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...the power to: • Protect your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with the following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - My Book Studio™ (reformatted for Windows operating systems) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 1 My... safe. My Passport Essential SE - My Book for Mac® (reformatted for Windows operating systems) - My Passport Essential™ - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows...
...the power to: • Protect your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with the following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - My Book Studio™ (reformatted for Windows operating systems) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 1 My... safe. My Passport Essential SE - My Book for Mac® (reformatted for Windows operating systems) - My Passport Essential™ - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows...
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... page 3. The WD SmartWare software does not support other manufacturers' hard drives, or WD hard drives that you can use them with this version of your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected to specify the one internal hard drive or multiple hard drive partitions, or if a connected external device has multiple partitions or network shares, then the WD...
... page 3. The WD SmartWare software does not support other manufacturers' hard drives, or WD hard drives that you can use them with this version of your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected to specify the one internal hard drive or multiple hard drive partitions, or if a connected external device has multiple partitions or network shares, then the WD...
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..., each display, the WD SmartWare software changes the names and graphic images to quickly guide you have more than one • The external device that you want to back up and retrieving files and making your computer where you want to copy the retrieved files • ...information about what to your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. Home Tab Display Use the Home tab display to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive partition that you want to back up files from , or customize when you through your computer See Figure 1 on page...
..., each display, the WD SmartWare software changes the names and graphic images to quickly guide you have more than one • The external device that you want to back up and retrieving files and making your computer where you want to copy the retrieved files • ...information about what to your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. Home Tab Display Use the Home tab display to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive partition that you want to back up files from , or customize when you through your computer See Figure 1 on page...
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...; Safely remove-To prepare your computer that you want to use for backup and retrieve functions: External device icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the internal hard drive or drive partition on page 4.) If your computer has more than one that the WD SmartWare software will access...- 5 If you have more than one external device connected to your computer, left-click the icon for the one internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your computer icon for specifying the drive or partition that you want to use for...
...; Safely remove-To prepare your computer that you want to use for backup and retrieve functions: External device icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the internal hard drive or drive partition on page 4.) If your computer has more than one that the WD SmartWare software will access...- 5 If you have more than one external device connected to your computer, left-click the icon for the one internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your computer icon for specifying the drive or partition that you want to use for...
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... WD SmartWare software-before running a backup or copying files to the external device, the external device content gauge shows: • All of the files that you have been backed up in the same categories as the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 28 for...
... WD SmartWare software-before running a backup or copying files to the external device, the external device content gauge shows: • All of the files that you have been backed up in the same categories as the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 28 for...
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... computer's content gauge Same as the content gauge for your computer's hard drive on the Home tab display. (See "Your computer's content gauge" on page 7.) External device content gauge Same as the content gauge for your external device on the Home tab display. (See "External device content gauge" on page 8.) (Continued) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE...
... computer's content gauge Same as the content gauge for your computer's hard drive on the Home tab display. (See "Your computer's content gauge" on page 7.) External device content gauge Same as the content gauge for your external device on the Home tab display. (See "External device content gauge" on page 8.) (Continued) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE...
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... Three Retrieve tab displays guide you through finding backup files and copying them to your computer's internal hard drive: • Selecting the backup volume to retrieve from your external device See Figure 3 and Table 3 on your external device. The button name is Switch to File Backup when the backup mode is file. button Category...
... Three Retrieve tab displays guide you through finding backup files and copying them to your computer's internal hard drive: • Selecting the backup volume to retrieve from your external device See Figure 3 and Table 3 on your external device. The button name is Switch to File Backup when the backup mode is file. button Category...
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... (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on your computer's internal hard drive where you want to copy the files retrieved from the selected external device: • To the Original Places copies the retrieved files to the same location that ...up from. • To a Retrieved Content Folder copies all of the files from the selected backup volume on the selected external device in a folder structure with check boxes for selecting individual files or folders: Start/cancel retrieving toggle button Controls retrieve operations...
... (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on your computer's internal hard drive where you want to copy the files retrieved from the selected external device: • To the Original Places copies the retrieved files to the same location that ...up from. • To a Retrieved Content Folder copies all of the files from the selected backup volume on the selected external device in a folder structure with check boxes for selecting individual files or folders: Start/cancel retrieving toggle button Controls retrieve operations...
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Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to display the Home screen (see . . . "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 28. To confirm a successful installation: a. Back up the files on your computer's internal hard drive to your external device, Retrieve backed up files from your external device, Create a password to online support services, THEN click...
Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to display the Home screen (see . . . "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 28. To confirm a successful installation: a. Back up the files on your computer's internal hard drive to your external device, Retrieve backed up files from your external device, Create a password to online support services, THEN click...
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...1. Backing Up Files To back up your important data files to the external device-music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files. Note: Automatic backup protection is created on or copied to your internal hard drive • Existing file that you without any action on your files by ...AND your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer. If you are going to back up files by backing up any way This protection is connected to your external device is automatic-the WD SmartWare software ...
...1. Backing Up Files To back up your important data files to the external device-music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files. Note: Automatic backup protection is created on or copied to your internal hard drive • Existing file that you without any action on your files by ...AND your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer. If you are going to back up files by backing up any way This protection is connected to your external device is automatic-the WD SmartWare software ...
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... and verify that the backup mode is file and Ready to perform file backup appears there, then click the Switch to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. Click Advanced View to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of files and on page 31. 5. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL ... to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. All of files Proceed to step 5. On the Backup screen: IF you want to back up all categories of files on the internal hard drive and skip to Category Backup button and OK at the upper-left corner...
... and verify that the backup mode is file and Ready to perform file backup appears there, then click the Switch to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. Click Advanced View to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of files and on page 31. 5. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL ... to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. All of files Proceed to step 5. On the Backup screen: IF you want to back up all categories of files on the internal hard drive and skip to Category Backup button and OK at the upper-left corner...
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... . Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for each one internal hard drive or hard drive partition, select the check box for your external device. Click Start Backup to begin backing up all of the Backup screen. b. Verify that you want ..., select the check boxes for your external device. In the backup by categories selection box: c. d. Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for the categories of files and skip to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES ...
... . Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for each one internal hard drive or hard drive partition, select the check box for your external device. Click Start Backup to begin backing up all of the Backup screen. b. Verify that you want ..., select the check boxes for your external device. In the backup by categories selection box: c. d. Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for the categories of files and skip to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES ...
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... the prior applied configuration. During the backup: • A progress bar and message indicate the amount of data that has been backed up your external device. Verify that the backup mode is category and Ready to perform category backup appears there, then click the Switch to begin backing up .... step 8. 8. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 31 b. Note that you want to back up all of files and folders on the internal hard drive and skip to Stop Backup for the individual files or folders that selecting a folder check box automatically selects all of the subfolders and files in...
... the prior applied configuration. During the backup: • A progress bar and message indicate the amount of data that has been backed up your external device. Verify that the backup mode is category and Ready to perform category backup appears there, then click the Switch to begin backing up .... step 8. 8. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 31 b. Note that you want to back up all of files and folders on the internal hard drive and skip to Stop Backup for the individual files or folders that selecting a folder check box automatically selects all of the subfolders and files in...
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...8226; Caution message indicating the number of files involved • View link that you can continue using your drive is full means that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you backed up Some...hard drive, repeat the backup procedure for other things during the backup. confirmation prompt reminds you clicked Stop Backup at step 8, the Stop backup? BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 32 Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to complete the backup. c. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital...
...8226; Caution message indicating the number of files involved • View link that you can continue using your drive is full means that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you backed up Some...hard drive, repeat the backup procedure for other things during the backup. confirmation prompt reminds you clicked Stop Backup at step 8, the Stop backup? BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 32 Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to complete the backup. c. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital...
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... where you want to copy the retrieved files-either the: • Select a destination for you to retrieve backed up files from your external device and copy them to either: • Their original locations on page 12.) RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 33 WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER... select the external device to retrieve files from . 2. On the Home screen: a. Click the Retrieve tab to display either a special retrieve folder or their original locations. 4. Retrieve the files. If your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box...
... where you want to copy the retrieved files-either the: • Select a destination for you to retrieve backed up files from your external device and copy them to either: • Their original locations on page 12.) RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 33 WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER... select the external device to retrieve files from . 2. On the Home screen: a. Click the Retrieve tab to display either a special retrieve folder or their original locations. 4. Retrieve the files. If your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box...
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... retrieved files dialog. Select a volume to retrieve from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on your computer • Different computers Proceed to display the Select a destination for retrieved files dialog: Created multiple backup volumes on the selected external device from dialog with nothing listed in the Backed Up Volumes selection box...
... retrieved files dialog. Select a volume to retrieve from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on your computer • Different computers Proceed to display the Select a destination for retrieved files dialog: Created multiple backup volumes on the selected external device from dialog with nothing listed in the Backed Up Volumes selection box...