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Table of Contents MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 ...
Table of Contents MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About Your WD Drive 1 Features 1 ...
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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 ... 47 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 47 Checking Drive Status 48 Safely Dismounting the Drive 49 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 49 Using the My Passport Icon 50 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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 ... 47 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 47 Checking Drive Status 48 Safely Dismounting the Drive 49 Using the WD SmartWare Icon 49 Using the My Passport Icon 50 TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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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 ...
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 ...
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... your data is secure. USB 3.0 interface-A simple connection that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers. Power miser-My Passport portable drives are designed to save energy. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System...displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your digital life. WD SmartWare™ software-An easy-to-use , automatic, continuous backup software, and drive lock security protection. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive ...
... your data is secure. USB 3.0 interface-A simple connection that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers. Power miser-My Passport portable drives are designed to save energy. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System...displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your digital life. WD SmartWare™ software-An easy-to-use , automatic, continuous backup software, and drive lock security protection. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive ...
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...We encourage you to minimize waste. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to three WD drives (My Passport or My Book drives with limited bus power • Replacement or additional USB cables For information about optional accessories for computers with WD...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. Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our...
...We encourage you to minimize waste. For the latest software, firmware, and product documentation and information, go to three WD drives (My Passport or My Book drives with limited bus power • Replacement or additional USB cables For information about optional accessories for computers with WD...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. Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our...
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... menu and select Software Update. For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive is preformatted as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing,... 2.5 seconds Power State/Activity Idle Activity System standby ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives have: • A power/activity LED indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED USB 3.0 Interface Port...
... menu and select Software Update. For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Disk Drive Format Your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive is preformatted as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Slow flashing,... 2.5 seconds Power State/Activity Idle Activity System standby ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 3 Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives have: • A power/activity LED indicator • A USB 3.0 interface port Power/Activity LED USB 3.0 Interface Port...
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Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive to get the latest updates and special offers. Drives can easily register your drive using the WD SmartWare software, as ...described in "Registering the Drive" on page 34. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Another way is backwardcompatible with care during activity. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 12 Mb/s Registering the Drive Always register your...
Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your My Passport Essential or Essential SE drive to get the latest updates and special offers. Drives can easily register your drive using the WD SmartWare software, as ...described in "Registering the Drive" on page 34. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 Another way is backwardcompatible with care during activity. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 12 Mb/s Registering the Drive Always register your...
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... procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on page 41 instead. Connect the My Passport drive to step 8. Verify that is . . . Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Getting.... . . Figure 3. The WD SmartWare software that the new My Passport drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. To connect the My Passport drive to step 6. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to your My Passport drive. 4. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to...
... procedure and see "Connecting the Drive and Getting Started" on page 41 instead. Connect the My Passport drive to step 8. Verify that is . . . Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 5 It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Getting.... . . Figure 3. The WD SmartWare software that the new My Passport drive appears under My Computer in Figure 3. 3. To connect the My Passport drive to step 6. Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 Proceed to your My Passport drive. 4. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to...
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On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open the My Passport drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4). For Windows ... computer, THEN . . . On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to WD SmartWare Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 on page 7. Figure 4. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. Skip to step b. For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on page 7. a. Continue to step a on...
On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, click to open the My Passport drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4). For Windows ... computer, THEN . . . On Windows XP with AutoRun (AutoPlay) enabled, the Welcome to WD SmartWare Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 6 on page 7. Figure 4. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 6. Skip to step b. For Windows XP, one or two screens might appear, depending on page 7. a. Continue to step a on...
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...folder to view files on page 6). For Windows Vista or Windows 7 with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open Computer, click to open the My Passport drive listing in the next section. Continue to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4 on the AutoPlay screen and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe...password Install Drive Settings button. This could take several minutes. protection and drive management features, and password protect or register your My Passport drive on page 6). 9. If you have already backed up to your drive, The full version of the WD SmartWare software, with WD...
