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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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...settings, and more from unauthorized access or theft with the following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - Operating System Compatibility The WD SmartWare software is safe. My Book Essential™ - My Book Studio™ (reformatted for... Windows operating systems) - My Passport SE for Mac (reformatted for Windows operating systems) • Direct-attached My Passport® Drives - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® •...
...settings, and more from unauthorized access or theft with the following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - Operating System Compatibility The WD SmartWare software is safe. My Book Essential™ - My Book Studio™ (reformatted for... Windows operating systems) - My Passport SE for Mac (reformatted for Windows operating systems) • Direct-attached My Passport® Drives - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® •...
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... backup See "Backup Tab Displays" on page 8. (Continued) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 2 For information about reformatting your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected to it. tab display Home Backup Provides . . . Each backup dialog also provides a: • File... the files and folders that you can use them 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 ...
... backup See "Backup Tab Displays" on page 8. (Continued) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 2 For information about reformatting your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected to it. tab display Home Backup Provides . . . Each backup dialog also provides a: • File... the files and folders that you can use them 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 ...
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... hardware configuration of the Home tab 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 your software and drive setup selections • WD Customer Support and software update services See "Help Tab Display" on page 14...
... hardware configuration of the Home tab 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 your software and drive setup selections • WD Customer Support and software update services See "Help Tab Display" on page 14...
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Home Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer 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 internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your computer. The WD SmartWare software highlights your selection with a light...
Home Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer 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 internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your computer. The WD SmartWare software highlights your selection with a light...
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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 the System category changes to other picture extensions Other Others that were not included in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support....
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 the System category changes to other picture extensions Other Others that were not included in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support....
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... your first backup or copying any files to the device-the external device content gauge shows only a small number of files that your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 28 for a brief functional description of category- and file-type backups. See Figure 2 and Table... gauge shows: • All of the files that have been backed up in the same categories as the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer's content gauge" on page 7) • Any other files that you have copied or saved to the external device in ...
... your first backup or copying any files to the device-the external device content gauge shows only a small number of files that your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 28 for a brief functional description of category- and file-type backups. See Figure 2 and Table... gauge shows: • All of the files that have been backed up in the same categories as the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer's content gauge" on page 7) • Any other files that you have copied or saved to the external device in ...
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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. Backup Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display...
... 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. Backup Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display...
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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 the selected backup volume on the selected external device in a folder structure ...
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 the selected backup volume on the selected external device in a folder structure ...
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... your external device, Retrieve backed up the files on your computer's internal hard drive to keep others from your external device, Customize the settings of the Windows taskbar: WD Quick View Icon b. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 6. Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to online support services, THEN click the...
... your external device, Retrieve backed up the files on your computer's internal hard drive to keep others from your external device, Customize the settings of the Windows taskbar: WD Quick View Icon b. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 6. Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to online support services, THEN click the...
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... and continuously backs up all of them up first: b. Note: Automatic backup protection is created on or copied to your internal hard drive • Existing file that you want to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer. On the Home screen: a...., 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 internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of files to the external device-music, movies, photos,...
... and continuously backs up all of them up first: b. Note: Automatic backup protection is created on or copied to your internal hard drive • Existing file that you want to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer. On the Home screen: a...., 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 internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of files to the external device-music, movies, photos,...
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...that the backup mode is category and that the check boxes for your external device. c. To backup selected categories of files on the internal hard drive and skip to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for all six categories are selected: As required, select any cleared check... boxes and then click Apply Changes to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 29 All of files and on page 31. 5. Skip to display the Backup screen (see Figure 2 on ...
...that the backup mode is category and that the check boxes for your external device. c. To backup selected categories of files on the internal hard drive and skip to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for all six categories are selected: As required, select any cleared check... boxes and then click Apply Changes to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 29 All of files and on page 31. 5. Skip to display the Backup screen (see Figure 2 on ...
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...30 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 that you want to exclude from the backup. •...files that you want to include in the backup. To back up the selected categories of files and skip to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. c. Verify that the backup mode is file and Ready to perform file backup appears there, then click the Switch to Category Backup ...
