SINGAPORE — When Dropbox first arrived on the scene I remember jumping through hoops just to get past the basic 2GB of space. Other services like Box and Microsoft’s OneDrive soon followed, but if you have terabytes of files to share with others, storage solution company WD might have a better solution for you.

The WD My Cloud is what WD calls a “personal cloud solution” that comes in 2TB, 3TB and 4TB flavours. It’s a storage device that allows you to easily access your files, even on the go. While more savvy users can set up their home computer or network drives in a similar way, the WD My Cloud is easy to set up: Just plug it into your router, follow the instructions in the setup software, and you’re good to go.

Storing files on the device is a simple process once you figure out how it works, as file transfers to and from the device are speedy.

Once you get your files on My Cloud, you can then access it via other computers on the network, watch videos on your DLNA-enabled device like an Xbox 360, or even via the office via a website — which requires Java to run — or through the software. You can also send friends links to the files, which they can download at any time as long as your My Cloud is connected.

For mobile users, WD provides a My Cloud app for Android and iOS devices that gives you easy access to your cloud on the go, as long as the My Cloud is connected at home. Through it you can view files — even videos — on the go.

However, there were some issues. While the device appears as “WDMyCloud” on my File Explorer in Windows, allowing me to easily access files I’ve uploaded, there was no way to copy files into the folders or edit them. Instead, uploading and manipulating files required the use of the provided WD My Cloud software. But I’ll admit, while managing my files purely through File Explorer would have been easier, the hassle-free WD My Cloud software does not take much figuring out.

While the Android version of the app allows you to upload any type of file, the iOS version only lets you upload photos to your My Cloud from within the app. The app also doesn’t have the capability to edit documents, something Google Drive is able to do.

My Cloud also does not integrate within iOS like other cloud services, so you can’t choose to save to My Cloud via your email or photo gallery. Still, you can choose to connect Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive (called SkyDrive within the app) to the My Cloud app, allowing you to consolidate some of the popular cloud services together. However, this still doesn’t allow you to move files from the services into your My Cloud easily — which makes it a lot less functional.

Thankfully, the app is also kind enough to give you a warning if you’re reading large files from your My Cloud while not on WiFi, sparing you from unnecessary data charges.

With terabytes of space, the sleek-looking WD My Cloud is a quick and easy way to share files across your own devices or even with your friends. But while most cloud services like Dropbox and OneDrive might not have as much space, the My Cloud needs extra polish before it becomes as convenient.

The WD My Cloud is available at select retailers at S$239 for 2TB, S$289 for 3TB and S$399 for 4 TB.