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...external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that gives you the power to: • Protect your data automatically-Relax! This chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your WD Product Handling Precautions Features Major features of your digital...how much space is believing. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book™ Elite™ external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for ...
...external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that gives you the power to: • Protect your data automatically-Relax! This chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your WD Product Handling Precautions Features Major features of your digital...how much space is believing. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Book™ Elite™ external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for ...
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... or www.wdstore.ca www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your My Book Elite external hard drive kit includes the following: • My Book Elite external hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on and off with all Windows operating systems. Important: For the latest WD product information and...
... or www.wdstore.ca www.shopwd.eu or www.wdstore.eu Contact WD Technical Support in Figure 1, your My Book Elite external hard drive kit includes the following: • My Book Elite external hard drive • WD SmartWare software (included on and off with all Windows operating systems. Important: For the latest WD product information and...
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...case, however, you will not be able to do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Book as an external hard drive. Files that are uncertain about what to : • Protect your computer's operating system put there when you have retrieved from a prior backup....in the upperright corner of files that are not available for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of your drive with built-in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare software-before performing your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. Note...
...case, however, you will not be able to do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Book as an external hard drive. Files that are uncertain about what to : • Protect your computer's operating system put there when you have retrieved from a prior backup....in the upperright corner of files that are not available for backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of your drive with built-in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare software-before performing your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. Note...
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...space on page 21), select Detailed View to open the backup files content box: BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 23 Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to longterm archive storage and: a. Pausing the backup until your computer is idle Selecting Specific Content to Back Up To back... be to relegate the drive to suit your future requirements. 5. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the WD Online box to view the Western Digital Online Store website.
...space on page 21), select Detailed View to open the backup files content box: BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 23 Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to longterm archive storage and: a. Pausing the backup until your computer is idle Selecting Specific Content to Back Up To back... be to relegate the drive to suit your future requirements. 5. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the WD Online box to view the Western Digital Online Store website.
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Create a personalized e-label on the spine and make this elegant drive your digital life. My Book® Elite™ External Hard Drives Premium backup and storage Customizable e-label Visual backup control center Password protection and hardware-based encryption With reassuring visual backup, drive encryption, and password protection, the My Book Elite is one safe place for all the chapters of your own.
Create a personalized e-label on the spine and make this elegant drive your digital life. My Book® Elite™ External Hard Drives Premium backup and storage Customizable e-label Visual backup control center Password protection and hardware-based encryption With reassuring visual backup, drive encryption, and password protection, the My Book Elite is one safe place for all the chapters of your own.
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...®, Snow Leopard™ (requires reformatting) Capacities and models 2 TB WDBAAH0020HCH 1.5 TB WDBAAH0015HCH 1 TB WDBAAH0010HCH 640 GB WDBAAH6400ECH Kit Contents External hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec Operating temperature: 5°C to...35°C Non-op. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. See your backup as it . My Computer Music 87 GB My Book Music 87 GB Protect your product ...
...®, Snow Leopard™ (requires reformatting) Capacities and models 2 TB WDBAAH0020HCH 1.5 TB WDBAAH0015HCH 1 TB WDBAAH0010HCH 640 GB WDBAAH6400ECH Kit Contents External hard drive WD SmartWare software USB cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide operating Specifications Data transfer rate:1 Up to 480 Mb/sec Operating temperature: 5°C to...35°C Non-op. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. See your backup as it . My Computer Music 87 GB My Book Music 87 GB Protect your product ...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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...gives you the power to: • Protect your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with the following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - Go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. My Book Essential™ - My Book Studio™ (... Passport for Mac® (reformatted for Windows operating systems) - My Passport SE for Mac (reformatted for Windows operating systems) - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows ...
...gives you the power to: • Protect your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with the following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - Go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. My Book Essential™ - My Book Studio™ (... Passport for Mac® (reformatted for Windows operating systems) - My Passport SE for Mac (reformatted for Windows operating systems) - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows ...
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...The by -file dialog provides a folder view of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that you can use 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 SmartWare software ... The by -category dialog provides content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected to back up. Five tabs and content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your ...
...The by -file dialog provides a folder view of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that you can use 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 SmartWare software ... The by -category dialog provides content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected to back up. Five tabs and content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your ...
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...type and model of two dialogs, depending on page 17. 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 to, retrieve files from or copy retrieved files to when your computer... has more than one connected to your computer where you want to copy the retrieved files • Files that you have more than one • The external ...
...type and model of two dialogs, depending on page 17. 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 to, retrieve files from or copy retrieved files to when your computer... has more than one connected to your computer where you want to copy the retrieved files • Files that you have more than one • The external ...
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... display the device listing in Figure 1 on your computer. 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 backup and...one that the WD SmartWare software will access for specifying the drive or partition 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 system to use for ...
... display the device listing in Figure 1 on your computer. 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 backup and...one that the WD SmartWare software will access for specifying the drive or partition 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 system to use for ...
