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... Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of your digital life. High-capacity, small design-Offering up to three times when compared to - My Passport offers high capacity in the background...software, and password protection and hardware encryption to help protect your data using WD Drive Utilities. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport® portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your files. USB 3.0 and...
... Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of your digital life. High-capacity, small design-Offering up to three times when compared to - My Passport offers high capacity in the background...software, and password protection and hardware encryption to help protect your data using WD Drive Utilities. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport® portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your files. USB 3.0 and...
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... a durable enclosure designed for beauty and protection. So we protect the drive with the following : • My Passport portable hard drive • USB 3.0 cable • Quick Install Guide • WD SmartWare, WD Security, and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1. For the latest software, firmware, and...
... a durable enclosure designed for beauty and protection. So we protect the drive with the following : • My Passport portable hard drive • USB 3.0 cable • Quick Install Guide • WD SmartWare, WD Security, and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1. For the latest software, firmware, and...
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...your selections: • Installing the WD Drive Utilities software with the Launch Application option displays the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 and "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 43). • Installing the... SmartWare software displays the Backup Plan Selection screen for the type of your computer's internal hard drive. Depending on your first backup-See "Backing Up Files" on your computer. •... Home screen (Figure 7 on page 11). 10. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Select the option for selecting the type of backup that you want to perform...
...your selections: • Installing the WD Drive Utilities software with the Launch Application option displays the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 and "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 43). • Installing the... SmartWare software displays the Backup Plan Selection screen for the type of your computer's internal hard drive. Depending on your first backup-See "Backing Up Files" on your computer. •... Home screen (Figure 7 on page 11). 10. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 Select the option for selecting the type of backup that you want to perform...
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...; The by -category dialog provides content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external drive that you want to retrieve See "Retrieve Tab Displays" on page 14. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of your computer...
...; The by -category dialog provides content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external drive that you want to retrieve See "Retrieve Tab Displays" on page 14. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of your computer...
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... WD SmartWare 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 to or retrieve files from or copy retrieved files to when your computer has more than one • The My Passport drive that you are uncertain about backing up... Customer Support and software update services See "Help Tab Display" on page 25. Buttons for opening dialogs to: • Specify the number of the connected drives. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The . . .
... WD SmartWare 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 to or retrieve files from or copy retrieved files to when your computer has more than one • The My Passport drive that you are uncertain about backing up... Customer Support and software update services See "Help Tab Display" on page 25. Buttons for opening dialogs to: • Specify the number of the connected drives. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL The . . .
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...backup and retrieve functions. If you have more than one My Passport drive connected to use for backup and retrieve functions: My Passport drive icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the internal hard drive or drive partition on page 15.) If your computer has more than ...Your computer icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the My Passport drive connected to your computer icon for specifying the drive or partition that you want to use for the one internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your ...
...backup and retrieve functions. If you have more than one My Passport drive connected to use for backup and retrieve functions: My Passport drive icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the internal hard drive or drive partition on page 15.) If your computer has more than ...Your computer icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the My Passport drive connected to your computer icon for specifying the drive or partition that you want to use for the one internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your ...
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MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Drive display scroll pointers (Not shown in Figure 8 on page 15.) One installation of all of your computer's internal hard drive shows all included file extensions, search for answer ID 3644 in the ...five main categories For a complete list of the WD SmartWare software supports as many My Passport drives as you system can handle. When the number...
MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Drive display scroll pointers (Not shown in Figure 8 on page 15.) One installation of all of your computer's internal hard drive shows all included file extensions, search for answer ID 3644 in the ...five main categories For a complete list of the WD SmartWare software supports as many My Passport drives as you system can handle. When the number...
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... your computer's operating system put there when you want to select files to the drive, the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer content gauge" on page 19 for your My Passport drive shows only a small number of files in the same categories as the content gauge... too, are stored in the category. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. These are only backed up : • By category-As shown in the content gauges • By file-As shown in the folder structure of your computer's internal hard drive Use the WD SmartWare Backup tab displays to ...