...folder to view files on page 6). For Windows Vista or Windows 7 with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open Computer, click to open the My Passport drive listing in the next section. Continue to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 4 on the AutoPlay screen and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe...password Install Drive Settings button. This could take several minutes. protection and drive management features, and password protect or register your My Passport drive on page 6). 9. If you have already backed up to your drive, The full version of the WD SmartWare software, with WD...
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... initial Drive Settings screen includes a Return to Backup button for returning to close the initial Drive Settings screen. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. Install WD SmartWare The initial Backup screen for performing all WD SmartWare functions: a. Note: In this case, however: •...
... initial Drive Settings screen includes a Return to Backup button for returning to close the initial Drive Settings screen. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 8 MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 4. Install WD SmartWare The initial Backup screen for performing all WD SmartWare functions: a. Note: In this case, however: •...
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Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 5. Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9
Initial Backup Screen WD SmartWare Initial Drive Settings Screen Figure 6. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 5. Initial Drive Settings Screens Drive Management Initial Drive Settings Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9
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Drive Management Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 8. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 7.
Drive Management Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 10 WD SmartWare Home Screen Figure 8. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 7.
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...CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Passport drive • Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up files from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup ...primary drive being categorized with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer (see Figure 7 on that drive. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power ...
...CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 Then click the: • Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Passport drive • Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up files from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup ...primary drive being categorized with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer (see Figure 7 on that drive. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Software Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power ...
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...available for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category shows the number of your drive properties. In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of files in the category. Note: The small ... first backup-represents the system and hidden files that your computer's operating system put there when you have retrieved from a prior backup. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup...
...available for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category shows the number of your drive properties. In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of files in the category. Note: The small ... first backup-represents the system and hidden files that your computer's operating system put there when you have retrieved from a prior backup. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup...
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... any files to the drive-represents the system and hidden files that are uncertain about what to do ? Whenever you can still use your My Passport as an external hard drive. prompt on page 11 for the best possible performance (see "Managing and Customizing Your Drive" on page 30) ...8226; Check the operational condition of the file categories. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to your drive, the Content Gauge shows them in six categories: • Documents • ...
... any files to the drive-represents the system and hidden files that are uncertain about what to do ? Whenever you can still use your My Passport as an external hard drive. prompt on page 11 for the best possible performance (see "Managing and Customizing Your Drive" on page 30) ...8226; Check the operational condition of the file categories. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL As you copy files to your drive, the Content Gauge shows them in six categories: • Documents • ...
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... different types of content you have, simply clicking the Start Backup button will back all of the content on your computer to your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer. Additionally... WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up all of the WD SmartWare software supports up , with WD SmartWare software. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your Computer ...
... different types of content you have, simply clicking the Start Backup button will back all of the content on your computer to your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer. Additionally... WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up all of the WD SmartWare software supports up , with WD SmartWare software. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 13 Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your Computer ...
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...for your computer's hard drive identifies the original files that are available for backup • Gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive identifies the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of files that do not belong in the used... space portion of your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 15
...for your computer's hard drive identifies the original files that are available for backup • Gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive identifies the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue background identifies categories of files that do not belong in the used... space portion of your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the five main categories BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 15
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To back up , try: • Saving and closing all of your open files • Closing all running processes can continue to back up . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes the files that you have not yet ... over a category shows the number of your operating system files that have retrieved from being backed up all included file extensions, search for your My Passport drive changes to stop the backup. 4.
To back up , try: • Saving and closing all of your open files • Closing all running processes can continue to back up . MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes the files that you have not yet ... over a category shows the number of your operating system files that have retrieved from being backed up all included file extensions, search for your My Passport drive changes to stop the backup. 4.
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...Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific content to back up some of your computer files: 1. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that there is idle... My Passport drive. c. To continue, click either: • Continue Backup to disregard your stop the backup before it completes, the WD SmartWare software removes all of backup versions to follow through with your future requirements. 5. Click the Home tab to view the Western Digital Online ...
...Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific content to back up some of your computer files: 1. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that there is idle... My Passport drive. c. To continue, click either: • Continue Backup to disregard your stop the backup before it completes, the WD SmartWare software removes all of backup versions to follow through with your future requirements. 5. Click the Home tab to view the Western Digital Online ...