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...for Windows operating systems) - Operating System Compatibility The WD SmartWare software is compatible with password protection and 256-bit hardwarebased encryption. Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® ... Passport Essential™ - Your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with the following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 1 About the WD SmartWare Software 1 WD SmartWare™ software...
...for Windows operating systems) - Operating System Compatibility The WD SmartWare software is compatible with password protection and 256-bit hardwarebased encryption. Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® ... Passport Essential™ - Your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with the following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 1 About the WD SmartWare Software 1 WD SmartWare™ software...
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... total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive for controlling the backup See "Backup Tab Displays" on page 3. If 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... capacity and category structure of your My Book or My Passport drive, see answer ID 3865 in five tab-selected screen displays where: The . . . One of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that you are presented in the WD Knowledge Base at ...
... total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive for controlling the backup See "Backup Tab Displays" on page 3. If 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... capacity and category structure of your My Book or My Passport drive, see answer ID 3865 in five tab-selected screen displays where: The . . . One of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that you are presented in the WD Knowledge Base at ...
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...type and model of the help screen. Instant access to quickly guide you want to retrieve files from • Destination on your software and drive setup selections • WD Customer Support and software update services See "Help Tab Display" on page 17. In each WD SmartWare display ...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 have more than one • The external device that you want to back up and retrieving files ...
...type and model of the help screen. Instant access to quickly guide you want to retrieve files from • Destination on your software and drive setup selections • WD Customer Support and software update services See "Help Tab Display" on page 17. In each WD SmartWare display ...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 have more than one • The external device that you want to back up and retrieving files ...
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... Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the external device connected 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. Right-clicking the icon and clicking Properties displays the...
... Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the external device connected 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. Right-clicking the icon and clicking Properties displays the...
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... want to select files to the external device, the external device content gauge shows: • All of the files that have been backed up : • By category-As shown in the content gauges • By file-As shown in the folder structure of your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works...
... want to select files to the external device, the external device content gauge shows: • All of the files that have been backed up : • By category-As shown in the content gauges • By file-As shown in the folder structure of your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works...
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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 Category Backup when the backup mode is category. • File...
... 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 Category Backup when the backup mode is category. • File...
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... (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on your computer's internal hard drive where you can use to the same location that they were backed up from the selected backup volume on the selected external device. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 13 Retrieve some files selection box Selecting the...
... (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on your computer's internal hard drive where you can use to the same location that they were backed up from the selected backup volume on the selected external device. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 13 Retrieve some files selection box Selecting the...
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...Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to display the Home screen (see . . . "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 4). 8. Verify that the WD Quick View icon displays in the system tray portion of the WD SmartWare software, View Learning Center help topics and links to keep others from accessing the files on your external... "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 37 "Managing and Customizing the Software" on page 28. 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 ...
...Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to display the Home screen (see . . . "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 4). 8. Verify that the WD Quick View icon displays in the system tray portion of the WD SmartWare software, View Learning Center help topics and links to keep others from accessing the files on your external... "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 37 "Managing and Customizing the Software" on page 28. 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 ...
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... files to the external device-music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files. Or you are going to back up files by backing up any: • New file that is created on or copied to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your internal hard drive • Existing...SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files on your part-just make sure to leave your external device connected to : c. Then, whenever you want to back up your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of them up files to your computer. After performing ...
... files to the external device-music, movies, photos, documents, e-mail, and other files. Or you are going to back up files by backing up any: • New file that is created on or copied to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your internal hard drive • Existing...SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files on your part-just make sure to leave your external device connected to : c. Then, whenever you want to back up your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of them up files to your computer. After performing ...
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... of the files and folders Selected files or folders Skip to display the Backup screen (see Figure 2 on page 30. on the internal hard drive: a. Skip to back up all six categories are selected: As required, select any cleared check boxes and then click Apply Changes to Category...upper-left corner of files and on the internal hard drive, THEN . . . If the backup mode is file and Ready to perform file backup appears there, then click the Switch to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. All of files: a. Click Advanced View...
... of the files and folders Selected files or folders Skip to display the Backup screen (see Figure 2 on page 30. on the internal hard drive: a. Skip to back up all six categories are selected: As required, select any cleared check boxes and then click Apply Changes to Category...upper-left corner of files and on the internal hard drive, THEN . . . If the backup mode is file and Ready to perform file backup appears there, then click the Switch to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. All of files: a. Click Advanced View...
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...backup 11. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 32 If any files could not be to relegate the drive to follow through with your computer has more than one internal hard drive, repeat the backup procedure for other things during the backup. c. If you can keep files from being...try: • Saving and closing all of a backup successfully finished message means that there is not enough free space on the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your drive is full means that the backup completed normally.
...backup 11. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 32 If any files could not be to relegate the drive to follow through with your computer has more than one internal hard drive, repeat the backup procedure for other things during the backup. c. If you can keep files from being...try: • Saving and closing all of a backup successfully finished message means that there is not enough free space on the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your drive is full means that the backup completed normally.
