Use of USB Expansion on WD My Cloud

[golfman]

I am shopping to buy a new WD My Cloud 3TB drive. I am wondering how does the expansion usb slot work if I connect say another 2TB or a 3TB drive in the expansion slot. Will I just then show a total of the 3TB plus the additional or will it show as a separate drive letter.  I am trying to figure out this to best buy for my needs as backup use.

Also, will the My Cloud function on my home network as a media server same as the My Book Live?  Appreciate any advise and help here.

[sled0815]

Hi,

it won’t add any space to the total available space you see in the dashboard but it will be available as separate share.

This means:

• The external hard disk is accessable as network share
• Media Indexing and DLNA is available (media server) for the external hard disk (and also for the internal one of course)
• You can set permissions for the external hard disk
• It behaves like a second hard disk with all the features you have with the built-in disk

Here are some screenshots how the external hard drive is displayed on the dashboard:

[golfman]

Thank you, very helpful. 

Just wondering, with the expansion show as a separate drive letter on “My Computer” and I will be able to tell

available space etc?

[sled0815]

Yes this is possible you can map every Share as Network Drive (with drive letter) and it will also tell you how much space is left.

[golfman]

Many thanks!!!

[wreckthisplace]

Hey there, 

I’m actually wondering the same thing but only on a Mac. 

I have a 2TB WD Network drive and I a few programs to automatically download data to specific folders on it. I was wondering if I bought another 2 TB drive and connected it VIA USB to the first WD Network drive, will it act as two separate drives or will it act as one drive, meaning I wouldn’t have to redirect the download paths. 

Thanks!