Is My Book Live still supported?
Is My Book Live still supported?
None of the affected devices are currently sold by Western Digital; they were last manufactured in late 2013, and the company issued an end-of-life warning in late 2019. If there’s a lesson to be learned here, it is about being aware when your connected devices are no longer receiving security updates.
How do I reset My Book Live?
Press and hold down the reset button for four seconds. The device reboots (this may take up to three minutes).
How do I connect My Book Live to my browser?
If you can access the Internet from a computer, you can securely access your media and files anywhere in the world at https://www.wd2go.com. WD 2go web access provides fee-free remote access to your My Book Live personal cloud storage.
How does My Book Live work?
It plugs into computers, typically through USB. The affected model, known as My Book Live, uses an Ethernet cable to connect to a local network. From there, users can remotely access their files and make configuration changes through Western Digital cloud infrastructure.
How do I recover data from WD My Book Live?
Steps to recover data from factory reset or hacked WD MyBook devices:
- Connect the WD MyBook Live hard drive to a Windows PC using the steps described earlier.
- Download and run Stellar Data Recovery Professional software on the system.
- Select ‘All Data’ or the specific type of files you wish to recover. Click Next.
How do I recover data from WD MyBookLive?
How do I recover data from WD My Book external hard drive?
Recover files from WD My Book external hard drive You can view file names to check how many of your lost data can be recovered from your WD My Book external hard drive. Then you just need to mark files you want and click “Recover” to save them to your computer.
How do I reset my WD My Book external hard drive?
Insert your paperclip into the hole and depress the “Reset” button. Hold the button down for 10 seconds and release. After 40 seconds the drive will reboot. This is a “long” reset and your drive will be completely reset to factory settings.