I'm not sure if my very slow internet speed does not work well with The WD My Cloud or if it just a coincidence

Slow transfer speed

I have a decent speed lan network that I keep isolated from the external ISP upstream access... and still takes seriously 2-3 minutes to get access to larger files

’s limitations on available apps, minimal options, functions and features that a NAS drive would typically have (at a similar cost), and 5 stars for what seems to be stable performance, although that comes with a slower transfer speed when using internet only cloud drive access that is working outside of a home network and thus is very dependent on your bandwidth

No software to add value to Cloud DriveNon-encrypted storageNo native Chromebook appSlow upload/transfer speeds, even with a

I'm not sure whether a greater internet speed is necessary for My Cloud.

A big problem with that is that the speeds are garbage when you're using the built-in utilities

But I get VERY slow file movement speed

I am not certain the specific value for limit, but, suffice to say a high deg 12GB file refused to upload using internet access, but, uploaded fine and at a fast speed upon using the WD ap to access the WD locally on my network,So the no-brainer here is to always use the WD app at home (connected to your network) and of course, when away from your network, you are stuck with an internet access connection only resulting in slower performance and reduced file size uploading.

( it said not enough speed to test ) so had no way to tell what the speed was

I definitely would NOT recommend due to terrible transfer speed.

For other backups, I like that it's possible to set up the drive to sync folders, but the speed is an issue, as is the fact that it's constantly connected to the internet

This one gives you almost no control over setting up static IP’s, or using it as anything other than a backup (which it has to remain connected to the internet to even use.