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Permission and sync failure when backing up third-party app packages to WD My Cloud

I have been trying to back up and manage various mobile app packages, script files, and related cache data from my Android device directly to my WD My Cloud so I can free up local space. While attempting to save the installation resources and follow the setup instructions directly from this page, the file transfer to my storage drive keeps timing out halfway through. In addition to the transfer stopping unexpectedly, the My Cloud app now throws a permission error whenever I attempt to manually move the downloaded package into my shared backups folder. I am also noticing that standard media files move across the local network without any problems, which makes me wonder if the drive’s internal indexing or security filter is flagging specific file types. Has anyone run into similar transfer stalls or permission conflicts when transferring custom app directories to their network storage, and is there a specific folder privilege or network setting I need to adjust to keep the connection stable?

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