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... (reformatted for Windows operating systems) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 1 My Passport Studio™ (reformatted for Windows operating systems) - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows...Go 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) • Direct-attached My Passport®...
... (reformatted for Windows operating systems) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 1 My Passport Studio™ (reformatted for Windows operating systems) - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows...Go 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) • Direct-attached My Passport®...
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...tabs and content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer has more than one internal hard drive or multiple hard drive partitions, or if a connected external device has multiple partitions or network shares, then the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box that you ... SOFTWARE USER MANUAL • Network-attached Devices - My Book Live™ - For information about reformatting your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that you are presented in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. See "Home Tab Display" on the...
...tabs and content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer has more than one internal hard drive or multiple hard drive partitions, or if a connected external device has multiple partitions or network shares, then the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box that you ... SOFTWARE USER MANUAL • Network-attached Devices - My Book Live™ - For information about reformatting your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that you are presented in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. See "Home Tab Display" on the...
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... 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 copy retrieved files to when your computer has more than one • The external device that you want to quickly ...Backup volume that you are uncertain about backing up files to, retrieve files from • Destination on page 5 for displaying Software Settings and Drive Settings screens. Note: In addition to the detailed Help tab information, each display, the WD SmartWare software changes the names and graphic images to...
... 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 copy retrieved files to when your computer has more than one • The external device that you want to quickly ...Backup volume that you are uncertain about backing up files to, retrieve files from • Destination on page 5 for displaying Software Settings and Drive Settings screens. Note: In addition to the detailed Help tab information, each display, the WD SmartWare software changes the names and graphic images to...
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... than one that the WD SmartWare software will access 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 internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your computer. Home Tab...
... than one that the WD SmartWare software will access 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 internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your computer. Home Tab...
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... backups. Use the Backup tab displays to select the files or categories of the Backup tab displays. After running your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 9 for a description of files in the Additional Files category Backup Tab Displays The...• Any other files that your computer's operating system put there when you want to select files to the device-the external device content gauge shows only a small number of category- WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display ...
... backups. Use the Backup tab displays to select the files or categories of the Backup tab displays. After running your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 9 for a description of files in the Additional Files category Backup Tab Displays The...• Any other files that your computer's operating system put there when you want to select files to the device-the external device content gauge shows only a small number of category- WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display ...
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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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... of the Retrieve tab displays. Retrieve Tab Displays 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...
... of the Retrieve tab displays. Retrieve Tab Displays 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...
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... retrieved from the selected backup volume on your computer's internal hard drive where you want to find and retrieve only selected files or folders. Retrieve Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on the selected external device. Retrieve some files selection box Selecting the Retrieve All...
... retrieved from the selected backup volume on your computer's internal hard drive where you want to find and retrieve only selected files or folders. Retrieve Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on the selected external device. Retrieve some files selection box Selecting the Retrieve All...
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...Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to keep others from accessing the files on page 28. To confirm a successful installation: a. On the Home screen: IF you want to exit the Setup Wizard: 7. "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 37 "Managing and ...Tab Display" on page 46. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 6. 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 display the Home screen (see . . . "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on...
...Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to keep others from accessing the files on page 28. To confirm a successful installation: a. On the Home screen: IF you want to exit the Setup Wizard: 7. "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 37 "Managing and ...Tab Display" on page 46. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 6. 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 display the Home screen (see . . . "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on...
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... your files by backing up any: • New file that is created on or copied to your internal hard drive • Existing file that you are going to back up files to the external device-music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files. If you want to back up files ...by category AND your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer's icon to your...
... your files by backing up any: • New file that is created on or copied to your internal hard drive • Existing file that you are going to back up files to the external device-music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files. If you want to back up files ...by category AND your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer's icon to your...
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...As required, select any cleared check boxes and then click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. If the backup mode is category and that Ready to perform category backup appears at the Switching Backup Plan prompt. Verify that Ready ... to begin backing up all categories of files and on page 31. 4. To backup selected categories of files Proceed to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to step 4. All of the categories of files Selected categories of files: a. To back up all of the categories of files on...
...As required, select any cleared check boxes and then click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. If the backup mode is category and that Ready to perform category backup appears at the Switching Backup Plan prompt. Verify that Ready ... to begin backing up all categories of files and on page 31. 4. To backup selected categories of files Proceed to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to step 4. All of the categories of files Selected categories of files: a. To back up all of the categories of files on...
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...8226; Continue Backup to disregard your request and resume the backup • Stop Backup to view the Western Digital Online Store website. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to complete the backup. Click the Help tab. If you clicked Stop Backup at step 8, the ...applications and running processes can continue using your backup job in the background so you that the backup completed normally. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to see a list of a backup successfully finished message means that the WD SmartWare software runs your computer for each...
...8226; Continue Backup to disregard your request and resume the backup • Stop Backup to view the Western Digital Online Store website. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to complete the backup. Click the Help tab. If you clicked Stop Backup at step 8, the ...applications and running processes can continue using your backup job in the background so you that the backup completed normally. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to see a list of a backup successfully finished message means that the WD SmartWare software runs your computer for each...
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If you want to back up : a. Otherwise proceed to back up files from a local hard drive or from a remote Dropbox folder: • By default, the computer option is installed. See step 4 of the Select Backup Devices screen. In the Backup... Source area of the Select Backup Devices screen, select the device that the backup source device will be either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: • Selecting the Dropbox option displays the Dropbox Login Required dialog for configuring your Dropbox account for now, click the X ...
