Even though both of these provide only a few GB of free storage and that little amount is limiting, it still allows much more storage to be directed to the MCH. Enable that feature in the MCH webapp (only need to do it once).

Sign in to the WD MCH webapp (browser) and go to My Cloud Home which controls the cloud-import for online storage such as Dropbox and Google Drive to the MCH.

Assign folder on the desktop that would be synced by either of these apps to their respective free cloud storage.

Install Dropbox desktop and/or Google Drive Desktop.

Here is how a home user could go about doing automatic sync in Oct, 2023: Method 1 Google Drive or Dropbox (simpler, works remotely as is) However, many ‘Home’ users do perfectly fine with alternative apps, many free, which could replicate the missing functionality and in many cases enhanced the capability of their MCH, albeit with more work on the part of the user/owner. Unfortunately, that functionality has ceased due to lack of support and resources from WD itself and if you cannot do without this functionality, you should try to return the My Cloud Home (MCH) if it is still possible to do so.

Prior to July, 2023, it was a relatively simple matter of installing a Western Digital (WD) desktop utility called WD Discovery which facilitated the mounting and automatic sync of a few folders from the user’s desktop. But I am not a computer/networking guy so im not sure how to set this up. I want to select specific folders that automatically get synched/backed up to the My Cloud drive that is sitting next to my PC, connected to a router nearby. I run a recording studio and record to particular folders on my Win 10 PC.

Just hooked up my new 4Tb My Cloud Home today… I was able to back up my phone etc to it, no issues there but actually that’s not why I bought it.

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