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... of USB 3.0 when you get compatibility with lots of your digital life. Reduce transfer time by up . High-capacity, small design-Offering up to 2 TB capacity in a compact drive, My Passport is needed. No separate power supply is the ideal companion for...and drive lock security protection. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 WD SmartWareTM-Automatic, continuous backup software works quietly in a sleek portable drive. use or access. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to- MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport® portable hard drive, ...
... of USB 3.0 when you get compatibility with lots of your digital life. Reduce transfer time by up . High-capacity, small design-Offering up to 2 TB capacity in a compact drive, My Passport is needed. No separate power supply is the ideal companion for...and drive lock security protection. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1 WD SmartWareTM-Automatic, continuous backup software works quietly in a sleek portable drive. use or access. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to- MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport® portable hard drive, ...
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... Base answer ID 1048. So we protect the drive with the following : • My Passport portable hard drive • USB 3.0 cable • Quick Install Guide • WD SmartWare, WD Security, and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL WD quality inside to http://support...
... Base answer ID 1048. So we protect the drive with the following : • My Passport portable hard drive • USB 3.0 cable • Quick Install Guide • WD SmartWare, WD Security, and WD Drive Utilities software (included on the drive) USB 3.0 Cable My Passport Portable Hard Drive Quick Install Guide Figure 1. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL WD quality inside to http://support...
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...Security software with the Launch Application option displays the WD Security screen (see Figure 5 on page 10 and "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on page 36). • Installing the WD SmartWare software displays the Backup Plan Selection screen for the type of backup that you ... Backup-Backs up files or folders that you can either: • Run your computer's internal hard drive. b. On the initial Backup screen you want to perform: 9. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 8. Click Next to display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 7 on page 27...
...Security software with the Launch Application option displays the WD Security screen (see Figure 5 on page 10 and "Locking and Unlocking the Drive" on page 36). • Installing the WD SmartWare software displays the Backup Plan Selection screen for the type of backup that you ... Backup-Backs up files or folders that you can either: • Run your computer's internal hard drive. b. On the initial Backup screen you want to perform: 9. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 9 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 8. Click Next to display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 7 on page 27...
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... the backup mode that you want to back up. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of your computer's internal hard drive, and each supported external drive connected to it. One of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external drive that you select: • The by-category dialog provides...
... the backup mode that you want to back up. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 13 WD SmartWare Software Functional Overview This chapter provides a brief functional overview of your computer's internal hard drive, and each supported external drive connected to it. One of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external drive that you select: • The by-category dialog provides...
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... • Detailed information about what to match the hardware configuration of backup versions that you have more than one • The My Passport drive that you want to quickly guide you are uncertain about backing up files to or retrieve files from when you want to back up ...easy access to abbreviated online help screen. Home Tab Display Use the WD SmartWare Home tab display to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive partition that you want to your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. Whenever you through your computer See ...
... • Detailed information about what to match the hardware configuration of backup versions that you have more than one • The My Passport drive that you want to quickly guide you are uncertain about backing up files to or retrieve files from when you want to back up ...easy access to abbreviated online help screen. Home Tab Display Use the WD SmartWare Home tab display to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive partition that you want to your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. Whenever you through your computer See ...
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... want to use for backup and retrieve functions: My Passport drive icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the internal hard drive or drive partition on page 15.) If your computer has more than one that you have more than one My Passport drive connected to disconnect the drive (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 16 Right-clicking...
... want to use for backup and retrieve functions: My Passport drive icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the internal hard drive or drive partition on page 15.) If your computer has more than one that you have more than one My Passport drive connected to disconnect the drive (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 16 Right-clicking...
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... scroll pointers for viewing all of them: Your computer content gauge Scroll Pointers The content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive shows all of your files that are available for a category-type backup against a blue background in six categories where: This ... Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 17 Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Drive display scroll pointers (Not shown in Figure 8 on page 15.) One installation of all included file extensions, search for answer ID 3644 in...
... scroll pointers for viewing all of them: Your computer content gauge Scroll Pointers The content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive shows all of your files that are available for a category-type backup against a blue background in six categories where: This ... Knowledge Base at http://support.wdc.com. (Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 17 Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Drive display scroll pointers (Not shown in Figure 8 on page 15.) One installation of all included file extensions, search for answer ID 3644 in...
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... shown against a dark gray background, includes all of the files that you want to select the files or categories of your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer content gauge" on page 17). They, too, are the system files and hidden files that your file backup. ...frequently, Outlook .pst files are stored in the folder structure of your computer's internal hard drive Use the WD SmartWare Backup tab displays to back up and control the backup operation. My Passport drive content gauge After installing the WD SmartWare software-before running a backup or copying files ...
... shown against a dark gray background, includes all of the files that you want to select the files or categories of your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer content gauge" on page 17). They, too, are the system files and hidden files that your file backup. ...frequently, Outlook .pst files are stored in the folder structure of your computer's internal hard drive Use the WD SmartWare Backup tab displays to back up and control the backup operation. My Passport drive content gauge After installing the WD SmartWare software-before running a backup or copying files ...
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...the content gauge for your computer's hard drive on the Home tab display. (See "Your computer content gauge" on page 17.) My Passport drive content Same as the content gauge for your My Passport drive on the gauges Home tab display. (See "My Passport drive content gauge" on page 18.) ...(Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 19 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Backup by Category Display Your...
...the content gauge for your computer's hard drive on the Home tab display. (See "Your computer content gauge" on page 17.) My Passport drive content Same as the content gauge for your My Passport drive on the gauges Home tab display. (See "My Passport drive content gauge" on page 18.) ...(Continued) WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 19 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Backup by Category Display Your...
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... Tab Displays Three WD SmartWare software Retrieve tab displays guide you through the tasks for finding backup files and copying them to your computer's internal hard drive: • Selecting the backup volume to their folder structure on page 22 for a brief functional description of the Retrieve tab displays. The button name ... name is Switch to Category Backup when the backup mode is category. • File mode-Backs up files according to retrieve from your My Passport drive See Figure 10 and Table 3 on your My Passport drive. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 21 MY...
... Tab Displays Three WD SmartWare software Retrieve tab displays guide you through the tasks for finding backup files and copying them to your computer's internal hard drive: • Selecting the backup volume to their folder structure on page 22 for a brief functional description of the Retrieve tab displays. The button name ... name is Switch to Category Backup when the backup mode is category. • File mode-Backs up files according to retrieve from your My Passport drive See Figure 10 and Table 3 on your My Passport drive. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 21 MY...
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... Content Folder copies all of the files from the selected backup volume on your computer's internal hard drive where you want to copy the files retrieved from the selected My Passport drive: • To the Original Places copies the retrieved files to the same location that you.... Retrieve Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on the selected My Passport drive in a folder structure with check boxes for selecting individual files or folders: Start/Cancel Retrieving toggle button Controls retrieve ...
... Content Folder copies all of the files from the selected backup volume on your computer's internal hard drive where you want to copy the files retrieved from the selected My Passport drive: • To the Original Places copies the retrieved files to the same location that you.... Retrieve Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Retrieve destination option buttons Specify the location on the selected My Passport drive in a folder structure with check boxes for selecting individual files or folders: Start/Cancel Retrieving toggle button Controls retrieve ...
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... AND your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer icon to select the one that you want to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your My Passport drive is continuous for new or changed in any...Backing Up Files 1. Then, whenever you want to back up any action on your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of them up all of your My Passport drive connected to : 2. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files to your ...
... AND your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer icon to select the one that you want to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your My Passport drive is continuous for new or changed in any...Backing Up Files 1. Then, whenever you want to back up any action on your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of them up all of your My Passport drive connected to : 2. After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files to your ...
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...button and OK on the Switching Backup Plan dialog. d. To back up all six categories are selected: c. BACKING UP FILES - 28 on the internal hard drive: a. 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 ... Verify that the backup mode is category and that Ready to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of files on the internal hard drive and skip to back up . . . MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 3. On the Backup screen: IF you want to step 8 on the Switching Backup Plan dialog.
...button and OK on the Switching Backup Plan dialog. d. To back up all six categories are selected: c. BACKING UP FILES - 28 on the internal hard drive: a. 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 ... Verify that the backup mode is category and that Ready to perform category backup appears at the upper-left corner of files on the internal hard drive and skip to back up . . . MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 3. On the Backup screen: IF you want to step 8 on the Switching Backup Plan dialog.
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... View to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your My Passport drive. d. Click Apply Changes to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for the ...In the backup by categories selection box: • Clear the check boxes for your computer has more than one internal hard drive, select the check box for the categories of the files and folders on the Switching Backup Plan dialog. e. To ... files selection box, select the check box for your computer's internal hard drive: If your My Passport drive.
