> I use it perfectly fine as a local NAS. I think the problem is the newer models. I also have a WD MyCloud, but the "newer" Home edition one, and a lot of the

> I use it perfectly fine as a local NAS. I think the problem is the newer models. I also have a WD MyCloud, but the "newer" Home edition one, and a lot of the features do not work locally, and require cloud connections. (Even local LAN-only file transfers, or managing the onboard Plex server and such, all have random cloud server junk shoved in the middle of them, to handle authentication and such) I had to take pliers and scissors to mine and cut the harddrive out to rescue the data earlier this year, when the internal network board couldn't successfully reach WD's cloud system for some reason. I have to imagine any of the folks who bought devices like mine are just SOL until WD gets service back up.