If you want to back up : a. Otherwise proceed to back up files from a local hard drive or from a remote Dropbox folder: • By default, the computer option is installed. See step 4 of the Select Backup Devices screen. In the Backup... Source area of the Select Backup Devices screen, select the device that the backup source device will be either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: • Selecting the Dropbox option displays the Dropbox Login Required dialog for configuring your Dropbox account for now, click the X ...
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... select the one that you want to : b. See step 4 of the Select Backup Devices screen: a. If the selected backup target device has more than one drive partition or network share, use it as your backup target device, use the Dropbox Login Required dialog for configuring your Dropbox account for access by... SmartWare Pro software, the Dropbox icon signifies that a light-blue highlight surrounds the selected device. If the selected backup source has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, or external hard drives, use : CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11
... select the one that you want to : b. See step 4 of the Select Backup Devices screen: a. If the selected backup target device has more than one drive partition or network share, use it as your backup target device, use the Dropbox Login Required dialog for configuring your Dropbox account for access by... SmartWare Pro software, the Dropbox icon signifies that a light-blue highlight surrounds the selected device. If the selected backup source has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, or external hard drives, use : CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11
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Scheduled backups run on the selected backup source device. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: BACKING UP FILES - 31 Continuous backup instantly makes a second copy whenever you add or change a file on the days... up: a. Backing Up Files 1. In the Backup Source area of files to your important files to back up files from a local hard drive or from a remote Dropbox folder: • By default, the computer option is selected and the computer icon signifies that the backup source...
Scheduled backups run on the selected backup source device. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: BACKING UP FILES - 31 Continuous backup instantly makes a second copy whenever you add or change a file on the days... up: a. Backing Up Files 1. In the Backup Source area of files to your important files to back up files from a local hard drive or from a remote Dropbox folder: • By default, the computer option is selected and the computer icon signifies that the backup source...
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...of the WD SmartWare software is for continuous backups. If the selected backup source device has more than one internal hard drive, multiple drive partitions, or external hard drives, use the backup source device selector to select the one that you want to use the backup target device ...that you want to back up : 2. c. If you want to configure scheduled backups, click Set Backup Frequency to : Selected My Passport Drive b. Select the Scheduled Backup option. Click the Backup tab to signify that a light-blue background highlights the selected device. Verify that the...
...of the WD SmartWare software is for continuous backups. If the selected backup source device has more than one internal hard drive, multiple drive partitions, or external hard drives, use the backup source device selector to select the one that you want to use the backup target device ...that you want to back up : 2. c. If you want to configure scheduled backups, click Set Backup Frequency to : Selected My Passport Drive b. Select the Scheduled Backup option. Click the Backup tab to signify that a light-blue background highlights the selected device. Verify that the...
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... of data that have not yet been backed up . • For a category backup: - Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your files in the background so you backed up your future requirements. 13. Click the Help...WD SmartWare software backs up files by category and the backup source device has more than one internal hard drive or multiple drive partitions, repeat the backup procedure for categories of files involved • View link that the backup ...as the backup completes. • You can click to view the Western Digital Online Store website. b. c.
... of data that have not yet been backed up . • For a category backup: - Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your files in the background so you backed up your future requirements. 13. Click the Help...WD SmartWare software backs up files by category and the backup source device has more than one internal hard drive or multiple drive partitions, repeat the backup procedure for categories of files involved • View link that the backup ...as the backup completes. • You can click to view the Western Digital Online Store website. b. c.
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...you want to copy retrieved files to: a. Use the backup source selector to specify whether you want to copy retrieved files to a local hard drive or to a remote Dropbox folder: • By default, the computer option is generally a five-step process: 1. Select the backed ...retrieve content folder Retrieve is selected and the computer icon signifies that the retrieve destination will be either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: RETRIEVING FILES - 39 In the Backup Source area of the Home screen, select the retrieve destination (backup...
...you want to copy retrieved files to: a. Use the backup source selector to specify whether you want to copy retrieved files to a local hard drive or to a remote Dropbox folder: • By default, the computer option is generally a five-step process: 1. Select the backed ...retrieve content folder Retrieve is selected and the computer icon signifies that the retrieve destination will be either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: RETRIEVING FILES - 39 In the Backup Source area of the Home screen, select the retrieve destination (backup...
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... that the retrieve destination will be a remote Dropbox folder: b. If the selected retrieve destination device has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, or multiple external hard drives, use : 3. Verify that a light-blue background highlights the selected device. If the selected device has more than one... drive partition or network share, use the backup target device selector under the device icon to specify the one that you...
... that the retrieve destination will be a remote Dropbox folder: b. If the selected retrieve destination device has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, or multiple external hard drives, use : 3. Verify that a light-blue background highlights the selected device. If the selected device has more than one... drive partition or network share, use the backup target device selector under the device icon to specify the one that you...
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...3647 • Download software, utilities, firmware updates, and drivers for WD products (from the Downloads Library) 1425 • Format a WD external hard drive in FAT32* (to this feature or visit http://support.wdc.com and see : • Answer ID 291 at http://support.wdc.com ...hub and host controller drivers are installed before booting? To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from http://support.wdc.com/product/download. Refer to your system's motherboard BIOS setting documentation ...
...3647 • Download software, utilities, firmware updates, and drivers for WD products (from the Downloads Library) 1425 • Format a WD external hard drive in FAT32* (to this feature or visit http://support.wdc.com and see : • Answer ID 291 at http://support.wdc.com ...hub and host controller drivers are installed before booting? To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from http://support.wdc.com/product/download. Refer to your system's motherboard BIOS setting documentation ...