WD Discovery
WD Discovery is Western Digital's device management and file-sharing utility for Mac, designed to help users connect to, manage and back up WD external hard drives, network-attached storage (NAS) devices, and cloud accounts. It integrates with Finder to make external WD storage appear as mounted volumes on the desktop, enables file syncing and backup functions, and provides a central dashboard for monitoring connected devices. The app is primarily used by home users and small offices managing WD storage devices.
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1 suggestionWD Discovery has not been updated to support Apple Silicon and remains an Intel-only app. Western Digital's official support documentation explicitly states that WD Discovery does not support ARM-based processors, and the latest version analysed in public records (4.2.288 from 2021) contains only x86 architecture. The app continues to run under Rosetta 2 on M-series Macs today, but Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), so this app will stop launching entirely on that release. You should contact Western Digital directly to ask whether a native Apple Silicon build is planned before the September 2028 deadline. If WD does not commit to a native release, you will need to migrate to an alternative storage management solution before then — consider using the web-based mycloud.com portal (which runs in any modern browser and works on Apple Silicon), or investigate third-party NAS solutions from vendors like Synology or QNAP that ship native macOS clients and may better serve your long-term needs as more apps transition to Apple Silicon.
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