Hello! I just bought a new My Cloud EX2 Ultra home cloud storage! If at minimum, if it can connect between two computers of mine, and that’s all I get! Great! BUT. What about Xbox One and mobile devices? Phone and Tablets? Can those access My Cloud through my home network, only for sharing media files? Even my Xbox1s .5 TB HD, I don’t need game files or games to be on the cloud! I can DL and save those to the Xbox, it’s barely at 50% capacity! I just want storage for multimedia, including in game SS and Screen Recordings of game activity!
APPARANTLY, I’m all over the place I’ve been told! So to clear, below discusses many options I’ve been told!
So far, til now, before getting the My Cloud! This has be my procedure! I play a game on Xbox and it records a video of game play, 30 min to 2+ hours worth, few GB a pc! Saves to a 3TB KESU plugged in USB. But unfortunately Xbox is not fully up to date with removing SSD from port, I still have to shutdown the Xbox (no command override to “Disconnect” a usb storage, like computers have), and I don’t want to hurt the storage device, or corrupt the file, which CAN happen if disconnecting whiile it’s being accessed! (see where I’m going?) So I shut down Xbox, takes a min or so to fully shutdown (not partial), and I remove usb drive, and connect the KESU to one of two laptops! I do work on video files, directyly on one laptop, though another has access to another usb drive and some images and sorts I use to edit into my game videos. Eventually when all said and done, I upload from computer 1 to YT and post! READY to game again? OH, I need that usb drive! Fortunately, I tell computer to disconnect, and usually does without trouble, though sometimes I get an error it’s still in use, and have to command again. Once disconnected, I plug it back in to Xbox in time for another gaming exp, only to repeat it all over again when done!
I understand most storage need be formatted properly for the Xbox to access them, when different than a computer. I don’t know if Xbox has anyway of accessing network accessibilities (like Printers or Storage), but the My Cloud does have a Ethernet plug, someone at Best Buy (Geek squad, offering free advise) said MAYBE; If I plug Ether wire between Xbox and Storage, it can access media for such, and than the My Cloud setup as NAS for the other two computers, the Xbox can save a video file to Storage through it’s ether access, and computers can both access the videos as well!?
Can anyone confirm? Would it help if I plug Mycloud into my Router? Modem?
The “Geek” also suggested I consider a “Capture Card” option! A device which streamlines the feed from Xbox to computer through USB spliced through HDMI video wire between Xbox and TV? If so? Can I also POSSIBLY hook up the Capture Card USB cable to the Storage USB port (instead of going to computer), will this suffice for Media storage from Xbox to My Cloud for computers to access?
Or is the Capture Card to computer best option? Do I need it to save directly to computer drive first, than transfer, or copy/save/move to MyCloud, from computer?
I’ve never used a Capture card, nor any sort of My cloud/ Home cloud/ NAS device before!
Just looking for the BEST, seamlessly, easiest way I can play games on Xbox, save video files somewhere for computers to access, in the least stressful option possible?? Unplugging and going back in forth with USB drive 20+x a day is getting redundantly ANNOYING!
THANK YOU for reading, and replying in kind!
