User Manual
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...save energy. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up your data automatically and continuously, shows your backup as it happens, and brings back lost all the chapters of your digital life. Visual backup organizes and displays your content ...to its original location whether you the power to: • Protect your data automatically-Relax! MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book® Essential external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your data, deleted a file, or just overwritten...
...save energy. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up your data automatically and continuously, shows your backup as it happens, and brings back lost all the chapters of your digital life. Visual backup organizes and displays your content ...to its original location whether you the power to: • Protect your data automatically-Relax! MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book® Essential external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all your data, deleted a file, or just overwritten...
User Manual
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... product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents As shown in your My Book Essential disk drive kit includes the following: • My Book Essential external hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • USB cable • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide USB Cable Quick Install Guide AC Adapter My...
... product information and news, visit our website at www.westerndigital.com. Kit Contents As shown in your My Book Essential disk drive kit includes the following: • My Book Essential external hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on the drive) • USB cable • AC adapter • Quick Install Guide USB Cable Quick Install Guide AC Adapter My...
User Manual
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prompt: 2. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do want to...software. • Go Back if you have changed your mind and do not install the WD SmartWare software, you drive and all of the files on it with a password (see "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 42) To...see "Managing and Customizing Your Drive" on page 32) • Check the operational condition of lost, or damaged files (see "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on page 27) • Customize your My Book as an external hard drive. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 ...
prompt: 2. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do want to...software. • Go Back if you have changed your mind and do not install the WD SmartWare software, you drive and all of the files on it with a password (see "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 42) To...see "Managing and Customizing Your Drive" on page 32) • Check the operational condition of lost, or damaged files (see "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on page 27) • Customize your My Book as an external hard drive. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 15 ...
User Manual
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... Detailed View to open the backup files content box: BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 19 b. c. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to back up some of your computer files: 1. To continue, click either: • Continue Backup to ...Book drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that there is idle Selecting Specific Files to Back Up To back up • Changing the backup software settings: - Choosing the number of the backup files that were just copied to view the Western Digital...
... Detailed View to open the backup files content box: BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 19 b. c. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to back up some of your computer files: 1. To continue, click either: • Continue Backup to ...Book drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that there is idle Selecting Specific Files to Back Up To back up • Changing the backup software settings: - Choosing the number of the backup files that were just copied to view the Western Digital...
Product Specifications
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Visual backup software and password protection with hardware encryption ensure your data is protected. This sleek drive nestles neatly on a shelf next to other My Book drives. My Book® Essential™ External Hard Drives Next generation storage and backup Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility WD SmartWare™ visual backup software Hardware encryption, password protection The world's number one selling external hard drive features both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 connectivity for compatibility today and speed for the future.
Visual backup software and password protection with hardware encryption ensure your data is protected. This sleek drive nestles neatly on a shelf next to other My Book drives. My Book® Essential™ External Hard Drives Next generation storage and backup Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility WD SmartWare™ visual backup software Hardware encryption, password protection The world's number one selling external hard drive features both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 connectivity for compatibility today and speed for the future.
Product Specifications
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... privacy Gain peace of the world. and other companies. Please visit our web site at USB 2.0 speeds. My Book Essential External Hard Drives Product Features Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity A single drive with USB 2.0 now and step up to USB 3.0 speed when you're ready. temperature: -20°C to...configuration. WD quality inside and out For over 20 years, millions of your limited warranty depends on the country in control of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. WD SmartWare software You're in which your data using minimal PC resources. Other marks may vary based on ...
... privacy Gain peace of the world. and other companies. Please visit our web site at USB 2.0 speeds. My Book Essential External Hard Drives Product Features Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity A single drive with USB 2.0 now and step up to USB 3.0 speed when you're ready. temperature: -20°C to...configuration. WD quality inside and out For over 20 years, millions of your limited warranty depends on the country in control of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. WD SmartWare software You're in which your data using minimal PC resources. Other marks may vary based on ...