WD Drive Manager Service causes massive lag in video games

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Hello

I have a WD My Cloud and have experienced lag in video games (including league of legends, dota 2 and other online multiplayer video games) since adding the drive to our setup. I am connected via ethernet to the router and have eliminated other causes of the issue including reinstalling the game and tested with another computer to be completely sure.

I have singled out the WD Drive Manager service as the root cause of the lag i have been experiencing. Disabling it instantly fixes the issue. However it also means my drive is undiscoverable (and essentially useless). Does anyone know the steps to fix this issue?

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Hello,

Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling it?

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I am having the same issue - i am getting occasional network lag after installing the WD Personal Cloud Device/Software. Why would you think uninstalling / reinstalling would fix anything? Provide a clear reason why.

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