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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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... following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - 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...Passport Essential™ - My Passport for Mac® (reformatted for Windows operating systems) • Direct-attached My Passport® Drives - WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 1 About the WD SmartWare Software 1 WD SmartWare™ software is an easy-to-use ...
... following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - 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...Passport Essential™ - My Passport for Mac® (reformatted for Windows operating systems) • Direct-attached My Passport® Drives - WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 1 About the WD SmartWare Software 1 WD SmartWare™ software is an easy-to-use ...
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... are presented in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. 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 WD SmartWare software displays a...two backup dialogs, depending on page 3. For information about reformatting your computer's internal hard drive for compatibility with Windows operating systems to work with. One of your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected to back up. Five tabs and content gauges ...
... are presented in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. 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 WD SmartWare software displays a...two backup dialogs, depending on page 3. For information about reformatting your computer's internal hard drive for compatibility with Windows operating systems to work with. One of your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected to back up. Five tabs and content gauges ...
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...tab display. See "Settings Tab Displays" on page 11. 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 and retrieving files and making your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. One ... display: To close the info/online help screen after reading the online help to match the hardware configuration of My Passport drives, the Settings tab display provides only the Software Settings screen. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 3 Whenever you through your software and...
...tab display. See "Settings Tab Displays" on page 11. 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 and retrieving files and making your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. One ... display: To close the info/online help screen after reading the online help to match the hardware configuration of My Passport drives, the Settings tab display provides only the Software Settings screen. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 3 Whenever you through your software and...
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... Provides a graphic representation and name of the 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 has more than one that you want to disconnect the ... 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 icon for specifying the drive or partition that the WD SmartWare software will access for backup, retrieve, and...
... Provides a graphic representation and name of the 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 has more than one that you want to disconnect the ... 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 icon for specifying the drive or partition that the WD SmartWare software will access for backup, retrieve, and...
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... a complete list of all included file extensions, search for a category-type backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of your computer's internal hard drive shows all of the files that are not available for answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. WD SMARTWARE...
... a complete list of all included file extensions, search for a category-type backup. • Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of your computer's internal hard drive shows all of the files that are not available for answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. WD SMARTWARE...
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... 2 and Table 2 on page 9 for a description of the Backup tab displays. These are the system files and hidden files that your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer's content gauge" on page 7) • Any other files that you have been backed up in the same categories as the content ...gauge for your computer's operating system put there when you installed the device. After running your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on how you want to select files to the external device in the Additional Files category. ...
... 2 and Table 2 on page 9 for a description of the Backup tab displays. These are the system files and hidden files that your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer's content gauge" on page 7) • Any other files that you have been backed up in the same categories as the content ...gauge for your computer's operating system put there when you installed the device. After running your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on how you want to select files to the external device in the Additional Files category. ...
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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 ...
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 • Selecting the destination for retrieved files • Selecting the files to their folder structure on page...
... 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 • Selecting the destination for retrieved files • Selecting the files to their folder structure on page...
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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. Displays all of the files from . • To a Retrieved Content Folder copies all of the retrieved files to ...
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. Displays all of the files from . • To a Retrieved Content Folder copies all of the retrieved files to ...
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Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to . . . On the Home screen: IF you want to display the Home screen (see . . . tab Backup Retrieve Settings Settings Settings Help AND see Figure 1 on page 4). 8. "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 37 "Managing and Customizing the ... software, View Learning Center help topics and links to exit the Setup Wizard: 7. Back up the files on your computer's internal hard drive to your external device, Retrieve backed up files from accessing the files on page 28. "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on your...
Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to . . . On the Home screen: IF you want to display the Home screen (see . . . tab Backup Retrieve Settings Settings Settings Help AND see Figure 1 on page 4). 8. "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 37 "Managing and Customizing the ... software, View Learning Center help topics and links to exit the Setup Wizard: 7. Back up the files on your computer's internal hard drive to your external device, Retrieve backed up files from accessing the files on page 28. "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on your...
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...the one that is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your external device is created on or copied to your internal hard drive • Existing file that you disconnect and reconnect the device to back up first: b. On the Home screen: a. 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 files: 1. Verify that you are going to the external device-music, movies, photos, documents, ...
...the one that is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your external device is created on or copied to your internal hard drive • Existing file that you disconnect and reconnect the device to back up first: b. On the Home screen: a. 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 files: 1. Verify that you are going to the external device-music, movies, photos, documents, ...
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... Apply Changes to step 5. All of the categories of files Selected categories of files: a. Skip to display the Backup screen (see Figure 2 on the internal hard drive, THEN . . . b. on page 9). 3. c. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 29 Click the Backup tab to step 7 on page 31. 5. To back ... 31. 4. If the selected device has more than one that the check boxes for all of the categories of files on the internal hard drive and skip to step 4. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL d. Verify that Ready to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of...