... your computer's operating system put there when you want to select files to the drive, the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer content gauge" on page 19 for your My Passport drive shows only a small number of files in the same categories as the content gauge... too, are stored in the category. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 1. These are only backed up : • By category-As shown in the content gauges • By file-As shown in the folder structure of your computer's internal hard drive Use the WD SmartWare Backup tab displays to ...
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...Computer Content Gauge Backup by Files Display My Passport Drive Content Gauge Category/File Backup Toggle Button Figure 9. Backup Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer content gauge Same as the content gauge for your computer's hard drive on the Home tab display. (See "...Your computer content gauge" on page 17.) My Passport drive content Same as the content gauge for your My Passport drive on the gauges Home tab display. (See "My Passport drive content gauge" on page 18.)...
...Computer Content Gauge Backup by Files Display My Passport Drive Content Gauge Category/File Backup Toggle Button Figure 9. Backup Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer content gauge Same as the content gauge for your computer's hard drive on the Home tab display. (See "...Your computer content gauge" on page 17.) My Passport drive content Same as the content gauge for your My Passport drive on the gauges Home tab display. (See "My Passport drive content gauge" on page 18.)...
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...files and copying them to your computer's internal hard drive: • Selecting the backup volume to their categories, as shown in the content gauges for your computer and your My Passport drive. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 21 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 2. button Switch to Category/File...the backup mode between categories and individual files: • Category mode-Backs up files according to their folder structure on your My Passport drive See Figure 10 and Table 3 on page 22 for retrieved files • Selecting the files to Category Backup when the backup ...
...files and copying them to your computer's internal hard drive: • Selecting the backup volume to their categories, as shown in the content gauges for your computer and your My Passport drive. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 21 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 2. button Switch to Category/File...the backup mode between categories and individual files: • Category mode-Backs up files according to their folder structure on your My Passport drive See Figure 10 and Table 3 on page 22 for retrieved files • Selecting the files to Category Backup when the backup ...
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... by starting and canceling the retrieve. Displays all of the files from the selected backup volume on your computer's internal hard drive where you can use to a single folder. Retrieve Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on the selected My Passport drive. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 3.
... by starting and canceling the retrieve. Displays all of the files from the selected backup volume on your computer's internal hard drive where you can use to a single folder. Retrieve Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on the selected My Passport drive. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Table 3.
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... as before. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer. If you have more than one My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one that you without any action on your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of them up... all of files to back up any way This protection is connected to your internal hard drive • Existing file that you are going to your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. Or you can select specific files, folders, ...
... as before. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer. If you have more than one My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one that you without any action on your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of them up... all of files to back up any way This protection is connected to your internal hard drive • Existing file that you are going to your My Passport drive-music, movies, photos, documents, email, and other files. Or you can select specific files, folders, ...
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...backup appears there, then click the Switch to open the backup by categories selection box and verify that Ready to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of files on page 30. 5. Proceed to step 7 on the Switching...To back up all of the categories of the Backup screen. If the backup mode is category and that the check boxes for your My Passport drive. Click Start Backup to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of files on the Switching Backup Plan dialog. To backup selected categories...
...backup appears there, then click the Switch to open the backup by categories selection box and verify that Ready to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of files on page 30. 5. Proceed to step 7 on the Switching...To back up all of the categories of the Backup screen. If the backup mode is category and that the check boxes for your My Passport drive. Click Start Backup to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of files on the Switching Backup Plan dialog. To backup selected categories...
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... corner of files and skip to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for each one internal hard drive, select the check box for your My Passport drive. Verify that the backup mode is category and Ready to perform category backup appears there, then click the Switch ...to exclude from the backup. • As required, select the check boxes for your My Passport drive. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL b. d. Click Start Backup to begin backing up all of files that you want to File Backup button and OK on the internal hard drive: a.
... corner of files and skip to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for each one internal hard drive, select the check box for your My Passport drive. Verify that the backup mode is category and Ready to perform category backup appears there, then click the Switch ...to exclude from the backup. • As required, select the check boxes for your My Passport drive. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL b. d. Click Start Backup to begin backing up all of files that you want to File Backup button and OK on the internal hard drive: a.
