WD My Cloud device completely broken (help!)

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@NIEL_DUTOIT

If i literally break the device option (doesn’t seem to be any visible screws to open) is there a generic hard drive that I can extract and hopefully connect to save my data?

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My Cloud dead, how to see content on Windows 10?

Hi! I don’t really know if this is the place to post this, but I would really really need some help. So one day I woke up and realized that my My Cloud 3 TB was glowing all red in the front. I didn’t think that is was such a big deal, however after trying to get it to connect through Wifi several times (for about 6 hours), I couldn’t get it working. I was so frustrated. My whole life is on the My Cloud. What I did notice under the procedure was that the Ethernet light didn’t blink at all. Whe…

You can find instructions on how to dismantle the case on YouTube. There are two tabs on each side of the rear case. Slide shims (e.g. old credit cards) into the gap, about 10mm deep, and slide the case cover forwards.

It sounds like the NIC has died. It wouldn’t be the first.