Having previously bought a WD My Cloud Mirror NAS unit to install at a customers business and having been reasonably satisfied with it as a low-cost basic NAS, I ordered this device to install for the same purposes at another one of the same customer's offices

WD My Cloud NAS drive DOES have support for Time Machine and it works fantastic

WD My Cloud NAS drive DOES have support for Time Machine and it works fantastic

Basically this works like any normal cloud drive service

Finally, My Cloud just doesn’t work with iPad.

My Cloud Home Duo Personal Cloud is easy to use, but very limited in its functionality

Last time I checked, the whole point of cloud services like those are that you DON'T have to have a physical hard drive to hold the data: they both offer document version history for varying amounts of time, can be selectively synced to a computer, and make document retrieval easy (even deleted versions) for the user at home and on smartphones.

They used to have the regular My Cloud line, that worked like a normal NAS

I can see how others who take more photos or use their phone for more would appreciate this feature more than I do, but what I don't get is the other primary feature that the manufacturer suggests you use this drive for: backing up cloud services like Google Drive and DropBox.

By configuring for any of the options, including some not listed, the My Cloud Home Dual will back up those cloud sources as well.

My Cloud is unable to handle document files for iPad.

There are plenty of NAS devices that don't act as remotely accessible cloud storage and are available on your LAN to play movies, act as storage, etc

I’m a believer in backing up my files, but I have never been able to bring myself to trust a cloud before

My Cloud Home Duo Personal Cloud is easy to use, but very limited in its functionality

In some ways, this is how OneDrive works and why it's a favorite cloud option for me

My Cloud was very easy to set up

It works as a basic PERSONAL storage cloud, most of the time.

Even worse, the other listed software options (Adobe Creative Cloud, Upthere Home, Plex, Acronis True Image, ESET Drive Security, Blancco, Magisto, digi.me, and EncryptStick) are really just links to buy software or services

Great home cloud hard drive

This is a cloud storage device that works via the internet to give you 12tb of space.

My Cloud Personal Home Cloud

Great home cloud hard drive