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... - 1 My Passport Studio™ (reformatted for Windows operating systems) - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: •...(reformatted for Windows operating systems) • Direct-attached My Passport® Drives - Go to its original location whether you have lost files effortlessly-Retrieve ... from the WD SmartWare control center. • Secure your drive-Gain peace of mind knowing that gives you add or change...your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from ...
... - 1 My Passport Studio™ (reformatted for Windows operating systems) - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: •...(reformatted for Windows operating systems) • Direct-attached My Passport® Drives - Go to its original location whether you have lost files effortlessly-Retrieve ... from the WD SmartWare control center. • Secure your drive-Gain peace of mind knowing that gives you add or change...your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from ...
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... by -category dialog provides content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that were not originally configured for selecting the files and folders that you want to back up....view of your computer's internal hard drive for the WD SmartWare software. For information about reformatting your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected to specify the one internal hard drive or multiple hard drive partitions, or if a connected external device has multiple partitions or...
... by -category dialog provides content gauges showing the total capacity and category structure of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that were not originally configured for selecting the files and folders that you want to back up....view of your computer's internal hard drive for the WD SmartWare software. For information about reformatting your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected to specify the one internal hard drive or multiple hard drive partitions, or if a connected external device has multiple partitions or...
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... want to retrieve files from , or customize when you have more than one • The external device that you want to match the hardware configuration of My Passport drives, the Settings tab display provides only the Software Settings screen. In each WD SmartWare display provides easy... . . . See "Settings Tab Displays" on page 17. 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 computer See Figure 1 on page 4 and Table...
... want to retrieve files from , or customize when you have more than one • The external device that you want to match the hardware configuration of My Passport drives, the Settings tab display provides only the Software Settings screen. In each WD SmartWare display provides easy... . . . See "Settings Tab Displays" on page 17. 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 computer See Figure 1 on page 4 and Table...
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... in Figure 1 on your computer that 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 you want to disconnect the... computer icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the external device connected to your computer icon for specifying the drive or partition that the WD SmartWare software will access for the one internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below...
... in Figure 1 on your computer that 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 you want to disconnect the... computer icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the external device connected to your computer icon for specifying the drive or partition that the WD SmartWare software will access for the one internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below...
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...software-before running a backup or copying files to the external device, the external device content 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 "How the Backup Function Works" on page ...28 for a brief functional description of 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 the Additional Files category Backup Tab Displays The WD SmartWare software ...
...software-before running a backup or copying files to the external device, the external device content 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 "How the Backup Function Works" on page ...28 for a brief functional description of 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 the Additional Files category Backup Tab Displays The WD SmartWare software ...
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... Computer's Content Gauge Backup by Files Display External Device Content Gauge 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 on the Home tab display. (See "External device content gauge" on page 8.) (...
... Computer's Content Gauge Backup by Files Display External Device Content Gauge 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 on the Home tab display. (See "External device content gauge" on page 8.) (...
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.... • File mode-Backs up files according to retrieve from your external device See Figure 3 and Table 3 on your external device. 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 File Backup when the backup...
.... • File mode-Backs up files according to retrieve from your external device See Figure 3 and Table 3 on your external device. 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 File Backup when the backup...
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...retrieve operations by starting and canceling the retrieve. Displays all of the files from the selected backup volume on the selected external device. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 3. Retrieve some files selection box Selecting the Retrieve All Files option closes the... (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on your computer's internal hard drive where you want to copy the files retrieved from the selected external device: • To the Original Places copies the retrieved files to the same location that you...
...retrieve operations by starting and canceling the retrieve. Displays all of the files from the selected backup volume on the selected external device. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 3. Retrieve some files selection box Selecting the Retrieve All Files option closes the... (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on your computer's internal hard drive where you want to copy the files retrieved from the selected external device: • To the Original Places copies the retrieved files to the same location that you...
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... > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to online support services, THEN click the . . . "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 46. "Help Tab Display" on your external device, Customize the settings of your external device, Customize the settings of the Windows taskbar: WD Quick View Icon b. Back up the files on your computer's internal hard drive...
... > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to online support services, THEN click the . . . "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 46. "Help Tab Display" on your external device, Customize the settings of your external device, Customize the settings of the Windows taskbar: WD Quick View Icon b. Back up the files on your computer's internal hard drive...
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...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 is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your external device is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it... for new or changed in any action on your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of them up . If you...
...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 is changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as your external device is automatic-the WD SmartWare software does it... for new or changed in any action on your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of them up . If you...
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...that Ready to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for all categories of files on the internal hard drive: a. To backup selected categories of files and on the internal hard drive and skip to step 5. If the backup mode is category and that you want to step 6 on the ... - 29 on page 30. All of the Backup screen. If the selected device has more than one drive partition or network share, use : 2. 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...
...that Ready to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for all categories of files on the internal hard drive: a. To backup selected categories of files and on the internal hard drive and skip to step 5. If the backup mode is category and that you want to step 6 on the ... - 29 on page 30. All of the Backup screen. If the selected device has more than one drive partition or network share, use : 2. 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...
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... a backup successfully finished message means that you clicked Stop Backup at step 8, the Stop backup? Click the Help tab. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your computer for each one. b. Click the WD Store link to longterm archive storage and: a. confirmation prompt reminds ...Appearance of files involved • View link that the backup completed normally. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 32 The best long-term solution would be backed up, the WD ...
