Cloud account

do all computers on myCloud need their own cloud account?

Here is a link with more information. https://support.wdc.com/product.aspx?ID=904&lang=en
You probably will want to read the User Manual for your generation of My Cloud.

Have you set up everything in the Dashboard? In the Dashboard under Cloud Access is where you get a code to set up each device you want to give access to your My Cloud.

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