Western Digital My Book World Edition - Part 2 The Problems

Why you might not want to buy a Western Digital My Book World Edition.

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[Figge90]

haxck it, and the problem is solved.

[sysplex]

Do we all have to become Linux hackers in order to have this hardware work out-of-the-box?

[bobwhite08]

fix the colors can't read

[miragevideos]

I have bought this 500GB model and have NO problems transferring more than 1GB at a time. I will not use the MioNet remote software as I found a firmware upgrade activating SSH access, just haven't had the time to try it yet.

[Lavakbot]

What made you think yellow type on a light blue background was a good choice? lol.

[lewism16]

the network access feature wont work with the NTFS file system... i think thats the case on most of these nas devices.

[lewism16]

are you sure that your problem is this apparent 1GB limit you are experiencing, i have the same product, and the only drawback i found was the limitations on file size as a result of the fat32 file system being used. (with fat 32, the largest file size is 4GB) on top of this, it could be down to a network timout or a problem with config of your router, i have this product and its worked seamlessly, i havent encountered any of your problems. one last note, dont try format to ntfs-wont work!!!

[dance1063]

I have the 500GB single drive model and mine seems fine, no faults at all!

The only problem I have had is with MioNet but I just disabled and uninstalled MioNet and mapped the network drive and im quite happy with it!

[Furtchet]

I bought the 1Tb single drive version on amazon. I never opened the CD that came with it. I plugged it into my router and it was happy. I have 5Gb movies on the WDWE and I haven't had problems. The only thing I found was when I locked up my MacBook Pro it would get disconnected.

[weeksusaf]

I just bought one, and the only problem I am having is acessing files on another hard drive through the usb expanshoin hub on the back, other than that I am happy with the device.

If anyone has any tips plz post...

[acenla]

I just bought a 1TB single drive version to use for my mac book. I thought I made a wrong decision in buying it after i saw your vid especially the transferring part but after i open it works just fine! I think there is a problem with your OS that is causing the trouble. I use mionet thru safari to access my files.

[g0fvt]

I have a 1Tb one, I have never used the supplied CD and did the simple hack to stop the Mionet client from running on it. I have been happy with mine and have done some massive transfers onto it. So far no problems, I think Western Digital disabled sharing on the internet of some file types to be a bit politically correct. Mine will share whatever I want IF I want. I realise not everyone is into hacking their appliances but it is pretty simple to do with this.....