This is a great idea poorly executed. The selling point is that you won't lose data because your files are "mirrored" to two identical 6 TB disks. The implication is that when one disk fails, it's a simple matter of replacing it, allowing the surviving disk to mirror itself onto the failed disk, and your work won't miss a beat.
Don't believe it. This unit failed within mere months after purchase. First one drive wasn't available and then the other. When I checked with WD I found that the drives are not user replaceable. The whole unit, all your duplicated data, has to be sent to WD and they give you a new unit. Your data is lost.
Since the failure of my unit was intermittent, thanks be to a higher power, I bought a second 12 TB Mycloud unit and copied all of the files to the new unit. Presumably because the original unit was failing, it took a full week to transfer files from the failing unit to the new unit. WD then gave me an RMA to return the failed unit. They don't try to save your data. Forget about. You disowned any security for your data when you signed the Accept agreement that flashed by during setup.
Instead of caring about my data, WD just sent me a new bare unit. I will use it to back up the unit that is currently working. Who knows where my data has gone? Anyone, even the NAS, can access all my personal files. Don't put anything significant onto one of the WD units.
My advice is to skip this altogether. The promised concept simply isn't honored by WD. Their customer service is good if your standard is that they answer the phone but it's terrible if you think that WD cares about the implied commitment that you data will be safe on a WD My Cloud Mirror. It's not.
Consider any data that you put on these drives to be fully at risk both for loss or for prying eyes.
| Standing screen display size | 6.8 Inches |
|---|---|
| RAM | 512 GB |
| Hard Drive | 4 TB 2X2TB |
