Checking For Software Updates; Firmware Update - Western Digital My Book Duo User Manual

9. If the storage location is locked, Click the
9a, otherwise go to Step 10.
a. Clicking the Unlock button will open the WD Security software dialog box
so that a password can be entered to unlock the device.
close the WD Discovery software, but not the import process.
b. Enter your password in the
c. Click
Close
d. Reopen the WD Discovery software and Select the storage device that you
just unlocked.
10. On the WD Discovery software menu, the cloud service you selected will now
display with the current import (backup) status, such as "Import completed".
11. The import process through the WD Discovery software has completed. This is
not a scheduled backup.

Checking for Software Updates

WD Backup / WD Security / WD Drive Utilities
and WD Drive Utilities software are made available through the WD Discovery
software. If an update is available, it will be listed with the installed software on the
WD Discovery software list of installed Apps. Follow the steps below.
1. Open the WD Discovery software.
2. On the top menu, Click
3. If an update is available, it will be listed with the installed software noted on the
WD Discovery software list of installed Apps. Click the
the Open button.
4. Follow the on-screen prompts and allow the update process to complete.
– The update process for WD Discovery software is different. If an
WD Discovery
update is available, a notification will briefly display, then dock itself under the
section "NOTIFICATIONS". To update the WD Discovery software, follow these
steps:
1. Open the WD Discovery software.
2. On the top menu, Click the
corner. This three-line collapsed menu is illustrated at the beginning of this
chapter.
3. Click
Preferences
4. Under the the section "CURRENT VERSION" Click the
▪ If the
Update
your installation of WD Discovery.
▪ Additionally, the version number of the WD Discovery software is displayed
in this section and it will look similar to this: "WD Discovery 1.3.247". The
series of numbers for your version will be different.
5. This will install the WD Discovery software update.

Firmware Update

Firmware updates for the My Book Duo device are done through the WD Discovery
software. Install the WD Discovery software, if this has not yet been done -
Installing the WD Discovery
My Book Duo
User Manual
Password
on the WD Security software dialog box.
.
Apps
three-line collapsed menu icon
.
button does not appear, then there is no update available for
Software.
button and continue with Step
Unlock
Note:
field and Click
Unlock Drive
– Updates to WD Backup, WD Security,
selection under
Update
in the upper right-hand
button.
Update
WD Discovery Software
This will also
.
9