... a backup successfully finished message means that you clicked Stop Backup at step 8, the Stop backup? Click the Help tab. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your computer for each one. b. Click the WD Store link to longterm archive storage and: a. confirmation prompt reminds ...Appearance of files involved • View link that the backup completed normally. If any files could not be to relegate the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 32 The best long-term solution would be backed up, the WD ...
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...Remote Dropbox Account" on page 62. See step 4 of the Select Backup Devices screen. Otherwise proceed to back up files from a local hard drive or from a remote Dropbox folder: • By default, the computer option is installed. Click OK to display the Select Backup Devices screen... 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 ...
...Remote Dropbox Account" on page 62. See step 4 of the Select Backup Devices screen. Otherwise proceed to back up files from a local hard drive or from a remote Dropbox folder: • By default, the computer option is installed. Click OK to display the Select Backup Devices screen... 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 ...
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If the selected backup source has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, or external hard drives, use : CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 c. d. 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 the one that you want...
If the selected backup source has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, or external hard drives, use : CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11 c. d. 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 the one that you want...
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...the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files to back up to your files by backing 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 the...source device for new or changed in any way This protection is automatic for you disconnect and reconnect either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: BACKING UP FILES - 31 After performing a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your computer. Then, whenever ...
...the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files to back up to your files by backing 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 the...source device for new or changed in any way This protection is automatic for you disconnect and reconnect either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: BACKING UP FILES - 31 After performing a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your computer. Then, whenever ...
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...will be a remote Dropbox folder: b. 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 the ...selector to select the one that you want to configure scheduled backups, click Set Backup Frequency to : Selected My Passport Drive b. The initial/default configuration of the Home screen: a. c. If you want to display the Backup screen (see ...5. If the selected backup source device has more than one internal hard drive, multiple drive partitions, or external hard drives, use : 3.
...will be a remote Dropbox folder: b. 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 the ...selector to select the one that you want to configure scheduled backups, click Set Backup Frequency to : Selected My Passport Drive b. The initial/default configuration of the Home screen: a. c. If you want to display the Backup screen (see ...5. If the selected backup source device has more than one internal hard drive, multiple drive partitions, or external hard drives, use : 3.
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...amber for each one. Click the WD Store link to disregard your request and do other things during the backup. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your files in the content gauge for the backup source device changes to long-term archive storage and: a.... the backup source device has more than one internal hard drive or multiple drive partitions, repeat the backup procedure for all running processes can keep files from being backed up. To continue, click either: • No to view the Western Digital Online Store website. MY PASSPORT ULTRA USER MANUAL 11...
...amber for each one. Click the WD Store link to disregard your request and do other things during the backup. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your files in the content gauge for the backup source device changes to long-term archive storage and: a.... the backup source device has more than one internal hard drive or multiple drive partitions, repeat the backup procedure for all running processes can keep files from being backed up. To continue, click either: • No to view the Western Digital Online Store website. MY PASSPORT ULTRA USER MANUAL 11...
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...retrieve destination (backup source) device that you want to : a. Use the backup source selector to specify whether you want to copy retrieved files to a local hard drive or to either: • Their original locations on the backup source device or a special retrieve content folder. 4. Retrieving Files 1. MY PASSPORT ULTRA USER MANUAL...8226; A special retrieve content folder Retrieve is selected and the computer icon signifies that has the files you want to retrieve-either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: RETRIEVING FILES - 39
...retrieve destination (backup source) device that you want to : a. Use the backup source selector to specify whether you want to copy retrieved files to a local hard drive or to either: • Their original locations on the backup source device or a special retrieve content folder. 4. Retrieving Files 1. MY PASSPORT ULTRA USER MANUAL...8226; A special retrieve content folder Retrieve is selected and the computer icon signifies that has the files you want to retrieve-either an internal hard drive or drive partition, or a local direct-attached external hard drive: RETRIEVING FILES - 39
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... or network share, use : 3. c. RETRIEVING FILES - 40 If the selected retrieve destination device has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, or multiple external hard drives, use the backup source device selector to specify the one that you want to copy retrieved files to use the backup target device selector under ... USER MANUAL • Selecting the Dropbox option displays the Dropbox icon to step 4 on the selected retrieve source (backup target) device from : Selected My Passport Drive b.
... or network share, use : 3. c. RETRIEVING FILES - 40 If the selected retrieve destination device has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, or multiple external hard drives, use the backup source device selector to specify the one that you want to copy retrieved files to use the backup target device selector under ... USER MANUAL • Selecting the Dropbox option displays the Dropbox icon to step 4 on the selected retrieve source (backup target) device from : Selected My Passport Drive b.
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... answer ID 1201. A: Depending on your system configuration, your computer might try to boot from the Downloads Library) 1425 • Format a WD external hard drive in FAT32* (to use Windows or Mac 291 OS X) *The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 GB and cannot ...create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from external drives, refer to an NTFS partition in Windows. Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB...
... answer ID 1201. A: Depending on your system configuration, your computer might try to boot from the Downloads Library) 1425 • Format a WD external hard drive in FAT32* (to use Windows or Mac 291 OS X) *The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 GB and cannot ...create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from external drives, refer to an NTFS partition in Windows. Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB...