I’ve begun using a chromebook as my main computer and was wondering if anyone knows of a secure method that I could access the My Cloud that doesn’t involve doing something that will void my warrenty potentially, being able to copy files back and forth when needed (or having it somehow linked to my google drive - something like how it is done in the mobile app where you can go between the google drive files and my cloud files in the app directly and copy files between them)?
I tried going through the mycloud website but I can’t install java on the chromebook.
I’ve browsed around the internet and found the following:
Access through FTP by port forwarding (not secure from what I’ve read)
At this moment WD doesn’t offer a Chromebook-specific access method. FTP and remote access through another system could work on your particular system, but you could also check the Chrome Store for dedicated NAS access apps.
I look forward to hearing news that you are starting to support chromebook. Chromebook OS has become the preferred operating for all members of my family (4 of us) and it is the system where I spent most of my time, and the only system that is common between the four of us. Some of us lean towards Macs and some of us lean towards windows, but all of us lean toward Chrome.
Although I personally have a surface and a MacBook, the chromebook is usually faster and has no viruses/hacks that highjack my browswer, as most computing more cloud based, a chromebook is becoming more appealing.
I look forward to using the 2TB WD device from my chromebook soon. I would recommend you pass the word “up the chain” that they should acknowledge the existence of Chrome OS and support it, it is only a matter of time before they will need to support it, and it is better to be ahead of the competition.
As I plan to buy another cloud based storage system In the next 6 months or so, the support of the chrome OS will be one of the factors affecting my choice.
Could you indicate when the WD My Cloud will support the Chromebook? I have the 4TB and find this a serious deficiency, the Chromebook is the ideal platform for the Mycloud, but is rendered useless to me.
I may have to spend my money on Drive and Dropbox up size
Maybe Chromebooks are less than 2% of the OS (which I think the number today is significantly more) but cloud storage is more used by ChromeOS users than Windows users. Chrome OS is disigned to work on cloud.
Maybe Chromebooks are less than 2% of the OS (which I think the number today is significantly more) but cloud storage is more used by ChromeOS users than Windows users. Chrome OS is disigned to work on cloud.
It always annoyed me that I can get the WD app on my phone but not my chromebook. I decided to to convert the app for use with the chromebook. Hopefully this helps everone that wants it working on chromebook.
You can download it here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B5OtlTjGoSliTFJYTzRnZUZuTWM&usp=sharing Once downloaded With a browser windows open go to the settings option (the three lines in the top right corner) then select More tools>Extensions. Now tick the box in the top right corner marked Developer mode, and another button bearing the legend ‘Load unpacked extensions’ will appear. Click Load unpacked extensions and choose the folder downloaded. I just did this so I have not been able to create an Icon. I have tested this and was able to add google drive and my WD my cloud. There is no Drag and drop feature and I am having issues with uploading(again work in progress) but at least I can now access my WD files.
I have read threads relating to this topic, I have just purchased a Samsung Chrome and recently installed the WD MyCloud 4Tb at home. Seems to work fine on my Mac and mobile, however I just need access from my Samsung Chrome, there must be browser support at least. I did see somebody posted the below link:
I would create a folder on your chromebook called WD. Download the 6 files into that folder. Once they are downloaded follow the instructions in my previous post. I am currently working on trying to get access to local files within the app. Once I get it correct I will post the updated files. It would probably be a lot easier if WD would do this for us but I guess 1hr of work is too much to ask for its customers
I also forgot to mention please go to the chromestore and download Evernote and install. This will install the app Runtime for Chrome (Beta) which I think might be required for the WD app.
I was excited to get it up and running, but am curious how people are downloading or viewing the files once they get the app working on their Chromebook? I can see my video files, but can’t view within the app and can’t figure out how to move them to the computer’s memory.
Also, WD just released an update that allows for chromecasting. I’m wondering how hard it is to replace the current veresion with an update that includes the new feature?
Either way, thanks so much for sharing your work with the community.
I have a few mybook external hard drives as well as the my cloud. I’m considering the Dell chrome box. When you use th method stated here can you also stream videos off of the cloud or are they only for viewing/editing? Also if I plug in by USB my windows formatted hard drive will it work on the chrome OS? or will it be like plugging in a Mac formatted hard drive into my windows computer?
