Enabling itunes – Western Digital My Cloud EX2 User Manual User Manual

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PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC

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WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL

Rescanning/Rebuilding the DLNA Database

The WD My Cloud EX2 device automatically rescans and rebuilds the DLNA database;
however, if you suspect that your database is corrupted, use the following steps to either
rescan or rebuild your DLNA database:

Important: Use caution when completing this procedure. Rebuilding the DLNA server

database could take a considerable amount of time, depending on the
number and size of the files involved.

1. On the Navigation bar, click Settings and then click Media in the left panel.

2. In the DLNA Database field, click one of the following.

Rescan: The WD My Cloud EX2 device searches for changes made to your media
libraries. Try this option first.

Rebuild: The WD My Cloud EX2 device rebuilds the DLNA database from scratch.

Enabling iTunes

1. On the Navigation bar, click Settings and then click Media in the left panel.

1. In the iTunes area iTunes field, click the toggle button

to enable iTunes (if not already

enabled).

Note:

iTunes is ON by default. To disable it, click the toggle button

to OFF.

2. In the Folder field, select Root, if not previously selected. This field points iTunes to the

root directory on your WD My Cloud EX2 device.

If your want to specify a directory on your device where iTunes can access your
media:

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Deselect the Root check box.

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Click Browse, and then navigate to the folder where iTunes can access your

media.

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Click Save at the bottom of the iTunes area.

3. In the Password field, enter a password to be used when accessing your WD My Cloud

EX2 device on iTunes.

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