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User Manual - Page 4
iv MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive 25
Password Protecting the Drive 25 Unlocking the Drive 26
Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 27 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 27 Changing Your Password 28 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 29
6 Managing and Customizing Your Drive 30
Using the WD SmartWare Icon...
User Manual - Page 5
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
Unlocking the Drive 50 Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software 50 Unlocking the Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software 51
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 52
9 Troubleshooting 54
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive 54 Frequently Asked Questions 54
A Installing the SES Driver 56
Installing on Windows XP ...
User Manual - Page 6
... control-Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more streamlined design-We've designed a smaller, high-quality integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package in a variety of your data automatically-Relax! WD's best-selling My Passport Essential and Essential SE USB ultra-portable hard drives feature WD SmartWare software that backs up...
User Manual - Page 7
...; My Passport Essential or Essential SE ultra-portable hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • USB cable • Quick Install Guide
USB Cable
My Passport Essential or Essential SE Ultra-Portable Hard Drive
Quick Install Guide
Figure 1. For a list of the software supports up to recycle it.
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2 For the latest software, firmware, and...
User Manual - Page 8
... for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to the Apple menu and select Software Update. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
Operating System Compatibility
Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive and the WD SmartWare software are compatible with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 41 and "Troubleshooting" on hardware...
User Manual - Page 10
... screens might also appear, depending on your computer. Figure 3. Connecting the My Passport Drive
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
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Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the drive and installing
the WD SmartWare software on page 41 instead.
THEN . . .
User Manual - Page 18
... information to quickly guide you through your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks.
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 13 prompt on the Welcome to the drive-represents the system and hidden files that are uncertain about what to do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Passport as an external hard drive.
Viewing the Info...
User Manual - Page 22
... the Home screen. Pausing the backup until your computer is idle
Selecting Specific Content to Back Up
To back up • Changing the backup software settings:
- c. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
Important:
Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that were just copied to your My Passport drive.
Click the Home tab to keep -
User Manual - Page 24
...PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
Figure 11. Specify the number of file versions that you want to keep up to 25 older versions of Backup Versions. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 19 On the Software Settings... the new number of backup versions. The WD SmartWare software can choose to 25 versions.
Software Settings Screen
Specifying the Number of each file box...
User Manual - Page 37
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder
When you start a retrieve, you can choose whether you want to use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder. 4. To enable or disable the Preference option:
1. On either :
• Their original locations on your computer • A Retrieved Content folder By default, the WD SmartWare...
User Manual - Page 38
... page 32.
MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
Customizing Your Drive Settings
The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize the settings of your drive for the best possible performance:
• Security-Create, modify, and disable passwords that keep others from your drive,
Register your drive to receive free technical support during periods of...
User Manual - Page 46
... ID for information about reformatting a drive. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
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Using the Drive with a Mac
The My Passport drive is preformatted as shown in Figure 3 on page 54 for more information about reformatting a Windows drive:
• 287 or 3323 for Mac OS X • 1364 for FAT32
See "Troubleshooting" on page 5. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 41 If you must...
User Manual - Page 59
... drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from Mac GPT to a power source. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL
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Troubleshooting
This chapter includes the following topics:
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions
If you have problems installing or using the Disk Management utility. See answer ID 1287 at support...
Product Specifications - Page 1
... carry your digital life with hardware encryption ensure your data is protected. My Passport® Essential™ SE
Portable Hard Drives
Next generation high-capacity storage to go
Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility WD SmartWare™ visual backup software Hardware encryption, password protection
The world's number one selling portable drive features USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 connectivity for...
Product Specifications - Page 2
... performance.
Automatic, continuous backup Works quietly in all your data and our first concern is also available.
Password protection for a list of the world.
We encourage you 're ready. Product Specifications
Interface USB 3.0 (backward compatible with USB 2.0)
Kit Contents Portable hard drive USB cable WD SmartWare software Quick Install Guide
Dimensions Height: 0.70 in (18...
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