The case has a small indicator light on the front as well as the WD brand logo. To use the device, plug in the AC power adapter and attach an Ethernet cable from the port on the back of the My Book Live to a port on your router as shown in the manual. The My Book Live shares much of the same physical design WD has been using with their external desktop drives for some time. The My Book Live comes in a black plastic case shaped like, well, a book with a curved spine. The WD My Book Live is a network-attached storage (NAS) device that allow you to store files and backups from any computer connected to your home network. Capacities: 1TB (WDBACG0010HCH) 2TB (WDBACG0020HCH) 3TB (WDBACG0030HCH) Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mb/s capable 6.60' x 5.50' x 2.00' 2.41 Pounds 3 year warranty Design and Build.
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You can replace or upgrade the standard 3.5-inch drive inside by opening up the case. Recently my 3TB WD My Book gave up and would not power on, this is how I managed to rescue all of my 2.9TB of data despite WD's hardware encryption. WD’s My Book Live was sold with storage for 1 TB, 2 TB, or 3 TB of data. You can configure the settings of the device (date, users, public shares, etc) by entering the IP address of the My Book Live into your browser to access the device dashboard. I calculated that 3Tbytes should be ample to back up my files, but was a little shocked to see the indicators in Windows explorer showing red with only a little over 100Bytes free.
I was therefore a little skeptical of getting another WD product, but eventually decided to buy the My Cloud as it was the only one which fitted my budget with all these features. The WD My Book Live is a network-attached storage (NAS) device that allow you to store files and backups from any computer connected to your home network. My My Book Live (about 6 years old) too wasnt doing too well as it has become very slow and I was experiencing some connectivity issues as well.