Hello erwin177,
WD Discovery Software is a software program developed by Western Digital Technologies. The most common release is 1.80, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). Western Digital SSD Dashboard. Software for Mac GoodSync for WD. Install WD Discovery for Mac. WD Drive Utilities for Mac. WD Security for Mac. Product Firmware Product. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page.
Thanks for the post in Apple Support Communities.
Install WD My Cloud App for Windows: Connect the power cord to the WD My cloud device and the other end to an AC outlet. Connect your wireless router and My Cloud device with an Ethernet cable. Connect your desktop computer and My Cloud device to the same wireless network. Go to the official Western Digital website to download the software. The WD Discovery application, a collection of drive management tools such as WD Security, can be installed from your My Passport for Mac drive. WD Discovery is a tray application; a small icon appears in the Windows system tray in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. The application can also be 'unpinned', which. Western Digital SSD Dashboard. Software for Mac GoodSync for WD. Install WD Discovery for Mac. WD Drive Utilities for Mac. WD Security for Mac. Product Firmware.
I understand you're unable to install an app downloaded from a website. Can you provide more detail about what happens when you try installing the app? If you get an error message, what does it say?
Which macOS version are you using? You can check by clicking Apple menu () > About This Mac.
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This link is a great guide for installing apps on your Mac for reference: Install and uninstall apps from the Internet or disc on Mac. From your post, it sounds like one of the steps recommended in that link may be helpful if you're seeing an alert that the developer is unidentified. If that's the error you see, check out the details here: Open a Mac app from an unidentified developer.
I hope this helps get you started.
Cheers.
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Jan 28, 2019 7:02 AM