Can I not add folders to MyCloud?

My Cloud OS 3 Personal & Network Attached Storage My Cloud
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Hi,

I’m trying to move entire folders from my hard drive to MyCloud. Having to open each one and copy every individual file would not only take long, but would be a nightmare to navigate with the tens of thousands of files I have. Any pointers? Thanks!

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There are freeware folder copy apps out there , or just copy whole folders manually.

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Look at the following and read the User Manual for you generation of My Cloud.

https://support.wdc.com/product.aspx?ID=904&lang=en

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What program/software are you using to copy or move folders from your computer to the My Cloud? Why do you need to open each folder and copy its contents? With Windows File Explorer or Mac Finder you can select the folder itself (or multiple folders) and copy it/them to the My Cloud.

Or you can use dedicated programs like WD Sync and Smartware (or Apple’s Time Machine) to copy or backup data from your computer to the My Cloud. There are a number of third party programs including Free File Sync (https://www.freefilesync.org/) that can be used to copy/sync/backup/mirror large amounts of data from a computer to the My Cloud.

If you haven’t done so already, you may want to read the My Cloud User Manual (https://support.wdc.com/product.aspx?ID=904) to learn more about how to use the My Cloud and its features. Also see the My Cloud Learning Center (http://mycloud.com/learn/?id=mycloud) which has links to various additional information and videos.

WD Sync and WD Smartware can be downloaded from the WD My Cloud Downloads section:

https://support.wdc.com/product.aspx?ID=904#WD_downloads

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Thanks for all of this! I’ll make use of it. I now have a weird issue where every folder I want to backup is fine, but the pictures folder somehow won’t copy but pretends it’s doing so for around 5 seconds each time I try. I made a new thread on that, as I figured it was appropriate for a new topic.