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... Backup Source area of the Select Backup Devices screen, select the device that the backup source device will be either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: • Selecting the Dropbox option displays the Dropbox Login Required dialog for configuring your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare...
... Backup Source area of the Select Backup Devices screen, select the device that the backup source device will be either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: • Selecting the Dropbox option displays the Dropbox Login Required dialog for configuring your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare...
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...account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software before you can use : CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 If the selected backup target device has more than one drive partition or network share, use the backup target device selector under the device icon to select...that the backup source device will be your remote Dropbox folder: b. d. If the selected backup source has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, or external hard drives, use the backup source device selector to select the one that a light-blue highlight surrounds the selected device. c.
...account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software before you can use : CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 If the selected backup target device has more than one drive partition or network share, use the backup target device selector under the device icon to select...that the backup source device will be your remote Dropbox folder: b. d. If the selected backup source has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, or external hard drives, use the backup source device selector to select the one that a light-blue highlight surrounds the selected device. c.
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Or you want to back up files from a local hard drive or from a remote Dropbox folder: • By default, the computer option is selected and the computer icon signifies that is changed in any way This ... SmartWare software does it for you select. Use the backup source selector to specify whether you disconnect and reconnect either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: BACKING UP FILES - 31 Then, whenever you want to back up : a. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files...
Or you want to back up files from a local hard drive or from a remote Dropbox folder: • By default, the computer option is selected and the computer icon signifies that is changed in any way This ... SmartWare software does it for you select. Use the backup source selector to specify whether you disconnect and reconnect either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: BACKING UP FILES - 31 Then, whenever you want to back up : a. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files...
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... of the WD SmartWare software is for continuous backups. If the selected backup source device has more than one internal hard drive, multiple drive partitions, or external hard drives, use the backup target device selector under the device icon to select the one that you want to : Selected My ...Passport Drive b. On the Set Backup Frequency dialog: a. If you have more than one backup target device connected to your ...
... of the WD SmartWare software is for continuous backups. If the selected backup source device has more than one internal hard drive, multiple drive partitions, or external hard drives, use the backup target device selector under the device icon to select the one that you want to : Selected My ...Passport Drive b. On the Set Backup Frequency dialog: a. If you have more than one backup target device connected to your ...
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... that you backed up files by category and the backup source device has more than one internal hard drive or multiple drive partitions, repeat the backup procedure for each one. If you cannot determine why some of your...the WD Store link to Disable Backup for categories of data that the backup completed normally. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to long-term archive storage and: a. If any files could not be to relegate the ... • The Enable Backup toggle button changes to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click the Help tab.
... that you backed up files by category and the backup source device has more than one internal hard drive or multiple drive partitions, repeat the backup procedure for each one. If you cannot determine why some of your...the WD Store link to Disable Backup for categories of data that the backup completed normally. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to long-term archive storage and: a. If any files could not be to relegate the ... • The Enable Backup toggle button changes to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click the Help tab.
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...on the backup source device or a special retrieve content folder. 4. Specify what you want to copy retrieved files to a local hard drive or to retrieve 2. Use the backup source selector to specify whether you want to copy the retrieved files-either individual files and ...• Their original locations on the retrieve source device that you want to copy retrieved files to either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: RETRIEVING FILES - 39 Retrieving Files 1. Retrieve the files. In the Backup Source area of the Home screen, ...
...on the backup source device or a special retrieve content folder. 4. Specify what you want to copy retrieved files to a local hard drive or to retrieve 2. Use the backup source selector to specify whether you want to copy the retrieved files-either individual files and ...• Their original locations on the retrieve source device that you want to copy retrieved files to either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: RETRIEVING FILES - 39 Retrieving Files 1. Retrieve the files. In the Backup Source area of the Home screen, ...
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...Select a destination for retrieved files dialog: Proceed to step 4 on the selected retrieve source (backup target) device from : Selected My Passport Drive b. RETRIEVING FILES - 40 If you want to use: 3. Verify that the retrieve destination will be a remote Dropbox folder: b. c. If... the WD SmartWare software displays the . . . If the selected retrieve destination device has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, or multiple external hard drives, use the backup target device selector under the device icon to specify the one that you want to copy retrieved...
...Select a destination for retrieved files dialog: Proceed to step 4 on the selected retrieve source (backup target) device from : Selected My Passport Drive b. RETRIEVING FILES - 40 If you want to use: 3. Verify that the retrieve destination will be a remote Dropbox folder: b. c. If... the WD SmartWare software displays the . . . If the selected retrieve destination device has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, or multiple external hard drives, use the backup target device selector under the device icon to specify the one that you want to copy retrieved...
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.... Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to your WD portable USB drive. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from the Downloads Library) 1425 • Format a WD external hard drive in FAT32* (to use Windows or Mac 291 OS...
.... Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to your WD portable USB drive. To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from the Downloads Library) 1425 • Format a WD external hard drive in FAT32* (to use Windows or Mac 291 OS...