MyBook World is dying...replaced with MyBook Live Duo, but can't do similar things? Help

[sumaschi]

I had the mybook world for many years, I travel a lot for work, always with different laptops, so to be able to work of the hard drive at home using mionet was great. Pretty much as long as I had internet I had access to all my files, that where secure at home.

One of the drives on the MYB (it has 2x500GB) is dying, so I decided to go and get the newest thing…asuming I would be able to do the same, and much more. I got the 6T one, and when I install it, pretty much the only way to access the files on it remotely is via a web interface. If you have a couple TB of files, to have to go over them via a web browser is simply ridiculous, or to work off it, save file directly there, etc. In short, is there a way for the new drive to serve a similar function than the old one. I know mionet is not supported, but was it replaced by something similar, or the drive is just focused on playing with tablet, but not good to use it as a central drive for work?

Please let me know if there is a way to do what I need or I should just return the drive.

Thanks!

[ThePizzaMatrix]

sumaschi wrote:

I had the mybook world for many years, I travel a lot for work, always with different laptops, so to be able to work of the hard drive at home using mionet was great. Pretty much as long as I had internet I had access to all my files, that where secure at home.

One of the drives on the MYB (it has 2x500GB) is dying, so I decided to go and get the newest thing…asuming I would be able to do the same, and much more. I got the 6T one, and when I install it, pretty much the only way to access the files on it remotely is via a web interface. If you have a couple TB of files, to have to go over them via a web browser is simply ridiculous, or to work off it, save file directly there, etc. In short, is there a way for the new drive to serve a similar function than the old one. I know mionet is not supported, but was it replaced by something similar, or the drive is just focused on playing with tablet, but not good to use it as a central drive for work?

Please let me know if there is a way to do what I need or I should just return the drive.

Thanks!

 

If by something similar you mean like an installable program then no, WD2go only works on computers by using a browser.

[sumaschi]

Thank you. I find it amaziing that with a new product I can do less than with a 7 year old product. Do you know if there is any other product that would allow me to have access to a remote drive through a local application and avoid any browser service?

Thanks

[ThePizzaMatrix]

Not from WD, and actually I don’t think current NAS makers are developing installable apps because it limits the number of compatible systems and also is more expensive to develop than a web kit.

I haven’t been checking on Seagate NAS, but not even QNAP are using apps anymore, they’re using WEBDAV for remote access on recent NAS like WD.

[Kieren]

If you feel up to it, and the problem with the MBWE II is definitely a drive, there are guides out there for drive replacement.  There may be such a thing on this forum- I don’t remember.

This site gets into the various processes involved-

http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/install-clean-hdd-in-white-light-my-book-world-edition

[ThePizzaMatrix]

Yo, looks like wd  is back to installable clients with NAS drives. Just found out the Mycloud comes with one.

[Kieren]

ThePizzaMatrix wrote:

Yo, looks like wd  is back to installable clients with NAS drives. Just found out the Mycloud comes with one.

Thanks for the tip! That could be really handy.

[tnynyn]

If you’re on a LAN connection you can access it directly through file explorer…

[Gianni1962]

Hi sumaschi,

yes, you can!

From My Book Live Duo User manual, page 5

http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/UM/ENG/4779-705065.pdf

• Get to your content from anywhere with WD 2go web access

If you can access the Internet from a computer, you can securely access your media
and files anywhere in the world at https://www.wd2go.com/. WD 2go web access
provides fee-free remote access to your My Book Live Duo personal cloud storage.
Once you log in, WD 2go mounts the My Book Live Duo device to your computer like
a local drive and your remote folders are available on any Windows or Mac computer.
Seamlessly open, save, and attach files to emails from this virtual drive.

HTH

Gianni