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... b. Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific content to suit your future requirements. 5. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to back up • Changing the backup software settings: - To continue, click either: • Continue Backup to disregard ...continue using you computer for other things during the backup. c. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to view the WD Online Store website. confirmation prompt reminds you clicked Pause Backup at step 3, the Stop backup? Pausing...
... b. Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: • Selecting specific content to suit your future requirements. 5. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to back up • Changing the backup software settings: - To continue, click either: • Continue Backup to disregard ...continue using you computer for other things during the backup. c. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to view the WD Online Store website. confirmation prompt reminds you clicked Pause Backup at step 3, the Stop backup? Pausing...
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... operating systems) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 1 My Passport Elite™ - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • ...(reformatted for Windows operating systems) • Direct-attached My Passport® Drives - WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 1 About the WD SmartWare Software 1 ...is protected from the WD SmartWare control center. • Secure your drive-Gain peace of your backup. • Bring back lost files ...Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from...
... operating systems) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 1 My Passport Elite™ - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • ...(reformatted for Windows operating systems) • Direct-attached My Passport® Drives - WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 1 About the WD SmartWare Software 1 ...is protected from the WD SmartWare control center. • Secure your drive-Gain peace of your backup. • Bring back lost files ...Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from...
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If your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected 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... content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that you want to work with this version of your My Book or My Passport drive, see answer ID 3865 in five tab-selected screen displays where: The ....
If your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected 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... content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that you want to work with this version of your My Book or My Passport drive, see answer ID 3865 in five tab-selected screen displays where: The ....
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... page 4 and Table 1 on page 14. Whenever you want to retrieve files from , or customize when you have more than one • The external device that you want to back up files to abbreviated online help screen. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL The . . . For all My Book... Settings tab display provides only the Software Settings screen. 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 do, just click the info/online help icon in the upper-right corner of the ...
... page 4 and Table 1 on page 14. Whenever you want to retrieve files from , or customize when you have more than one • The external device that you want to back up files to abbreviated online help screen. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL The . . . For all My Book... Settings tab display provides only the Software Settings screen. 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 do, just click the info/online help icon in the upper-right corner of the ...
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... dialog • Safely remove-To prepare your system 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 computer has more than one that you want to your computer icon.... Home Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the external device connected to use for the one internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your computer.
... dialog • Safely remove-To prepare your system 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 computer has more than one that you want to your computer icon.... Home Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the external device connected to use for the one internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your computer.
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...8226; All of the files that have copied or saved to the external device in the Additional Files category Backup Tab Displays The WD SmartWare software provides two different Backup tab displays, depending on page 9 for your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer's content gauge" on page 7) • ... up in the same categories as the content gauge for a brief functional description of the Backup tab displays. After running your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 28 for a description of files that you have been backed up : • By ...
...8226; All of the files that have copied or saved to the external device in the Additional Files category Backup Tab Displays The WD SmartWare software provides two different Backup tab displays, depending on page 9 for your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer's content gauge" on page 7) • ... up in the same categories as the content gauge for a brief functional description of the Backup tab displays. After running your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 28 for a description of files that you have been backed up : • By ...
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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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... 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. The button name is Switch to File Backup when the backup mode is Switch to their...
... 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. The button name is Switch to File Backup when the backup mode is Switch to their...
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...Table 3. Retrieve Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on your computer's internal hard drive where you can use to find and retrieve only selected files or folders. Retrieve files option buttons By default, the Retrieve...up from. • To a Retrieved Content Folder copies 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 ...
...Table 3. Retrieve Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on your computer's internal hard drive where you can use to find and retrieve only selected files or folders. Retrieve files option buttons By default, the Retrieve...up from. • To a Retrieved Content Folder copies 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 ...
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... accessing the files on your external device, Customize the settings of your external device, Customize the settings of the Windows taskbar: WD Quick View Icon b. "Securing the Drive" on page 33. When the installation completes, click Finish to . . . "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 22. Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare...
... accessing the files on your external device, Customize the settings of your external device, Customize the settings of the Windows taskbar: WD Quick View Icon b. "Securing the Drive" on page 33. When the installation completes, click Finish to . . . "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 22. Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare...
