And here's how to map a drive without messing around with SMB 1.0.

Find the IP address of your MyCloud. Should be able to get it by logging into the MyCloud dashboard, select Settings then Network.

In File Explorer, right click on 'This PC' or similar (in LH pane). A context menu appears. Click on Map Network Drive. A box appears, asking for drive letter and folder. For the folder, enter [IP address][Share name] (don't include the square brackets!). Make sure the 'Reconnect at sign-in' box is ticked or you'll have to do it all again every time you log on. Then click Finish and the folder should be mapped to the specified drive.

It works for me. Can't think why it shouldn't work for you.

To be fair to WD, this is a MS Windows issue. The Network tree in File Explorer used SMB 1.0. When SMB 1.0 was withdrawn/disabled, the Network tree could no longer work (for WD MyCloud or anything else). MS does explain how to get round it but you've got to know what to look for and do some creative searching to find it.

Well, today has been a good day because I've learnt something new. So thanks, Mr Womble!

Steve

And WD support says the same thing, so it must be right! link

Steve

I think the problem lies with MS having disabled something called SMB 1.0 in Windows 10 as from end of last year. This is a network comms protocol that is known to have security vulnerabilities and has now been replaced with more secure versions 2 and 3 (which appear to have been available for several years). If your WD MyCloud only supports 1.0, it won't now be seen by Windows 10 File Explorer. However, you can enable SMB 1.0 in Windows 10 via Control Panel>'Programs and Features'>'Turn Windows features on or off'. Tick the box against 'SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support', then OK and wait for it to install SMB 1.0. It will probably take a couple of minutes and need a restart. Open File Explorer and MyCloud magically appears under Network just like it always used to, then you can find your shares and map to a drive as previously.

All you then need to do is decide whether you want to continue running with an outdated, vulnerable protocol or prefer to switch it off until next time you need it. Switching it off is just a matter of unticking the box against SMB 1.0 in Windows Features. Shares mapped to drives should still be mapped even if SMB 1.0 is switched off. Worth noting that ticking SMB 1.0 actually activates 3 things, including automatic removal when it isn't actively needed during normal system usage. You can select whether you want this to happen by expanding SMB 1.0 in Windows Features (click on + to left of tick box) and ticking/unticking as appropriate.

As for why WD MyCloud doesn't support SMB 2 or 3, it might be because they use Linux. MS says that if a device won't communicate via SMB 2 or 3 "These devices are not likely running Windows. They are more likely running older versions of Linux, Samba, or other types of third-party software to provide SMB services. Often, these versions of Linux and Samba are, themselves, no longer supported."

Ain't life wonderful?? I'm now off to check whether last night's bonfire has burnt out. Much more fun!

Hope that helps.

Steve

1-3 nicely atmospheric, even if some of the atmosphere looks rather unpleasant! Is that the Emley Moor transmitter and its temporary replacement in the background?

Steve

Hmmm... I did the experiment shortly after I'd turned on the PC this morning. Just checked it (several hours later) and MyCloud no longer appears under 'Network'. So followed the old IT support department advice: turn it off then boot it up again. And it worked - MyCloud is back under 'Network'. So perhaps that will work for you...

Goodness knows what is really going on. It might even depend on the version of MyCloud (mine's about 4 years old). But I suspect the answer lies in that Microsoft article I referenced a few posts ago.

Steve

I've just done (on two W10 machines) what you want to do, so it's definitely possible - at least where I live! Here's what I did.
1. Click on 'Network' in LH pane, WDMyCloud appears under 'Storage' in RH pane.
2. Right click on WDMyCloud, a context menu appears, click 'Open'.
3. WDMyCloud's IP address appears under 'Network', shares appear in the RH pane. (If asked first for username and password, these are what you use to log in to WDMyCloud.)
4. Right click on the share you want to map. A context menu pops up. Click on 'Map network drive'.
5. The share should be visible against 'Folder'. Select drive letter (Z: or whatever you want). Make sure that 'Reconnect at sign-in' is checked if you want the share to be mapped every time you log on. Click 'Finish'
6. Hey presto! The share is mapped

It's Microsoft, though, so I can't promise it will work for everybody...

Good luck

Steve

Superb photos of fascinating and strangely beautiful subjects. But those barbed hooks make me feel rather uncomfortable...

Steve

Not quite the full range...

Try rotating the first one anti-clockwise through 90 degrees (so the LH side is at the bottom). It works for me as a moody surreal abstract. In fact, I prefer it that way to the original! And I'm stone cold sober, too!!

Doesn't work for me with the second one, the line of reflection is too far from the centre.

Steve

And here's the Microsoft article where they say what they did.
link
It might not be the cause of your problem, but on the other hand ...

Steve

Are you trying to map a folder or the entire drive? I have several folders on a WD MyCloud NAS mapped as drives in File Explorer (one for photos, one for music etc.) in Windows 10. That was done some time ago and was straightforward. Then Microsoft updated Windows 10 (early this year?) and made life more difficult. Something to do with security, apparently. Can you see the MyCloud under Network?

Steve