...30 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 that you want to exclude from the backup. •...files that you want to include in the backup. To back up the selected categories of files and skip to step 8 on the internal hard drive: a. c. Verify that the backup mode is file and Ready to perform file backup appears there, then click the Switch to Category Backup ...
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...the selected files or folders and proceed to back up . • For a category backup, the blue background in the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive changes to create a custom backup plan and update the content gauge for all of the Backup screen. In the backup by files selection box, click... perform any other functions because the WD SmartWare software backs up all of files and folders on the internal hard drive and skip to open the folder structure: c. Note: Clicking Revert clears your external device. Click Start Backup to begin backing up your files in ...
...the selected files or folders and proceed to back up . • For a category backup, the blue background in the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive changes to create a custom backup plan and update the content gauge for all of the Backup screen. In the backup by files selection box, click... perform any other functions because the WD SmartWare software backs up all of files and folders on the internal hard drive and skip to open the folder structure: c. Note: Clicking Revert clears your external device. Click Start Backup to begin backing up your files in ...
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...the number of files involved • View link that you can click to suit your request and stop the backup 11. c. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to see a list of a backup successfully finished message means that the backup completed normally. To continue, click either: • Continue ...that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you that there is not enough free space on the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click the Help tab. Appearance of the files and the reasons they were not backed up files by category...
...the number of files involved • View link that you can click to suit your request and stop the backup 11. c. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to see a list of a backup successfully finished message means that the backup completed normally. To continue, click either: • Continue ...that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the background so you that there is not enough free space on the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. Click the Help tab. Appearance of the files and the reasons they were not backed up files by category...
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... volume that you want to retrieve-either a special retrieve folder or their original locations. 4. 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 you want to copy the retrieved files-either individual files, folders, or...
... volume that you want to retrieve-either a special retrieve folder or their original locations. 4. 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 you want to copy the retrieved files-either individual files, folders, or...
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...FILES - 34 WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL IF you have a backup volume. Select a volume to retrieve from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on page 35. In the Backed Up Volumes selection box, select the volume that has the files you want to step 1-b on page... 35. Click Next to retrieve files from a drive that does not have . . . Select a destination for retrieved files dialog. The Select a volume to...
...FILES - 34 WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL IF you have a backup volume. Select a volume to retrieve from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on page 35. In the Backed Up Volumes selection box, select the volume that has the files you want to step 1-b on page... 35. Click Next to retrieve files from a drive that does not have . . . Select a destination for retrieved files dialog. The Select a volume to...
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... option to open the Retrieve Some Files selection box and proceed to step 6 on your user name. On the Select a destination for your computer's internal hard drive, A retrieved content folder, THEN select the . . . If you want to retrieve... Click Next to display the Select content to specify a different folder: a. In the Retrieve...
... option to open the Retrieve Some Files selection box and proceed to step 6 on your user name. On the Select a destination for your computer's internal hard drive, A retrieved content folder, THEN select the . . . If you want to retrieve... Click Next to display the Select content to specify a different folder: a. In the Retrieve...
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...to three times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer time.* *Performance may vary based on -the-go digital life. Select automatic, continuous backup to instantly back up your My Passport Ultra drive or back up files to the cloud using minimal PC resources. Back up files to your files. ... high capacity in the background to help protect your important digital content. Your content is thin and fast with plenty of anyone with your My Passport Ultra drive with an on your My Passport® UltraTM portable hard drive. Local and cloud backup-The WD SmartWare Pro software lets you ...
...to three times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer time.* *Performance may vary based on -the-go digital life. Select automatic, continuous backup to instantly back up your My Passport Ultra drive or back up files to the cloud using minimal PC resources. Back up files to your files. ... high capacity in the background to help protect your important digital content. Your content is thin and fast with plenty of anyone with your My Passport Ultra drive with an on your My Passport® UltraTM portable hard drive. Local and cloud backup-The WD SmartWare Pro software lets you ...