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...The new sleeker design brings beauty and brains together. You can even view the label when the drive is secure. WD's best-selling My Book Elite USB external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that your backup as it happens, and brings back lost all the chapters...continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you 've lost files effortlessly. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 Customize your digital life. As always, this book-like volumes on each drive. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup. ...
...The new sleeker design brings beauty and brains together. You can even view the label when the drive is secure. WD's best-selling My Book Elite USB external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that your backup as it happens, and brings back lost all the chapters...continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you 've lost files effortlessly. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 Customize your digital life. As always, this book-like volumes on each drive. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup. ...
User Manual
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Power miser-My Book external drives are designed to recycle it. We encourage you to save energy. Kit Contents As shown in your region. My Book Drive Kit Components My Book Elite Drive Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for compatibility with all Windows ..., go to minimize waste. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up to plug-and-play with 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 Windows...
Power miser-My Book external drives are designed to recycle it. We encourage you to save energy. Kit Contents As shown in your region. My Book Drive Kit Components My Book Elite Drive Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for compatibility with all Windows ..., go to minimize waste. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up to plug-and-play with 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 Windows...
User Manual
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... of the files shown in diagnostic features (see "Managing and Customizing Your Drive" on page 36) • Check the operational condition of your drive with a password (see "Locking and Unlocking Your Drive" on page 31) • Customize your My Book as an external hard drive. Note: The small number of files that are not backed up...
... of the files shown in diagnostic features (see "Managing and Customizing Your Drive" on page 36) • Check the operational condition of your drive with a password (see "Locking and Unlocking Your Drive" on page 31) • Customize your My Book as an external hard drive. Note: The small number of files that are not backed up...
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...Western Digital Online Store website. c. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your stop request and remove the newly created backup files Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific content to back up some of backup versions to keep - Click External Hard Drives... and select the best drive to complete the backup. If you that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in ...
...Western Digital Online Store website. c. MY BOOK ELITE USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your stop request and remove the newly created backup files Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific content to back up some of backup versions to keep - Click External Hard Drives... and select the best drive to complete the backup. If you that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in ...
Product Specifications
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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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... 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:... trademarks of the world. Power miser My Book external drives are registered trademarks in all regions of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on the country in one place. Not all...
... 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:... trademarks of the world. Power miser My Book external drives are registered trademarks in all regions of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on the country in one place. Not all...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... 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 - My Book Essential™ - My Passport Elite™ - My Book Elite™ - My Passport Essential™...MANUAL 1 About the WD SmartWare Software 1 WD SmartWare™ software is an easy-to-use backup application that your data automatically-Relax! Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® •...
... 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 - My Book Essential™ - My Passport Elite™ - My Book Elite™ - My Passport Essential™...MANUAL 1 About the WD SmartWare Software 1 WD SmartWare™ software is an easy-to-use backup application that your data automatically-Relax! Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® •...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... the backup mode that you want to work with Windows operating systems to 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 displays a selector box that were not... with . • The by -category dialog provides content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that you select: • The by -file dialog provides a folder view of the WD SmartWare software are working with ...
... the backup mode that you want to work with Windows operating systems to 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 displays a selector box that were not... with . • The by -category dialog provides content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that you select: • The by -file dialog provides a folder view of the WD SmartWare software are working with ...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... Retrieve Provides . . . For three models of the connected device. 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 retrieve Settings Help See "Retrieve Tab Displays" on page 17. For all My Book... drives and most My Passport drives, the Settings tab display provides buttons for selecting the: • Backup volume that you want to retrieve files from , or customize when you have more than one • The external device that you want to back up...
... Retrieve Provides . . . For three models of the connected device. 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 retrieve Settings Help See "Retrieve Tab Displays" on page 17. For all My Book... drives and most My Passport drives, the Settings tab display provides buttons for selecting the: • Backup volume that you want to retrieve files from , or customize when you have more than one • The external device that you want to back up...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... your system to your computer icon for specifying the drive or partition that you want to use for backup, retrieve, and drive settings functions. 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...
... your system to your computer icon for specifying the drive or partition that you want to use for backup, retrieve, and drive settings functions. 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...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... depending on page 7) • Any other files that your first backup or copying any files to the device-the external device content gauge shows only a small number of your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer's content gauge" on how you want to select files to back up : • By ...category-As shown in the content gauges • By file-As shown in the same categories as the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 9 for a description of the Backup tab displays. Use the Backup tab displays to select the...
