Manual firmware upgrade - how do I extract the .zip from the .bin

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I have newly purchased a 3TB Gen2 MyCloud with firmware 2.21.126.

I would like to manually upgrade to the latest firmware but I have difficulty following these instructions (on Software and Firmware Downloads | WD Support), having specified the Gen2 firmware version:

"Updating the firmware on your My Cloud

_Download the firmware to your desktop_.
_Unzip the file and you will find the actual firmware in this format: My_Cloud_GLCR_2.xx.xxx.zip._
_Save this to your desktop_ "

But the downloaded file is called My_Cloud_GLCR_2.30.181.bin and I don’t know how to unzip a .bin file. Using Win 7.

I’ve not been able to find a similar question on the forum so I must assume I’m being really dumb while everyone else knows the answer.

Help, please?

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I’d suggest the instructions are wrong, or they have uploaded a bin instead of a zip…

Use the Dashboard manual update method with the bin file. It will tell you if the file isn’t right.

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Alrighty, I’ll try that and report back. Thanks very much for the suggestion.

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Well who’d have thought the “official” instructions could be incorrect…

Installed without a murmur from the .bin file directly - no prior extraction necessary. Just a pity they haven’t put the “Shutdown” button back in this version. So now I’m off to get plink or putty.

Thanks again, cpt_paranoia. Your input on this forum is much appreciated.

Edit: Oh, wait, WD QuickView is the solution for my environment.

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It would appear to me the FW was earlier inside a zip file, but now it is not anymore.

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@Suilad
I have Stuffit Deluxe 16 and here is what it says about .bin.

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Try this link, scroll to the bottom of the page and see if you can get the firmware you want.