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... SOFTWARE USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About the WD SmartWare Software 1 Operating System Compatibility 1 Hard Drive Support 1 Functional Overview 2 Home Tab Display 3 Backup Tab Displays 8 Retrieve Tab Displays 11 Settings Tab Displays 14 Help Tab Display 17 2 Installing the Software and...
... SOFTWARE USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About the WD SmartWare Software 1 Operating System Compatibility 1 Hard Drive Support 1 Functional Overview 2 Home Tab Display 3 Backup Tab Displays 8 Retrieve Tab Displays 11 Settings Tab Displays 14 Help Tab Display 17 2 Installing the Software and...
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...progress of mind knowing that gives you have lost files effortlessly-Retrieve your valuable data to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® •... power settings, and more from unauthorized access or theft with the following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). My Book for Mac® (reformatted ...
...progress of mind knowing that gives you have lost files effortlessly-Retrieve your valuable data to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® •... power settings, and more from unauthorized access or theft with the following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). My Book for Mac® (reformatted ...
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... SmartWare software. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL • Network-attached Devices - The WD SmartWare software does not support other manufacturers' hard drives, or WD hard drives that you are presented in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. See "Home Tab Display" on page 8. (... that you select: • The by -file dialog provides a folder view of your computer has more than 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 ...
... SmartWare software. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL • Network-attached Devices - The WD SmartWare software does not support other manufacturers' hard drives, or WD hard drives that you are presented in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. See "Home Tab Display" on page 8. (... that you select: • The by -file dialog provides a folder view of your computer has more than 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 ...
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...online help screen. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL The . . . See "Settings Tab Displays" on page 5 for displaying Software Settings and Drive Settings screens. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 3 In each WD SmartWare display provides easy access to do, just click the info/online.... . 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 back up files from , or customize when you want to match the hardware ...
...online help screen. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL The . . . See "Settings Tab Displays" on page 5 for displaying Software Settings and Drive Settings screens. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 3 In each WD SmartWare display provides easy access to do, just click the info/online.... . 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 back up files from , or customize when you want to match the hardware ...
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... partition that 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 system to disconnect the device (Continued) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 5 ...If 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 computer has more than one that the WD SmartWare software will access for backup, retrieve, and...
... partition that 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 system to disconnect the device (Continued) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 5 ...If 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 computer has more than one that the WD SmartWare software will access for backup, retrieve, and...
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... backed up once every 24 hours. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Your computer's content gauge The content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive shows all of all of your operating system files that do not belong in the five main categories For a complete list of your file backup...
... backed up once every 24 hours. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Your computer's content gauge The content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive shows all of all of your operating system files that do not belong in the five main categories For a complete list of your file backup...
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After running your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 9 for a brief functional description of the Backup tab displays. These are the system files and hidden files ... Additional Files category. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 1. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 8 See Figure 2 and Table 2 on page 28 for your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer's content gauge" on how you want to select files to the external device in the Additional Files category Backup Tab Displays The...
After running your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 9 for a brief functional description of the Backup tab displays. These are the system files and hidden files ... Additional Files category. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 1. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 8 See Figure 2 and Table 2 on page 28 for your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer's content gauge" on how you want to select files to the external device in the Additional Files category Backup Tab Displays The...
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... 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...
... 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...
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... SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 2. 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 your external device See Figure 3 and Table 3 on your external device. The button name is Switch to...
... SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 2. 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 your external device See Figure 3 and Table 3 on your external device. The button name is Switch to...
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... by starting and canceling the retrieve. 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 a single folder. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 13 WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 3.
... by starting and canceling the retrieve. 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 a single folder. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 13 WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 3.
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... 46. Back up the files on your computer's internal hard drive to your external device, Retrieve backed up files from your external device, Create a password to keep others from accessing the files on page 28. To confirm a successful installation: a. Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to online support services, THEN...
... 46. Back up the files on your computer's internal hard drive to your external device, Retrieve backed up files from your external device, Create a password to keep others from accessing the files on page 28. To confirm a successful installation: a. Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to online support services, THEN...
