BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES
28
WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL
Setting Time Machine
To set up Time Machine to back up files to your WD My Cloud device:
1. Use one of the following methods to open Time Machine:
Click the Time Machine icon in the Dock:
Click the Apple menu > System Preferences and select Time Machine.
Click Go > Applications and select Time Machine.
2. If this is your first time creating a backup, the following page displays:
Click Set Up Time Machine to display the Time Machine Preferences page:
3. To add a Time Machine drop-down menu icon to the menu bar at the top of the
page, select the Show Time Machine status in the menu bar check box. This menu
enables you to start a backup, enter Time Machine to restore files, or open the Time
Machine Preferences page.
Important: Before setting up Time Machine, on the WD My Cloud dashboard,
click Settings to navigate to the Settings General page. Check under
Mac Backups to make sure Time Machine is set to ON (default).