{"id":548519,"date":"2023-02-06T21:19:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/wd-is-ending-support-for-its-my-cloud-discovery-desktop-app-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2023-02-06T21:19:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:19:18","slug":"wd-is-ending-support-for-its-my-cloud-discovery-desktop-app-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wd-is-ending-support-for-its-my-cloud-discovery-desktop-app-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#WD Is Ending Support for Its My Cloud Discovery Desktop App \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a358128d9dea\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a358128d9dea\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wd-is-ending-support-for-its-my-cloud-discovery-desktop-app-review-geek\/#%E2%80%9CWD_Is_Ending_Support_for_Its_My_Cloud_Discovery_Desktop_App_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;WD Is Ending Support for Its My Cloud Discovery Desktop App \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWD_Is_Ending_Support_for_Its_My_Cloud_Discovery_Desktop_App_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;WD Is Ending Support for Its My Cloud Discovery Desktop App \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-header-area\"><strong class=\"before-article-tag blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"subheadingtext\">Users now need to manually enable local network access.<\/p>\n<p><!-- .entry-meta -->\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-144943\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2023\/02\/eefe96a8.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"A WD My Cloud Drive sitting on a desk.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Justin Duino \/ Review Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Discovery Desktop <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>, which allows you to mount a WD My Cloud drive on your computer, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=14d03d76e0a6285761e58439513dfd19&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport-en.wd.com%2Fapp%2Fanswers%2Fdetailweb%2Fa_id%2F34904&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">will be discontinued<\/a> in June of 2023. This decision is sure to upset customers, who are now forced to manually enable local access on their My Cloud devices.<\/p>\n<p>According to Western Digital, the Discovery Desktop app is a \u201clegacy software product\u201d that is \u201cno longer consistent with the company\u2019s customer experience ecosystem.\u201d In June of 2023, WD will end support for this app, meaning that there will be no new features or security updates.<\/p>\n<p>Discovery Desktop may continue to work after June of 2023. But WD says that the desktop app will eventually break due to incompatibilities with My Cloud OS updates. (That said, even if this app continues working after June of 2023, I suggest ditching it. The lack of security updates will leave you vulnerable to ransomware and other attacks.)<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, Discovery Desktop isn\u2019t an amazing app. But it\u2019s an incredibly\u00a0<em>useful<\/em> app, especially to inexperienced My Cloud users. Manually setting up local network access on a My Cloud device can be a confusing task, but Discovery Desktop made it easy!<\/p>\n<p>Western Digital\u2019s instructions are incredibly messy\u2014I had to dig around a bit to find its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=14d03d76e0a6285761e58439513dfd19&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport-en.wd.com%2Fapp%2Fanswers%2Fdetailweb%2Fa_id%2F34991%23subject4&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">guide on local network access<\/a>. So, to keep things simple, I\u2019m going to summarize these instructions here:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Enable UPnP on Your Router<\/strong>: This process differs for each brand of router, and UPnP is often disabled by default. (Your best bet is to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/233952\/how-to-find-your-routers-ip-address-on-any-computer-smartphone-or-tablet\/\">type your router\u2019s IP<\/a> into the address bar in your browser. You can usually find the IP address on the bottom of your router.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sign into My Cloud Dashboard<\/strong>: Use the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.mycloud.com\/\">web app<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/my-cloud-home\/id1237361683?at=1010l392g&amp;ct=rg144929\">iOS app<\/a>, or\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=14d03d76e0a6285761e58439513dfd19&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dcom.wdc.mycloud%26amp%3Bhl%3Den_US%26amp%3Bgl%3DUS&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">Android app<\/a>\u00a0to sign in. Make sure that your computer or phone is connected to your home internet, otherwise this won\u2019t work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enable Local Network Access<\/strong>: This toggle is disabled by default. It should be located in your dashboard settings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create SMB Login<\/strong>:\u00a0Create a username and password for SMB local network access. (This is different from the username and password you use to access the dashboard.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get On Your Computer<\/strong>:\u00a0Enter the Network tab in your Windows File Explorer or macOS Finder. Your My Cloud drive should appear in this tab. Double-click it and enter the SMB login credentials that you made in the previous step. The drive should mount to your desktop.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If any of these steps fail, please ensure that you\u2019re logged into your local network. Disable anything on your phone or computer that my interfere with local network access, such as a VPN. And double-check that UPnP is enabled on your router.<\/p>\n<p>Note that you can set up local network access for multiple users, each with their own unique login credentials. This is a privacy feature that allows you to isolate each user\u2019s files. (Though you can set up shared folders.)<\/p>\n<p>Again, WD will end support for Discovery Desktop in June of 2023. Even if the app continues working after support ends, you should avoid using it, as its lack of security updates will leave you vulnerable to hackers and malware.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=14d03d76e0a6285761e58439513dfd19&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport-en.wd.com%2Fapp%2Fanswers%2Fdetailweb%2Fa_id%2F34904&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">Western Digital<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1137093656460433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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