PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC
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WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL

Adding Media Content to the Folders

1. Open Windows Explorer or Mac Finder:
2. Copy your music files to the Shared Music folder.
3. Follow the same process to place your videos and pictures into their respective Pictures
and Video folders.
Note: You can put media files in any public and private shares to which you have
access.
Accessing Your Personal Cloud Using Media Players
Now that you have copied your files to one of the Shared folders, you can use a variety of
DLNA-compatible media players to stream media. The following types are supported:
Windows Media Player 11 (comes with Windows Vista)
Windows Media Player 12 (comes with Windows 7 and Windows 8)
WD TV Live/Live Plus HD Media Players
XBox 360
PlayStation 3
Other DLNA-compatible media players:
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Blu Ray players
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Network-connected TVs
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Digital picture frames
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Network music player
Note: For specific information on using and updating the media player, go to the
appropriate support site.

WD Media Players

You can connect the various WD Media Players to your home network for access to media
content stored in a network drive such as the WD My Cloud device. For details on using a
WD Media Player to access files on your WD My Cloud device, see Knowledge Base
Answer ID 2676 or refer to your WD Media Player User Guide.