Set up is a snap. In just a few minutes, youre up and running. Mac, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista computers will automatically find your My Book Live Duo in seconds. If youre running Windows XP, our simple discovery software makes it easy to set up the drive.
Want to upgrade a drive? Simply open the case and replace the existing drive no screwdriver needed.
Add an extra layer of protection for your files.
You can automatically make a second copy, or safepoint, of your My Book Live Duo on another My Book Live Duo or NAS drive on your home network. Now youve got extra safe protection for all your media and ultimate peace-of-mind.
What is a personal cloud?
With a personal cloud you can centralize all your photos, videos and files in one secure location. Then, enjoy them wherever you go from your computers, smartphones, tablets & connected TVs.
Access your content from any PC or Mac.
Securely access your files anywhere you have an Internet connection. Just go to WD2go.com to get free remote access to your WD personal cloud storage device and instantly save all files from any computer to your personal cloud.
Access your content from your smartphones & tablets.
Mobilize your media with WD's free mobile apps available on your Apple, Android, Windows & Blackberry smartphone or tablet. Easily upload photos & videos, access or share your content and stream media. You can even connect to your Dropbox and other cloud accounts to seamlessly transfer files to and from your personal cloud.
Mobile Apps
Mobilize your media with WD's free apps.
Access all the content on your personal cloud from any device.
You are always connected to your personal cloud. Save valuable space on your mobile devices with easy photo and video uploads directly to your personal cloud, then securely access and share your memories from anywhere.
Have a public cloud account?
The My Cloud mobile app also allows you to easily transfer files between your personal cloud, Dropbox and other public cloud accounts.
Turn your mobile device into the ultimate photo album. View all the photos stored on your personal cloud with your smartphone or tablet. Or, take a photo or video clip and instantly upload it from your gallery directly to your compatible WD device with ease.
Mobile Requirements:
- Personal cloud access with the My Cloud app requires a My Cloud, My Book Live, My Book Live Duo or My Net N900 Central with the most recent firmware.
- Access to cloud services requires the My Cloud app and an active Dropbox, Google Drive or SkyDrive account.
- iOS iPhone or iPad running versions 5.0 or later software.
- Android smartphone or tablet running versions 2.3 or later software.
WD Photos Requirements:
- WD's My Net N900 Central HD dual-band storage router, My Cloud , My Book Live or My Book Live Duo personal cloud storage with the most recent firmware, connected to the Internet.
- An iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 4.3 or later.
About RAID
About RAID
RAID is an acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. With RAID enabled on a storage system you can connect two or more drives in the system so they act as one large volume fast drive or set them up as one system drive used to automatically and instantaneously duplicate (or mirror) your data for real-time backup.
What does RAID 1 for My Book Live Duo mean?