How to share a folder of photos with someone who doesn't have the WD software?

Legacy Products My Cloud OS 3
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Hi

I would like to share a folder of photos or files, (or even just a single photo or PDF) with someone who doesn’t have the WD software installed on their computer. I tried going through the mycloud software using the ‘email’ or ‘copy link’ feature but none of the generated links work. 

I have made sure to place the items (folder or files) in a publie share. 

Any ideas?  If this isn’t possible the mycloud is going back to best buy. 

Thanks

JD

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Yes, you can do this, you will have to go into your security, firewall, and make sure Port 80 is checked, see image below. After I did this my brother and his wife were able to open up a short video I sent to them and watch it. I was able to open up a photo and a very small video (1.3 MB’s) on my old Apple computer connected by phone line.

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Been a while for this post, but had a question, I can send a link via email but when clicking on link its not like a webpage opens where the folder is viewed, its just that a zip file is downloaded, is that whats suppose tro happen when sharing a photo folder? Thanks.

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There is a simple fact to the why you download a Zip when you share a Folder or a photo folder…

The answer is because you can’t download raw folders on any internet browser. You can only download a file, so in this case the Folder is compresed to a zip file by your WD MyCloud and then you can download it…

If you want a view of your photos in the shared folder inside the browser, then what you want is a generation of a dinamic web page by your WD MyCloud… if I’m not wrong, this doesnt exist by today, but you can suggest it to the WD team.