... depending on page 7) • Any other files that your first backup or copying any files to the device-the external device content gauge shows only a small number of your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer's content gauge" on how you want to select files to back up : • By ...category-As shown in the content gauges • By file-As shown in the same categories as the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 9 for a description of the Backup tab displays. Use the Backup tab displays to select the...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... Computer's Content Gauge Backup by Files Display External Device Content Gauge Category/File Backup Toggle Button Figure 2. Backup Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your 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.) (...
... Computer's Content Gauge Backup by Files Display External Device Content Gauge Category/File Backup Toggle Button Figure 2. Backup Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your 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.) (...
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... 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 external device. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 2. Backup Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Start/stop...
... 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 external device. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 2. Backup Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Start/stop...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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...to find and retrieve only selected files or folders. 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. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 13 Retrieve some files selection box Selecting the Retrieve...Retrieve Some Files selection box and the WD SmartWare software retrieves 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 operations...
...to find and retrieve only selected files or folders. 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. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 13 Retrieve some files selection box Selecting the Retrieve...Retrieve Some Files selection box and the WD SmartWare software retrieves 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 operations...
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Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to online support services, THEN click the . . . On the Home screen: IF you want to exit the Setup Wizard: 7. "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 37 "Managing and Customizing the Software" on page 33. ... Settings Settings Help AND see Figure 1 on page 4). 8. 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. "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on...
Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to online support services, THEN click the . . . On the Home screen: IF you want to exit the Setup Wizard: 7. "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 37 "Managing and Customizing the Software" on page 33. ... Settings Settings Help AND see Figure 1 on page 4). 8. 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. "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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...This protection is connected to back up your external device connected to the external device-music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files on your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all... performing a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your 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 select the one that you want to back up files to: c. Or...
...This protection is connected to back up your external device connected to the external device-music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files on your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all... performing a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your 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 select the one that you want to back up files to: c. Or...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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...is category and that the check boxes for all of the categories of the Backup screen. c. Click Start Backup to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. To backup selected categories of files Proceed to perform category backup appears at the Switching Backup Plan prompt. All of the categories of files...Backup screen. All of the files and folders Selected files or folders Skip to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. b. Skip to display the Backup screen (see Figure 2 on page 30. On the Backup screen: IF you want to back up ...
...is category and that the check boxes for all of the categories of the Backup screen. c. Click Start Backup to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. To backup selected categories of files Proceed to perform category backup appears at the Switching Backup Plan prompt. All of the categories of files...Backup screen. All of the files and folders Selected files or folders Skip to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. b. Skip to display the Backup screen (see Figure 2 on page 30. On the Backup screen: IF you want to back up ...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... backup by files selection box, select the check box for your computer's internal hard drive: If your computer has more than one internal hard drive or hard drive partition, select the check box for your external device. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL If the backup mode is file and Ready... to perform file backup appears there, then click the Switch to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. b. Click ...
... backup by files selection box, select the check box for your computer's internal hard drive: If your computer has more than one internal hard drive or hard drive partition, select the check box for your external device. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL If the backup mode is file and Ready... to perform file backup appears there, then click the Switch to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. b. Click ...
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... the amount of data that has been backed up. • For a category backup, the blue background in the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive changes to yellow/amber for all of the files that Ready to create a custom backup plan and update the content gauge for your files in... backing up your external device changes to blue as the backup completes. • You can continue to step 8 on page 31. 7. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 31 To backup selected files or folders: a. Select the check boxes for stopping the backup (see step 10 on the internal hard drive and skip to...
... the amount of data that has been backed up. • For a category backup, the blue background in the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive changes to yellow/amber for all of the files that Ready to create a custom backup plan and update the content gauge for your files in... backing up your external device changes to blue as the backup completes. • You can continue to step 8 on page 31. 7. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 31 To backup selected files or folders: a. Select the check boxes for stopping the backup (see step 10 on the internal hard drive and skip to...
WD SmartWare User Manual
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... browser Important: Appearance of a backup successfully finished message means that there is not enough free space on the drive to suit your request and stop the backup 11. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to complete the backup. If you cannot determine why some of your files were not backed up, try... can keep files from being backed up files by category and your computer for each one. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 32 b.
... browser Important: Appearance of a backup successfully finished message means that there is not enough free space on the drive to suit your request and stop the backup 11. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to complete the backup. If you cannot determine why some of your files were not backed up, try... can keep files from being backed up files by category and your computer for each one. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 32 b.