... View to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your My Passport drive. d. Click Apply Changes to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for the ...In the backup by categories selection box: • Clear the check boxes for your computer has more than one internal hard drive, select the check box for the categories of the files and folders on the Switching Backup Plan dialog. e. To ... files selection box, select the check box for your computer's internal hard drive: If your My Passport drive.
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...dialog. Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and update the content gauge for your My Passport drive Note: Clicking Revert clears your files in the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive changes to Stop Backup for all of data that has been backed up . During the backup: •... files that Ready to File Backup button and OK on page 31). BACKING UP FILES - 30 d. Select the check boxes for your My Passport drive changes to blue as the backup completes. • You can continue to step 8. 8. Click Start Backup to begin backing up the selected ...
...dialog. Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and update the content gauge for your My Passport drive Note: Clicking Revert clears your files in the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive changes to Stop Backup for all of data that has been backed up . During the backup: •... files that Ready to File Backup button and OK on page 31). BACKING UP FILES - 30 d. Select the check boxes for your My Passport drive changes to blue as the backup completes. • You can continue to step 8. 8. Click Start Backup to begin backing up the selected ...
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...Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to longterm archive storage and: a. The best long-term solution would be backed up, the WD SmartWare software displays a: • Caution message indicating the number of files involved • View link that you can click to view the Western Digital ...program and Web browser Important: Appearance of your files were not backed up files by category and your drive is full means that the backup completed normally. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 9. b. If you cannot determine why some of a Caution message indicating that the WD ...
...Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to longterm archive storage and: a. The best long-term solution would be backed up, the WD SmartWare software displays a: • Caution message indicating the number of files involved • View link that you can click to view the Western Digital ...program and Web browser Important: Appearance of your files were not backed up files by category and your drive is full means that the backup completed normally. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 9. b. If you cannot determine why some of a Caution message indicating that the WD ...
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...Passport drive to retrieve files from on the Home screen. 2. Select the backup volume that you want to copy retrieved files to your computer • A special retrieve folder Retrieve is generally a five-step process: 1. If your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive... selector box under your computer icon to select the one My Passport drive connected to : b.
...Passport drive to retrieve files from on the Home screen. 2. Select the backup volume that you want to copy retrieved files to your computer • A special retrieve folder Retrieve is generally a five-step process: 1. If your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive... selector box under your computer icon to select the one My Passport drive connected to : b.
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... Up Volumes selection box: You cannot retrieve files from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on page 34. Select a destination for retrieved files dialog. The Select a volume to step 3 on your computer, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays the . . . RETRIEVING FILES - 33 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL IF you have a backup volume.
... Up Volumes selection box: You cannot retrieve files from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on page 34. Select a destination for retrieved files dialog. The Select a volume to step 3 on your computer, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays the . . . RETRIEVING FILES - 33 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL IF you have a backup volume.
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... and skip to retrieve... b. from another computer at step 2 on page 35. Click Next to display the Select content to step 6 on page 32. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 3. On the Select a destination for your user name. option. If you want to save and implement the new folder specification. 4. Their original locations... identify the new folder. RETRIEVING FILES - 34 In a Retrieved Content Folder The default folder is not available if you want to copy your computer's internal hard drive, A retrieved content folder, THEN select the . . .
... and skip to retrieve... b. from another computer at step 2 on page 35. Click Next to display the Select content to step 6 on page 32. MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 3. On the Select a destination for your user name. option. If you want to save and implement the new folder specification. 4. Their original locations... identify the new folder. RETRIEVING FILES - 34 In a Retrieved Content Folder The default folder is not available if you want to copy your computer's internal hard drive, A retrieved content folder, THEN select the . . .
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...motherboard BIOS setting documentation to disable this product 1425 Format a WD hard drive in FAT32* (for use in both Windows and MAC OS X) 291 ... are installed before booting? To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from http://support.wdc.com/product...or USB 2.0. TROUBLESHOOTING - 55 110 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing ...
...motherboard BIOS setting documentation to disable this product 1425 Format a WD hard drive in FAT32* (for use in both Windows and MAC OS X) 291 ... are installed before booting? To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire FAT32 Formatting Utility from http://support.wdc.com/product...or USB 2.0. TROUBLESHOOTING - 55 110 MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL Troubleshooting This chapter includes the following topics: Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions If you have problems installing ...