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WD SmartWare™ software automatically and continuously backs up your data and gives you a visual display of your backup as it happens. WORL RIVES LLING EXTE My Passport™ Essential™ Portable Hard Drives Smaller, smarter backup and storage D'S BEST SE WD RNAL HARD D Automatic, continuous backup Visual backup control center Password protection and hardware-based encryption The world's most popular portable drive is now smaller and smarter than ever.
WD SmartWare™ software automatically and continuously backs up your data and gives you a visual display of your backup as it happens. WORL RIVES LLING EXTE My Passport™ Essential™ Portable Hard Drives Smaller, smarter backup and storage D'S BEST SE WD RNAL HARD D Automatic, continuous backup Visual backup control center Password protection and hardware-based encryption The world's most popular portable drive is now smaller and smarter than ever.
Product Specifications (pdf)
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...Western Digital Technologies, Inc. As used for the few computers that your data is secure. Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of the world. Bring back lost all regions of your product was purchased. With a variety of this product. An optional cable is needed. My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drives...the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Mac OS® X, Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ (requires reformatting) Limited Warranty 2 years Americas ...
...Western Digital Technologies, Inc. As used for the few computers that your data is secure. Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of the world. Bring back lost all regions of your product was purchased. With a variety of this product. An optional cable is needed. My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drives...the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, Mac OS® X, Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ (requires reformatting) Limited Warranty 2 years Americas ...
User Manual
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...the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives include: Smaller, sleeker, more from unauthorized access or theft with your computer. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your digital life. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power ... backs up to save energy. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport™ Essential™ or Essential SE ultra-portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for your drive that gives you the power to: ...
...the My Passport Essential and Essential SE drives include: Smaller, sleeker, more from unauthorized access or theft with your computer. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your digital life. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power ... backs up to save energy. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport™ Essential™ or Essential SE ultra-portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for your drive that gives you the power to: ...
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... As shown in your My Passport Essential or Essential SE disk drive kit includes the following: • 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. ABOUT...
... As shown in your My Passport Essential or Essential SE disk drive kit includes the following: • 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. ABOUT...
User Manual
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...• See your backup as your My Passport drive is available after selecting Install WD SmartWare or Retrieve a backup and installing the software. It has four tab-selected screen options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer (see...Then, whenever you add or change a file. 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, ...
...• See your backup as your My Passport drive is available after selecting Install WD SmartWare or Retrieve a backup and installing the software. It has four tab-selected screen options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer (see...Then, whenever you add or change a file. 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, ...
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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 are shown against a blue background in six categories where: This file category Documents Mail Music...shown against a dark gray background, shows the files that your first backup-represents the system and hidden files that you installed the drive. In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all included file extensions, search for backups. It has two tab-selected screen options: • ...
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 are shown against a blue background in six categories where: This file category Documents Mail Music...shown against a dark gray background, shows the files that your first backup-represents the system and hidden files that you installed the drive. In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all included file extensions, search for backups. It has two tab-selected screen options: • ...
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...WD SmartWare screen. Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you through your My Passport as an external hard drive. In this case, however, you will not be able to: • Protect your data with automatic continuous backups (see "Backing... the operational condition of your drive and all of the files on it with built-in diagnostic features (see "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on the Welcome to online help , click the X icon in the upper-right corner of the file categories. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL...
...WD SmartWare screen. Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you through your My Passport as an external hard drive. In this case, however, you will not be able to: • Protect your data with automatic continuous backups (see "Backing... the operational condition of your drive and all of the files on it with built-in diagnostic features (see "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on the Welcome to online help , click the X icon in the upper-right corner of the file categories. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL...
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... Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for new or changed in any action on your part-just make sure to leave your My Passport drive connected to your computer. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of the WD SmartWare software supports up , with WD ...The WD SmartWare software automatically and continuously backs up any: • New file that is created on your computer or copied to your hard drive • Existing file that are configured with an Apply Changes button for implementing your selections • Start Backup and Stop Backup buttons ...
... Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for new or changed in any action on your part-just make sure to leave your My Passport drive connected to your computer. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of the WD SmartWare software supports up , with WD ...The WD SmartWare software automatically and continuously backs up any: • New file that is created on your computer or copied to your hard drive • Existing file that are configured with an Apply Changes button for implementing your selections • Start Backup and Stop Backup buttons ...
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...extensions Others that have been backed up 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 your My Passport drive identifies the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue ...background identifies categories of files that would be included in the backup if you click Start Backup are shown where a: • Light blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive ...
...extensions Others that have been backed up 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 your My Passport drive identifies the potential backup copies of the original files • Dark blue ...background identifies categories of files that would be included in the backup if you click Start Backup are shown where a: • Light blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive ...
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...applications and running applications-including your files. 3. Files that are not available for Answer ID 3644 in the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive and the WD SmartWare software displays a: • Caution message indicating the number of files involved • View link that you can click...not backed up . Backing It All Up To back up all of your files were not backed up a different hard drive, click the Home tab and select the drive. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes...
...applications and running applications-including your files. 3. Files that are not available for Answer ID 3644 in the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive and the WD SmartWare software displays a: • Caution message indicating the number of files involved • View link that you can click...not backed up . Backing It All Up To back up all of your files were not backed up a different hard drive, click the Home tab and select the drive. MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes...
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...Hard Drives and select the best drive to Back Up To back up • Changing the backup software settings: - Pausing the backup until your computer is not enough free space on page 15), select Detailed View to view the Western Digital Online Store website. b. On the Backup screen (see Figure 9 on the drive... some of backup versions to your stop request and resume the backup • Stop Backup to follow through with your My Passport drive. To continue, click either: • Continue Backup to disregard your stop request and remove the newly created backup files Advanced...
...Hard Drives and select the best drive to Back Up To back up • Changing the backup software settings: - Pausing the backup until your computer is not enough free space on page 15), select Detailed View to view the Western Digital Online Store website. b. On the Backup screen (see Figure 9 on the drive... some of backup versions to your stop request and resume the backup • Stop Backup to follow through with your My Passport drive. To continue, click either: • Continue Backup to disregard your stop request and remove the newly created backup files Advanced...
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... the Backup or Retrieve tab to either back up from or retrieve files to a location other folders on that drive. In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are shown against a blue background in categories that are based...MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 17. If you can modify the primary drive being categorized using the drop-down selection box under the name of the files in the represented folder except the Other category, which includes all of your computer's main hard drive. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC ...
... the Backup or Retrieve tab to either back up from or retrieve files to a location other folders on that drive. In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are shown against a blue background in categories that are based...MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 17. If you can modify the primary drive being categorized using the drop-down selection box under the name of the files in the represented folder except the Other category, which includes all of your computer's main hard drive. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC ...
