Hi, The HDD in my My Cloud (6TB single bay, 1 gen, WDBCTL0060HWT) is dead so I need to replace it with a new one. Have been searching for a working disk image but all links in previous threads are dead… Thanks.

One really doesn’t need a “disk image” if one is replacing their My Cloud hard drive or fixing a bricked hard drive. Instead one can “unbrick” their single bay My Cloud unit using the methods posted by user Fox_exe. Note you will need to know which single bay My Cloud version you have (first gen v4.…

@Fisolle Maybe this link will help, the size disk you use to replace the old one is up to you. WD My Cloud 3 TB Network HDD Review - Hardware Secrets Let’s test the WD My Cloud 3 TB network HDD, which has a Gigabit Ethernet connection, supports internet access, media streaming, and a…

Thank you! I followed the instructions (for first gen) - But it doesn’t seem to work. I only get a fast flashing red led. I’ve tried holding the reset button for >40 seconds while plugging in the power cable. It flashes blue for a few seconds and then starts flashing red. Any ideas? Edit: It does…

I’m redoing all steps in the instructions. This part: “dd if=kernel.img of=/dev/sdb5” dd: writing to ‘/dev/sdb5’: No space left on device 194561+0 records in 194560+0 records out 99614720 bytes (100 MB, 95 MiB) copied, 21.4046 s, 4.7 MB/s Should it really say that there is no space left? Edit…

Couple of suggestions, having messed around replacing the hard drive on a first gen a number of times. If using Fox_Exe’s first gen directions, make sure to use the exact values when it comes to creating the partitions. Do not adjust them to the size of your hard drive. Make sure to remove all part…

I copy/pasted the commands so there’s no chance I mistyped the values. Will it be possible to upgrade to v4 if I use the v3 firmware? It does not get an IP address so I don’t think there’s any way for me to connect to the dashboard. Thank you for your support so far.

[image] Fisolle: Will it be possible to upgrade to v4 if I use the v3 firmware? Yes it is possible to upgrade to the very latest v4.x firmware after unbricking to the v03.04.01-230 firmware. Few more suggestions. If using a new hard drive try creating a single partition and formatting the dr…

Tried with the v3 firmware now, and at least there’s no “No space left” error. I still get the flashing red led though :frowning: . Is it supposed to start flashing red at the first start? Edit: Can it be a compability issue with the drive? It’s a shucked WD Emelents 8tb.

I want to say thank you very much. I only had to try this once and it worked 100%, although some of the Linux commands had me stumped for a while I thought my Cloud was totally useless as I had tried other recommendations previously. Thank you so much

Where can I download a working disk image?

Legacy Products My Cloud OS 3

Bennor February 12, 2020, 11:15pm 10

Once you have the flashing red front LED after performing an unbrick, try accessing the My Cloud Dashboard with a web browser. Assuming you have connected the My Cloud to a local network router. Then perform a System Only factory restore via the Dashboard. Then you can try updating the firmware to the very latest v4.x firmware.

If you cannot access the My Cloud Dashboard after unbrick, try performing a 40 second reset via the reset button on the back of the My Cloud.

Yes a WD elements drive that’s been shucked will work. Experimented with an 12TB WD Elements drive in a first gen My Cloud a while back before moving to a Synology NAS.

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