Managing The Drive On A Mac; Actions - Western Digital My Passport WDBACX0010B User Manual

7. In the Password box, enter the password you normally enter to access this Mac.
When installation is complete, the computer restarts.
Note: The My Passport icon

Managing the Drive on a Mac

Actions

After you have installed the WD SmartWare software, the WD SmartWare icon
displays in the bar at the top right of the screen.
Clicking the icon enables you to perform the following actions:
• Launch the WD SmartWare software
• Safely dismount the drive
• Check the remaining capacity of the drive
• Display the serial number of the drive
• Display the temperature of the drive
The sections below describe how to use the icon and alternative methods to perform
these actions, as well as how to unlock the My Passport Essential drive using the virtual
CD on the desktop.
on the desktop now looks like this:
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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL
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