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...AND your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your important data files to the external device-music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files. Then, whenever you have more than one external device connected to your computer, select the ... If you are going to back up files by backing up any action on your part-just make sure to leave your external device connected to your internal hard drive • Existing file that you want to back up files to: c. Verify that you want to back up first: b....
...AND your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your important data files to the external device-music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files. Then, whenever you have more than one external device connected to your computer, select the ... If you are going to back up files by backing up any action on your part-just make sure to leave your external device connected to your internal hard drive • Existing file that you want to back up files to: c. Verify that you want to back up first: b....
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... Selected files or folders Skip to begin backing up all of the categories of files and on the internal hard drive: a. Skip to step 5. Click Start Backup to step 6 on the internal hard drive and skip to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of the Backup screen. To backup selected... the Backup screen. If the backup mode is category and that Ready to step 8 on page 31. 4. Verify that the check boxes for your external device. Click Advanced View to open the backup by categories selection box and verify that the backup mode is file and Ready to perform file...
... Selected files or folders Skip to begin backing up all of the categories of files and on the internal hard drive: a. Skip to step 5. Click Start Backup to step 6 on the internal hard drive and skip to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of the Backup screen. To backup selected... the Backup screen. If the backup mode is category and that Ready to step 8 on page 31. 4. Verify that the check boxes for your external device. Click Advanced View to open the backup by categories selection box and verify that the backup mode is file and Ready to perform file...
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... include in the backup. Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for each one internal hard drive or hard drive partition, select the check box for your external device. b. b. d. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL If the backup mode is file and that Ready to perform file backup appears at...
... include in the backup. Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for each one internal hard drive or hard drive partition, select the check box for your external device. b. b. d. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL If the backup mode is file and that Ready to perform file backup appears at...
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... up. • The gray background for categories or files in the content gauge for your external device changes to blue as the backup completes. • You can continue to set up your drive or perform any other functions because the WD SmartWare software backs up . Note: Clicking Revert...automatically selects all of the subfolders and files in the background. • The Start Backup toggle button changes to back up your computer's internal hard drive changes to yellow/amber for stopping the backup (see step 10 on page 31. 7. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL d. Click Start Backup ...
... up. • The gray background for categories or files in the content gauge for your external device changes to blue as the backup completes. • You can continue to set up your drive or perform any other functions because the WD SmartWare software backs up . Note: Clicking Revert...automatically selects all of the subfolders and files in the background. • The Start Backup toggle button changes to back up your computer's internal hard drive changes to yellow/amber for stopping the backup (see step 10 on page 31. 7. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL d. Click Start Backup ...
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Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to see a list of files involved • View link that the... 9. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. If you can continue using your computer has more than one internal hard drive, repeat the backup procedure for other things during the backup... Stop Backup at step 8, the Stop backup? Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is not enough free space on the drive to follow through with your request and stop the backup 11. b. c. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER...
Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to see a list of files involved • View link that the... 9. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. If you can continue using your computer has more than one internal hard drive, repeat the backup procedure for other things during the backup... Stop Backup at step 8, the Stop backup? Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is not enough free space on the drive to follow through with your request and stop the backup 11. b. c. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER...
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... locations. 4. Specify what you want to retrieve: 2. On the Home screen: a. If 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 has the files you want to copy the retrieved files-either individual... Retrieve tab to display either : • Their original locations on page 12.) RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 33 On the Home screen, select the external device to retrieve files from dialog (See Figure 3 on your computer, select the one that you to retrieve backed up files from your...
... locations. 4. Specify what you want to retrieve: 2. On the Home screen: a. If 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 has the files you want to copy the retrieved files-either individual... Retrieve tab to display either : • Their original locations on page 12.) RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 33 On the Home screen, select the external device to retrieve files from dialog (See Figure 3 on your computer, select the one that you to retrieve backed up files from your...
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Select a volume to retrieve from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on your computer, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays the . . . Select a destination for retrieved files dialog. c. Created a single backup on the selected external device from . The Select a volume to retrieve from dialog with the available volumes listed in the Backed Up...
Select a volume to retrieve from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on your computer, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays the . . . Select a destination for retrieved files dialog. c. Created a single backup on the selected external device from . The Select a volume to retrieve from dialog with the available volumes listed in the Backed Up...