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.... After 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 first: b. If you have... backup as your external device is continuous for you without any : • New file that is created on or copied to your internal hard drive • Existing file that a light-blue background shadow appears around the selected device. Then, whenever you can select specific files, folders, or...
.... After 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 first: b. If you have... backup as your external device is continuous for you without any : • New file that is created on or copied to your internal hard drive • Existing file that a light-blue background shadow appears around the selected device. Then, whenever you can select specific files, folders, or...
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... is file and Ready to perform file backup appears there, then click the Switch to step 5. Click the Backup tab to step 6 on the internal hard drive, THEN . . . To back up all categories of the files and folders Selected files or folders Skip to display the Backup screen (see Figure 2 on... 4. To backup selected categories of files Proceed to step 7 on page 31. 5. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 29 All of files on the internal hard drive and skip to back up all of the categories of the Backup screen. on page 30. Click Advanced View to open the backup by categories...
... is file and Ready to perform file backup appears there, then click the Switch to step 5. Click the Backup tab to step 6 on the internal hard drive, THEN . . . To back up all categories of the files and folders Selected files or folders Skip to display the Backup screen (see Figure 2 on... 4. To backup selected categories of files Proceed to step 7 on page 31. 5. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 29 All of files on the internal hard drive and skip to back up all of the categories of the Backup screen. on page 30. Click Advanced View to open the backup by categories...
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...Backup to begin backing up all of files and skip 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. To back up the selected categories of the files and folders on page 31.... 6. c. Click Apply Changes to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. e. In the backup by files selection box, select the check box for your computer's internal hard drive: If your computer has more than one . BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 30 Click Advanced ...
...Backup to begin backing up all of files and skip 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. To back up the selected categories of the files and folders on page 31.... 6. c. Click Apply Changes to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. e. In the backup by files selection box, select the check box for your computer's internal hard drive: If your computer has more than one . BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 30 Click Advanced ...
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... 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 have not yet been backed up. • The ...your external device changes to blue as the backup completes. • You can continue to back up your drive or perform any other functions because the WD SmartWare software backs up . Click Start Backup to begin backing ... Backup to begin backing up all of files and folders on the internal hard drive and skip to perform file backup appears at the Switching Backup Plan prompt.
... 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 have not yet been backed up. • The ...your external device changes to blue as the backup completes. • You can continue to back up your drive or perform any other functions because the WD SmartWare software backs up . Click Start Backup to begin backing ... Backup to begin backing up all of files and folders on the internal hard drive and skip to perform file backup appears at the Switching Backup Plan prompt.
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... to longterm archive storage and: a. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 9. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. confirmation prompt reminds you that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you ...including your e-mail program and Web browser Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that the backup completed normally. 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: • ...
... to longterm archive storage and: a. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 9. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. confirmation prompt reminds you that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you ...including your e-mail program and Web browser Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that the backup completed normally. 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: • ...
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... 12.) RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 33 Specify what you want to copy retrieved files to: b. If your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer, select the one that you want to retrieve from . 2. Retrieve the files. Select the backup volume that...
... 12.) RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 33 Specify what you want to copy retrieved files to: b. If your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer, select the one that you want to retrieve from . 2. Retrieve the files. Select the backup volume that...
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... with the available volumes listed in the Backed Up Volumes selection box: You cannot retrieve files 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. b..... Proceed to display the Select a destination for retrieved files dialog: Created multiple backup volumes on the selected external device from a drive that has the files you want to retrieve files from your computer • Different computers Proceed to step 1-b on the selected ...
... with the available volumes listed in the Backed Up Volumes selection box: You cannot retrieve files 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. b..... Proceed to display the Select a destination for retrieved files dialog: Created multiple backup volumes on the selected external device from a drive that has the files you want to retrieve files from your computer • Different computers Proceed to step 1-b on the selected ...
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Click Browse and use the search box by typing the name (or partial name) of your computer's internal hard drive, A retrieved content folder, THEN select the . . . In the Retrieve Some Files selection box, navigate through the folder structure to find the files you want . Click ...
Click Browse and use the search box by typing the name (or partial name) of your computer's internal hard drive, A retrieved content folder, THEN select the . . . In the Retrieve Some Files selection box, navigate through the folder structure to find the files you want . Click ...