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... box automatically selects all of the Backup screen. If the backup mode is file and that have not yet been backed up your computer's internal hard drive changes to back up the selected files or folders and proceed to open the folder structure: c. BACKING UP FILES - 30 d. e. Verify that ...for all of the subfolders and files in the background. • The Start Backup toggle button changes to Stop Backup for your My Passport drive changes to blue as the backup completes. • You can continue to set up your recent selections and redisplays the prior applied configuration. MY...
... box automatically selects all of the Backup screen. If the backup mode is file and that have not yet been backed up your computer's internal hard drive changes to back up the selected files or folders and proceed to open the folder structure: c. BACKING UP FILES - 30 d. e. Verify that ...for all of the subfolders and files in the background. • The Start Backup toggle button changes to Stop Backup for your My Passport drive changes to blue as the backup completes. • You can continue to set up your recent selections and redisplays the prior applied configuration. MY...
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...If any files could not be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to follow through with your computer for each one internal hard drive or multiple drive partitions, repeat the backup procedure for other things during... of your open files • Closing all running processes can continue using your request and stop the backup 11. c. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 9. confirmation message reminds you that the backup completed normally. BACKING UP FILES - 31 If you cannot determine why some...
...If any files could not be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to follow through with your computer for each one internal hard drive or multiple drive partitions, repeat the backup procedure for other things during... of your open files • Closing all running processes can continue using your request and stop the backup 11. c. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 9. confirmation message reminds you that the backup completed normally. BACKING UP FILES - 31 If you cannot determine why some...
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...one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer icon to select the one that has the files you want to retrieve-either the: • Select a destination for you to retrieve backed up files from your My Passport drive and ...b. Retrieving Files 1. Select the backup volume that you want to either a special retrieve folder or their original locations. 4. Select the My Passport drive to retrieve from dialog (See Figure 10 on the Home screen. 2. Click the Retrieve tab to display either individual files, folders, or everything...
...one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer icon to select the one that has the files you want to retrieve-either the: • Select a destination for you to retrieve backed up files from your My Passport drive and ...b. Retrieving Files 1. Select the backup volume that you want to either a special retrieve folder or their original locations. 4. Select the My Passport drive to retrieve from dialog (See Figure 10 on the Home screen. 2. Click the Retrieve tab to display either individual files, folders, or everything...
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... dialog: Created multiple backup volumes on the selected My Passport drive from your computer • Different computers Proceed to step 3 on the selected My Passport drive, In this case: a. RETRIEVING FILES - 33 b. Created a single backup on the selected My Passport drive from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on page 34. Proceed to retrieve files from...
... dialog: Created multiple backup volumes on the selected My Passport drive from your computer • Different computers Proceed to step 3 on the selected My Passport drive, In this case: a. RETRIEVING FILES - 33 b. Created a single backup on the selected My Passport drive from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on page 34. Proceed to retrieve files from...
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... copy your retrieved files to retrieve... Click Apply to specify a different folder: a. On the Select a destination for your computer's internal hard drive, A retrieved content folder, THEN select the . . . dialog. Selected files or folders Retrieve Some Files option to open the Retrieve Some... IF you selected a backup volume from the selected backup volume All of the files THEN select the . . . RETRIEVING FILES - 34 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 3. option. Retrieve All Files option and skip to step 5 on your user name. Click Browse and use the browse function to ...
... copy your retrieved files to retrieve... Click Apply to specify a different folder: a. On the Select a destination for your computer's internal hard drive, A retrieved content folder, THEN select the . . . dialog. Selected files or folders Retrieve Some Files option to open the Retrieve Some... IF you selected a backup volume from the selected backup volume All of the files THEN select the . . . RETRIEVING FILES - 34 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 3. option. Retrieve All Files option and skip to step 5 on your user name. Click Browse and use the browse function to ...
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... WD hard drive in FAT32* (for use in both Windows and MAC OS X) 291 *The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in...base for installation procedures. 110 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have ... software. The drive is the data transfer rate slow? For more help. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32...
... WD hard drive in FAT32* (for use in both Windows and MAC OS X) 291 *The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in...base for installation procedures. 110 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have ... software. The drive is the data transfer rate slow? For more help. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32...