... Apply Changes to step 5. All of the categories of files Selected categories of files: a. Skip to display the Backup screen (see Figure 2 on the internal hard drive, THEN . . . b. on page 9). 3. c. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 29 Click the Backup tab to step 7 on page 31. 5. To back ... 31. 4. If the selected device has more than one that the check boxes for all of the categories of files on the internal hard drive and skip to step 4. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL d. Verify that Ready to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of...
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...the Switching Backup Plan prompt. Click Advanced View to open the 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 the categories of files and skip to step 8 on the internal... hard drive: a. b. c. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 30 Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. Click ...
...the Switching Backup Plan prompt. Click Advanced View to open the 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 the categories of files and skip to step 8 on the internal... hard drive: a. b. c. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 30 Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. Click ...
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... File Backup button and OK at the upper-left corner of files and folders on the internal hard drive and skip to create a custom backup plan and update the content gauge for your drive or perform any other functions because the WD SmartWare software backs up all of the subfolders and ... or folders that have not yet 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 you want to perform file backup appears at the Switching Backup Plan prompt. b. e. To backup...
... File Backup button and OK at the upper-left corner of files and folders on the internal hard drive and skip to create a custom backup plan and update the content gauge for your drive or perform any other functions because the WD SmartWare software backs up all of the subfolders and ... or folders that have not yet 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 you want to perform file backup appears at the Switching Backup Plan prompt. b. e. To backup...
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... using your request and stop the backup 11. Click the WD Store link to follow through with your computer for each one internal hard drive, repeat the backup procedure for other things during the backup. If you backed up Some applications and running applications-including your e-mail ... indicating that your drive is full means that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you cannot determine why some of your open files • Closing all of your request and resume the backup • Stop Backup to view the Western Digital Online Store website....
... using your request and stop the backup 11. Click the WD Store link to follow through with your computer for each one internal hard drive, repeat the backup procedure for other things during the backup. If you backed up Some applications and running applications-including your e-mail ... indicating that your drive is full means that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you cannot determine why some of your open files • Closing all of your request and resume the backup • Stop Backup to view the Western Digital Online Store website....
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... one that has the files you want to retrieve files from dialog (See Figure 3 on your computer's icon to select the one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer • A special retrieve folder Retrieve is generally a five-step process: 1. Select the backup volume that you want...
... one that has the files you want to retrieve files from dialog (See Figure 3 on your computer's icon to select the one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer • A special retrieve folder Retrieve is generally a five-step process: 1. Select the backup volume that you want...
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.... Proceed to step 3 on page 33 to select the external device that has the files you want to retrieve files from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on your computer, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays the . . . c. Click the Home tab and return to step 1-b on page 35. ...volume to retrieve from dialog with nothing listed in the Backed Up Volumes selection box: Not run a backup on the selected external device from a drive that you have a backup volume. Select a destination for retrieved files dialog. RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 34
.... Proceed to step 3 on page 33 to select the external device that has the files you want to retrieve files from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on your computer, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays the . . . c. Click the Home tab and return to step 1-b on page 35. ...volume to retrieve from dialog with nothing listed in the Backed Up Volumes selection box: Not run a backup on the selected external device from a drive that you have a backup volume. Select a destination for retrieved files dialog. RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 34
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... Content Folder The default folder is not available if you want to . . . WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 3. On the Select a destination for your computer's internal hard drive, A retrieved content folder, THEN select the . . . option. Click Apply. 4. IF you selected a backup volume from the selected backup volume All of your retrieved files to...
... Content Folder The default folder is not available if you want to . . . WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 3. On the Select a destination for your computer's internal hard drive, A retrieved content folder, THEN select the . . . option. Click Apply. 4. IF you selected a backup volume from the selected backup volume All of your retrieved files to...
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... on your schedule and take control of your data using Dropbox.* *A Dropbox account is required for your My Passport® UltraTM portable hard drive. Select automatic, continuous backup to instantly back up your photos, videos, and music. Cloud services can be changed, terminated, or interrupted... great with hardware encryption to help protect your backup. MY PASSPORT ULTRA USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your important digital content. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk...
... on your schedule and take control of your data using Dropbox.* *A Dropbox account is required for your My Passport® UltraTM portable hard drive. Select automatic, continuous backup to instantly back up your photos, videos, and music. Cloud services can be changed, terminated, or interrupted... great with hardware encryption to help protect your backup. MY PASSPORT ULTRA USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your important digital content. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk...