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Windows 8, 10 App Check: Western Digital
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Western Digital is one of the biggest names in the storage industry and no wonder manyWindows 8users were looking for a dedicated touch app to download from theWindows Store. The official Western Digital app has been available for quite a while in theWindows Storebut only now do we give it a thorough look.Connecting an external hard drive to yourWindows 8device, be it aWindows 8laptop or even aWindows 8orWindows 8.1tablet is really useful as you get to transfer all your files easily. At the moment, the official Western DigitalappforWindows 8users, dubbed simply “WD”, will work if you have one of the following hard drives – My Passport, My Passport Edge, WD Elements, My Book, My Book Live, My Book Live Duo, My Cloud or My Cloud EX4.
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Accessing the digital media stored on your WD external hard drives directly from yourWindows 8Start screen is now easier than ever. With just one click of our new WD app, all your content is instantly displayed and organized so you can easily browse your photos, watch your videos, play your music and share it all with friends and family. It’s just one more way WD brings your media to your fingertips.
Official Western Digital app for Windows 8 looks after your digital files
The officialWindows 8Western Digital app comes with plenty of features that will let you, first of all, have an one-touch access to your media from the Start screen. You will be able to instantly discover your media files on the connected Western Digital external drives. When you will first start up theapplication, you will be asked to connect any external WD drives. Theappwill work with your desktop and touchWindows 8device and even with Windows RT.
The files are neatly organized and there’s also the option of sharing your files via email or social media accounts. Theappis completely optimized forWindows 8.1, so you can pin it to the start screen and choose to use whatever pin tile size you want. Theapphas also received frequent updates, which have added a good number of important features – support for My Cloud and My Cloud EX4, enhancedWindows 8search integration and app rotation support. Also, you can use theappin snap mode and the flat view feature will let you browse photos, videos or music much easier. Follow the link from below to get the official WD app from theWindows 8Store.
Download Western Digital for Windows 8
Western Digital in Windows 10: what you need to know
Wester Digital Cloud has encountered some issues on Windows 10 PCs. Many users have encountered problems while accessing their WD Cloud service after upgrading to Windows 10 Anniversary update. In case you have such problems, you will find a fix guidein this article.
In case you are interested in purchasing an external drive, here are 2 lists (including WD external HDDs) which will help you choose one:
Radu Tyrsina
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