
KenM10759
Audioholic Ninja
I don't know what model My Cloud you bought, but I've had a My Cloud 2TB for several years and it absolutely can be and is used as an NAS device. I notice most of them now have only a USB 3.0 connection. Mine is Ethernet (RJ-45) or USB2.0, so obviously the Ethernet connection is far faster. Those with only USB connection really wouldn't be good file servers.Thought this looked good until I tried to set it up, just finished boxing it up for return.... https://shop.westerndigital.com/products/cloud-storage/wd-my-cloud-home-duo#WDBMUT0040JWT-NESN
After getting a bunch of music files loaded up (but only a few gigs to test it out with fortunately) and getting frustrated trying to actually play the files, I found this little warning in the WD support area:
Important:
The My Cloud Home Public Share is designed and implemented for Windows File Backup. It is not designed for local LAN storage access. Although is can be accessed on Windows and macOS, it was not designed to be used as local LAN storage. Please use WD Discovery and the User Private Space for your My Cloud Home content storage needs."