Western Digital My Cloud hard drive upgraded from 3TB to 4TB using external USB dock with clone function and Gparted Live USB stick. Educational use only. Do not attempt without proper training or certification.
I recently went through this, from a 2Tb to a 3Tb (2tb was failing). I wish I found this video before updating mine. I set up the 3Tb from scratch and it was a pain 😅. Also broke one of the case clips (even though I was trying to be careful). 😂
2023 Update. The new drive was fine but the controller card failed due to heat. I tried drilling holes in the case but it will only work with the cover off. Also by updating the firmware you lose remote access as it was deleted due to security issues. This unit has served me well and it is time to retire it.
hi, i would like to seek your advice, my situation is bit tricky, the original hdd is damaged, in this case, do you know where can i download the bootable partition ISO ? Do you keep a ISO of your mycloud unit? Many Thanks..😅
What is the biggest drive you can put in that thing? I know they came in a version with 8 TB, but that is considered not big anymore these days. Can bigger be put in this NAS?
Any reason why I can't just use the Windows Partition Manager? I get all the physical steps of cloning the drive and swapping the new drive into the NAS enclosure... Why not just connect the new drive via USB/SATA external connector, and extend the partition to include the unused space?
because its a linux filesystem. afaik you cant move or extent linux ext format with windows partition manager because it dosnt support it. Gparted can do it all (windows, unix, linux and mac formats) and its free.
