Recently, I had a heartbreaking experience with our old desktop computer, it completely conked out and I lost some precious photos that could not be salvaged. Since then, I have been looking for an affordable option to save all of the important files and images on my laptop. I don’t want to lose anything like that again and I found an easy and convenient way to do that with the WD My Cloud Mirror personal cloud storage.
Let me begin by saying that, although I consider myself to be very techie, I don’t like spending a lot of time figuring out how to get gadgets up and running. Not only was I excited about being able to simplify my digital mess so that I could create more, but I was also intrigued to see if My Cloud Mirror is as easy to set up as promised. It literally comes with the personal cloud storage unit, an ethernet cable, and an AC adapter plug. All I had to do was plug both cables into the unit and then plug the ethernet cable into our router. I promise, it was that easy!
The intuitive, web-guided setup was easy to follow and very user friendly. The first thing that I did was to back up all my photos which also allowed me to clear some valuable memory from my smartphone. There is a certain peace of mind that comes from knowing that all of my precious files and content are now safe at home on my personal cloud storage unit and not just floating around somewhere in some mysterious location.
My Cloud Mirror is available in 4 TB, 6 TB and 8 TB capacities. To put that into perspective for you TB stands for Terabytes. One Terabyte is equal to 1000 Gigabytes. So, if you have a smartphone that has a memory capacity of 8 GB, that kind of gives you an idea of the tremendous amount of storage that you will have on My Cloud Mirror. You can even share your photos, videos, music and documents easily by sending a direct link to the people whom you choose so they can download it directly from My Cloud from anywhere in the world.
If your mobile devices are at capacity the way that mine were, you can save valuable space on your smartphone and tablet with WD’s My Cloud. Purchase your own device to see how My Cloud simplifies your digital mess so you can experience and create more! After all, life is way to short to worry about your data!
Let’s Discuss: What is some of the data that you would save on your WD My Cloud Mirror personal cloud storage?
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I need this in my life. I have everything stored in my laptop. If it breaks down, I AM DEAD.
At the moment I don’t have it stored anywhere-I used to subscribe to a Dell backup-but they shut down!
Would definitely use this device to store all my images on. I have so many, would hate to lose them, I use many images in the process of writing.
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Pictures,lots of pictures. and my work file of auto replies.
I would save many of my excel spreadsheets that have personal data. Also would save my Word documents to keep them safe
I have over twelve-thousand songs saved on my iPod that are not backed up and the cds are now gone. I’d love to store that this device. My pictures and home videos would go on there too, I love all of that room!
I would use it to store my photos. My computer crashed once and I lost all my photos.
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I have so many pictures on my phone and my Macbook, so I would most definitely store pictures on this!
I would use this to save all my photos. I must have thousands that need to be in one place, and not all over the Internet.
I would use it to store family photos.
I would store Photos, Videos, and Music. I would also use it as a general backup for my computer. And I would use if for file sharing.
I would LOVE this! Photos, definitely photos. It’s a pain to locate my external hard drive (Western Digital BTW) every time I need to back up. I’m constantly taking photos of my kids, for my blog and it would be great to have a cloud!
I would use the cloud to back up my family photos, videos and iTunes library.
I still shiver when I remember that time I lost all my financial info–I’m still trying to get it caught back up and it is almost tax time. This sounds like it would be perfect for me.
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I would save all of my family pictures on it! We have so many, and I’ve been having computer problems. I’m scared I”m going to end up losing them!
We just got our cloud also and haven’t even scratched the surface on all the features. First thing is to set up accounts for the kids so they can save their homework from school!
Such a handy device. Maybe when I get a smart phone I will need the extra storage.
I would save my family photos on my WD My Cloud Mirror personal cloud storage.
I could really use this for photos! These tend to take up so much space on my computer, and I am always afraid that I will lose them! This would be a great solution.
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What an absolutely fantastic idea, I love the idea of having a personal cloud and knowing that everything is safe and sound.
I would save all of my photos and music.
I would like to save my pictures and work files. Thank you for the giveaway!
I would store photos on the cloud storage in case my computer breaks down.
I need this for photos!
This would be great. I would save my photos for sure. Maybe some memorable videos as well.
This will be great for my images, and also my personal data.
I’m loading photos galore on mine. I have way, way too many on my computers!
This sounds like a great way to save up some space!
I have so many pictures and all of my excel spreadsheets I keep my blogging paperwork. Those would be perfect to store in the cloud.
I have a ton of pictures so I would use it for that. I also have documents that need to be stored
I would definitely save all my pictures on it!
I would use it to store the tons of pictures of my family. I am constantly unloading my iPhone pics to my computer, this would be perfect!
I’d save pictures which are mostly of my kids.
I would save pictures, videos, backup data of passports, id’s marriage licences, birth certificate, and my files from work (webpages).
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I would use this to save videos, photos and music.
Pictures would be the biggest thing, but also some important documents.
I would use the cloud to save pictures and the girls projects for school. Thank you for the giveaway!
I don’t currently subscribe anywhere.
Photos, photos, photos. A few videos, papers and records, and photos, photos and more photos.
I have a lot of photos and home movies that NEED storage desperately! This would be awesome!
I would save lots of pictures and videos. Thank you for the chance!
This would be a great product to win! I would store all my important documents, pictures, videos and other various files.
Oh I would love to save all our pictures and videos! Oh and also my budgeting documents, and ebank statements~!
I would store photos and frequently used documents (for business and personal use) on the cloud. I find myself needing to access documents from my computer when I’m out and about. This would be perfect.
I would like to store pictures and videos of friends and family.
I’d use it for photos and also important Word and Excel docs. My current computer is pretty old so it would be good to have a backup.
I would save all my photos of my grandchildren. I would be heartbroken to lose any of them.
I really could use this! I definitely need to find a good solution for this so we don’t lose all of our pictures. I go through to many smart phones. I’m going to run this by my hubby and see if we can’t buy this in the near future!
I would use it to store all of my pics.
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I would save my photos. Those memories are precious and would be a big loss!
I would save all of my family photos that I don’t want to lose.
I think I’ll like this a lot. I may look into it. I bought an external hard drive to save my pictures from a computer glitch, but this looks much better. And I can put all my pictures (phones, ipod, etc) all in one place and have access to all of them. Thanks for this giveaway! I love learning new things.
I would store a lot of my photos.
I would use it to store the thousands of photos I have on my laptop! Should my laptop crash any time soon, I will lose years of photos.
I would store videos and music on this.
i would store all my pictures, documents and videos on it.
I would store important documents like taxes on it. I would also store pictures that cannot be replaced.
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I would love the ability to store hundreds of photos along with a handful of very important documents.
All my pictures on my computer, laptop, and tablet will be saved!!!
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I would store pictures and documents.
I would save my pictures, songs and my receipts.
I would store my family photos and videos on the Cloud. This will help preserve these precious memories!
It’s important to me that I don’t lose our photo collection.
I want to back up a lot of pictures safely.
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