business trip, or upload photos taken at home to WD Cloud at home.is.

It is easy to use from a smartphone.You can install the "WD Cloud" app on the iPhone or Android device, and sign in with the account (e -mail address and password) registered at the time of initial settings (you can set up the photo automatically but set it up later).With this alone, you can access WD Cloud data from your smartphone.The standard shows a dedicated home folder (folder of your name) that you can only access yourself, and a "Public" folder that allows you to share data with other users registered as a WD Cloud user such as family.

If you save any data, you can refer to it from your smartphone, display photos and play videos on the go.

As a trial, I played the MP4 video taken with the video camera via the LTE line, but the playback started immediately after the playback, and the video playback itself was smooth.Of course, in the case of a smartphone, it is necessary to pay attention to the traffic volume, but since the video can be played while storing data in the cache on the app side, it is also a major feature that the video can be played without stress even in a limited LTE environment.is.

Utilization Example 2: Easy to share data with anyone

Next, let's look at the data sharing function.Since WD Cloud is a type of NAS, you can access the shared folder from your PC via Explorer's network.This is easy to share data with your family.

If you save photos and videos in a shared folder, you can refer to the same data not only on your personal computer but also on your family PCs and smartphones.If the whole family uses WD Cloud as a place to save data such as photos, you will not have to search for PCs and external HDDs, such as "Where is that photo?"

If you want to share data with outside people, it's easy to create a shared link and share files, just like cloud storage services such as OneDrive or Dropbox.wdcloud.Sign in from JP and select the file you want to share from the file on the WD Cloud and create a "Shared Link" to create a URL for that file and send it to a specific partner by e -mail.

Not only the link that anyone who knows the URL can download it, but also two types of links that can be downloaded only by the invited partner (the other party also needs to register for WD Cloud), so private data such as photos and videos.It will be useful if you want to send.

In addition, data sharing between devices is also possible.By installing a "WD Sync" app that can be downloaded for free from the company's web page on a PC, you can automatically synchronize with a specific folder data on your PC with WD Cloud.

If you install WD Sync on multiple PCs, such as your home, company, desktop and notebooks, you can use the same data synchronized in all PCs.Synchronization can be used not only when connected to your home network, but also on the go.For this reason, for example, even if a document file is edited on a business trip, it is automatically synchronized with his home WD Cloud.It will be useful when you want to continue your work at home or at home.

Utilization Example 3: Automatically backs up important data

Of course, you can use WD Cloud to backup data.Backups can be PCs and smartphones, but the latter smartphone is more likely.

The backup of smartphones uses the WD Cloud app mentioned above.If you set an automatic backup of the photo at the time of the initial setting, or if the automatic backup is enabled later on the setting screen, the photos taken with the smartphone will be automatically saved in WD Cloud (as standard, at the time of Wi-Fi connection.only).

The storage capacity of the smartphone is limited, so if you save a lot of photos, the free space on your smartphone will be insufficient, but in such cases, WD Cloud is useful.After backing up a smartphone photo to WD Cloud, and deleting the photo from the main unit, the lack of capacity can be eliminated.

On the other hand, for backup of PCs, we use software (free) for backup called "WD Smartware".When you actually use it, this software is quite smart.

In the case of a backup software attached to a general NAS, the specified folder is regularly backed up by specifying the time, etc., but this product can backup each category in addition to backups in folders.The standard can automatically search for general data such as photos and documents and back up.For this reason, the data that is temporarily stored, such as desktops, automatically backs up.

The timing of the backup can be performed automatically not only in the time specification, but also in real time, that is, the file is updated.This allows you to restore the file at the end of the last update, even if an important file is lost.Unlike other products that can only be backed up every day, every day, the latest files are always on standby.

It also supports Timemachine of Mac OS X, and WD Cloud can be used as a backup destination of Mac OS X.

The high degree of perfection and practicality of these software in such a case are unique to Western Digital, which has been dealing with storage for many years.

In this way, using WD Cloud can not only save data, but also in various ways.In addition, the media playback function is abundant.The DLNA server function not only can play photos and videos stored in WD Cloud on DLNA -compatible TVs, but also have iTunes server functions, and play music stored in WD Cloud via iTunes via network.can do.

If you use the WD Cloud app, you can use WD Cloud music files on your smartphone, so you can use WD Cloud as a cloud music distribution service.