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Welcome Ronnie Gibb,
Thank you for posting in the Microsoft Q&A forum, and I'm sorry you're having trouble reaching your WD drives. Since your other network devices connect fine and only the WD ones fail, the most likely cause is a compatibility issue between the WD devices and the newer file-sharing security settings in Windows 11.
To help narrow this down, could you please answer the following?
- What is the exact WD model (for example, "My Cloud Home", "My Cloud EX2 Ultra" or "My Book Live")? Is its firmware up to date?
- Which Windows 11 edition and version are you using? Go to "Settings" > "System" > "About" and check "Edition" and "Version".
- Did the WD drives connect before, for example before a recent Windows update?
- Do you sign in to the WD shares with a username and password, or do they open without credentials (guest or public access)?
Looking forward to your update.