{"id":383696,"date":"2021-12-20T19:58:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/western-digital-will-end-remote-access-for-some-my-cloud-drives-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-12-20T19:58:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:58:04","slug":"western-digital-will-end-remote-access-for-some-my-cloud-drives-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/western-digital-will-end-remote-access-for-some-my-cloud-drives-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Western Digital Will End Remote Access For Some My Cloud Drives \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Western Digital Will End Remote Access For Some My Cloud Drives \u2013 Review Geek”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Earlier this year, hackers remotely accessed and erased the contents of Western Digital My Book Live devices. And while WD\u2019s incompetence is partially to blame for this large-scale exploit, old networking devices are always<\/em> vulnerable to hackers. That\u2019s why Western Digital is taking a controversial step to secure its products\u2014it\u2019s dropping support for old My Cloud drives.<\/p>\n

More specifically, WD plans to end support for My Cloud OS 3. Customers with old My Cloud devices that cannot update past My Cloud OS 3 will lose remote access features, tech support, and security updates on April 15th. The drives will still offer local access to files and backups, but nothing more.<\/p>\n

And if you own a newer My Cloud device that\u2019s capable<\/em> of running My Cloud OS 5 (the latest firmware), Western Digital will force you to update by January 15th. (Many customers stick with the old and vulnerable OS 3 firmware because My Cloud OS 5 launched without some important features, such as the ability to manage files between multiple NAS devices.)<\/p>\n

On April 15, 2022, support for prior generations of My Cloud OS, including My Cloud OS 3, will end. If your device isn\u2019t compatible with My Cloud OS 5<\/a>, you will lose remote access and will only be able to access it locally. Devices on these older firmware versions will not receive security fixes or technical support.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here\u2019s every WD drive that will lose remote access<\/a> on April 15th:<\/p>\n