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Files do not appear in Public when loading locally in windows explorer

  1. The webapp allows the owner of the My Cloud Home (MCH) to backup the entire private space onto a USB storage, usually that is the cheapest form of backup and is the recommended solution.
  2. The owner and user files seen in the web-interface are PRIVATE USER FILES, so they will never be seen in the PUBLIC SPACE.
  3. The owner and authorized users can each be provisioned with their private space folder to be used locally, this is called ‘Enable Local Access’. This allows password protection to their respective private folders when used locally from their desktops.

This link and video will show a MCH owner how this is done:

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