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...Any other files that you have been backed up in the same categories as the content gauge for a brief functional description of your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 9 for your first backup or copying any files to back up and control the backup operation. ...select the files or categories of 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 files in the folder structure of the Backup tab displays. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL ...
...Any other files that you have been backed up in the same categories as the content gauge for a brief functional description of your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 9 for your first backup or copying any files to back up and control the backup operation. ...select the files or categories of 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 files in the folder structure of the Backup tab displays. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL ...
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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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...backup mode is file. 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 • Selecting the destination for retrieved files • Selecting the files to their ...Switch to Category Backup when the backup mode is category. • File mode-Backs up files according to retrieve from your external device See Figure 3 and Table 3 on your external device. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 11 WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 2.
...backup mode is file. 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 • Selecting the destination for retrieved files • Selecting the files to their ...Switch to Category Backup when the backup mode is category. • File mode-Backs up files according to retrieve from your external device See Figure 3 and Table 3 on your external device. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 11 WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 2.
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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 3. Displays 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 ... To a Retrieved Content Folder copies all of the files from the selected backup volume 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 find and retrieve only selected files or ...
WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 3. Displays 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 ... To a Retrieved Content Folder copies all of the files from the selected backup volume 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 find and retrieve only selected files or ...
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...Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to display the Home screen (see . . . tab Backup Retrieve Settings Settings Settings Help AND see Figure 1 on page 4). 8. "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 46. "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 37 "Managing ... . When the installation completes, click Finish to . . . Back up the files on your computer's internal hard drive to your external device, Retrieve backed up files from your external device, Customize the settings of the Windows taskbar: WD Quick View Icon b. "Help Tab Display" on page 28...
...Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to display the Home screen (see . . . tab Backup Retrieve Settings Settings Settings Help AND see Figure 1 on page 4). 8. "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 46. "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 37 "Managing ... . When the installation completes, click Finish to . . . Back up the files on your computer's internal hard drive to your external device, Retrieve backed up files from your external device, Customize the settings of the Windows taskbar: WD Quick View Icon b. "Help Tab Display" on page 28...
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... is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your external device is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it for new or changed in any action on your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of your internal hard drive • Existing file that you want to back up files...
... is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your external device is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it for new or changed in any action on your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of your internal hard drive • Existing file that you want to back up files...
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...corner of files Proceed to display the Backup screen (see Figure 2 on page 31. 4. c. Skip to step 6 on the internal hard drive: a. Skip to step 8 on the internal hard drive, THEN . . . WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL d. on page 31. 5. To backup selected categories of the Backup screen. Click... backup by categories selection box and verify that you want to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. On the Backup screen: IF you want to back up all six categories are selected: As required, select any cleared...
...corner of files Proceed to display the Backup screen (see Figure 2 on page 31. 4. c. Skip to step 6 on the internal hard drive: a. Skip to step 8 on the internal hard drive, THEN . . . WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL d. on page 31. 5. To backup selected categories of the Backup screen. Click... backup by categories selection box and verify that you want to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. On the Backup screen: IF you want to back up all six categories are selected: As required, select any cleared...
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... by files selection box, select the check box for your computer's internal hard drive: If your computer has more than one . Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 30 e. Click Apply Changes to...; Clear the check boxes for each one internal hard drive or hard drive partition, select the check box for the categories of files that you want to exclude from the backup. • As required, select the check boxes for your external device. Click Start Backup to begin backing up ...
... by files selection box, select the check box for your computer's internal hard drive: If your computer has more than one . Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 30 e. Click Apply Changes to...; Clear the check boxes for each one internal hard drive or hard drive partition, select the check box for the categories of files that you want to exclude from the backup. • As required, select the check boxes for your external device. Click Start Backup to begin backing up ...
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...8226; For a category backup, the blue background in the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive changes to yellow/amber for the individual files or folders that you want to back up your drive or perform any other functions because the WD SmartWare software backs up . Select the check boxes ...folders and proceed to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to step 8. 8. If the backup mode is file and that have not yet been backed up. • The gray background for categories or files in the content gauge for your external device changes to blue as the backup completes. ...
...8226; For a category backup, the blue background in the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive changes to yellow/amber for the individual files or folders that you want to back up your drive or perform any other functions because the WD SmartWare software backs up . Select the check boxes ...folders and proceed to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to step 8. 8. If the backup mode is file and that have not yet been backed up. • The gray background for categories or files in the content gauge for your external device changes to blue as the backup completes. ...
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...8226; Stop Backup to complete the backup. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to suit your request and stop the backup 11. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to longterm archive storage and: a. If you can continue using your computer has more than ...that there is full means that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you can click to view the Western Digital Online Store website. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 9. Appearance of a backup successfully finished message means that you clicked Stop Backup at...
...8226; Stop Backup to complete the backup. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to suit your request and stop the backup 11. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to longterm archive storage and: a. If you can continue using your computer has more than ...that there is full means that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you can click to view the Western Digital Online Store website. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 9. Appearance of a backup successfully finished message means that you clicked Stop Backup at...