Should I remove WD Link?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #6,931
United States Rank #6,659
Reach 0.0620%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.93 days
469.85 days >
Average installed length: 246.87 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.00.03 |
93.04% |
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| 1.00.01 |
6.96% |
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WD Link
What is WD Link?
The Link Tool is used to discover WD drives on the network, and to create mapped network drives from their share folders. The Link Tool is used to discover WD drives on the network, and to create mapped network drives from their share folders.
Overview
The most used version is 1.00.03, 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). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is wdlink.exe. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 46.76 MB (49,036,463 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.westerndigital.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\western digital\wd link
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD Link\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 46.76 MB
Files installed by WD Link
| Program executable: | wdlink.exe |
| Name: | WD Link |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\western digital\wd link\wdlink.exe |
| MD5: | 7781037a309eacb27ee8af069a04252c |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- WDLink.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F7BA8F4A-6881-476A-BAA5-7BDEFD7A5269}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- WDLink.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD Link\WDLink.exe'.
How do I remove WD Link?
You can uninstall WD Link from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program WD Link, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove WD Link.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #6,931
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
60.15% |
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| Windows 10 |
31.67% |
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| Windows XP |
4.42% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.76% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.03% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.11% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.74% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.99% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
5.09% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.01% |
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Geography
47.87% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
47.87% |
| Germany |
7.82% |
| Canada |
7.48% |
| United Kingdom |
6.17% |
| Australia |
4.60% |
| France |
2.81% |
| Netherlands |
2.81% |
| Italy |
2.54% |
| Belgium |
1.92% |
| Switzerland |
1.23% |
| Spain |
1.03% |
| Sweden |
0.89% |
| DK |
0.82% |
| Norway |
0.75% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
24.27% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
24.27% |
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| Acer |
13.08% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.59% |
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| ASUS |
7.56% |
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| Samsung |
5.96% |
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| Toshiba |
5.81% |
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| Lenovo |
2.33% |
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| Intel |
2.33% |
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| Medion |
2.33% |
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| Alienware |
1.02% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.73% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
6.02% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
3.34% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.34% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.01% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.34% |
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| Dell Dell System Inspir... |
2.34% |
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About Western Digital Technologies
Western Digital is one of the largest hard disk drive manufacturers and has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit maker and a storage products company.
Publisher URL: www.wdc.com