Access Another Computer On The Network Windows Explorer

I needed to replace an older (10 years?) WD network accessible drive that was beginning to have occasional performance issues. These seemed to get worse as I offloaded data to other storage in prep for replacing it. I read almost all of the reviews prior to deciding on this one, especially the best & worst reviews. The worst reviews mostly dwelt upon problems with setup & transfer speed. What I discovered was the WD My Cloud Home app had no problems locating & connecting to the drive. That part was actually easy. The process for adding files using the app seemed a bit cumbersome though. Normally I prefer to use my external hard drives as just another drive and access them with Windows File Explorer, making my transfers manually. That was the only part I had any issue with. After finding some recommended steps in the WD community help forum, the drive showed up in Explorer and has been performing great. In fact the transfer rate has been much faster than with previous drives. Now I transfer files with Explorer and access them with the app. I like being able to access files from anywhere on my network. My previous drive could also do this but was more cumbersome and was more limited in accessible file types that could be played within the app. My desktop has a fairly large library of .flac format audio files that I can now listen to from anywhere in my house without having to convert them first. I was not interested in accessing my files from anywhere but home and even connect through a subnetwork to further isolate from outside access. Read all the reviews both good & bad but for me it works great. If there are any issues that turn up later I'll update.

At first it did not show a drive in windows explorer. I was thinking of writing a bad review, but then I opened Computer Manager/Disk Administration, turned out that the main volume on the drive did not have a partition

I recently moved from a windows platform to a Apple computer and need an adapter to connect my MacBook to my home network. The new computer does not have a Ethernet connection. This works well with my USB hub and keeps everything connected at high speeds.

Necessary for your network unless you want to host the network on a computer or other device that you'll never turn off. UI is easy to access and navigate.

I'm happy with it, but sometimes it makes it impossible to turn off view file extensions in windows explorer unless I reboot.

This is one of the best nvme drives you can get from 2022. I can open folders and see previews in windows explorer on this drive noticably faster than on a seperate pcie 4.0 drive I have. I can't believe I got this for sub $400 on sale. I haven't ran into a scenario where I felt the drive was too slow or delaying me. i'm using it with a x570 motherboard.

Another great access point from Ubiquiti

The access point joined my network perfectly in the first attempt.

Have seen and heard/read about Ubiquiti products for years and finally made a plunge to replace my aging/ancient home network components consisted of dd-wrt flashed access points and a switch with dying ports. Ended up purchasing a) USW Flex Mini 5-Port Gigabit Managed Switch, b) U6 Pro Access Point and c) U6 Access Point in the end. They’ve been up and running with no issues for about a month now. I have pfSense running as my router, DHCP server, and f/w and they’re working together with no issues. The new Unifi components along with Unifi controller/network server (free download with no subscription charge and i’m running it locally) provide a truly “unified” view and current status of my network, which I didn’t have before. Since all of my access points are wired, I cannot speak for their mesh capability. I’m happy with purchase and hoping to add another access point (in-wall version this time) soon. As always, shipping from B&H was fast.

Have seen and heard/read about Ubiquiti products for years and finally made a plunge to replace my aging/ancient home network components consisted of dd-wrt flashed access points and a switch with dying ports. Ended up purchasing a) USW Flex Mini 5-Port Gigabit Managed Switch, b) U6 Pro Access Point and c) U6 Access Point in the end. They’ve been up and running with no issues for about a month now. I have pfSense running as my router, DHCP server, and f/w and they’re working together with no issues. The new Unifi components along with Unifi controller/network server (free download with no subscription charge and i’m running it locally) provide a truly “unified” view and current status of my network, which I didn’t have before. Since all of my access points are wired, I cannot speak for their mesh capability. I’m happy with purchase and hoping to add another access point (in-wall version this time) soon. By the way, shipping from B&H was fast as always.