6. When the installation completes, click Finish to exit the Setup Wizard:
7. To confirm a successful installation:
a. Verify that the WD Quick View icon displays in the system tray portion of the
Windows taskbar:
WD Quick View Icon
b. Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare >
WD SmartWare to display the Home screen (see Figure 1 on page 4).
8. On the Home screen:
IF you want to . . .
Back up the files on your
computer's internal hard drive to
your external device,
Retrieve backed up files from
your external device,
Create a password to keep others
from accessing the files on your
external device,
Customize the settings of your
external device,
Customize the settings of the
WD SmartWare software,
View Learning Center help topics
and links to online support
services,
THEN click the . . . tab
Backup
Retrieve
Settings
Settings
Settings
Help
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AND see . . .
"Backing Up Your
Computer Files" on
page 28.
"Retrieving Backed Up
Files" on page 33.
"Securing the Drive" on
page 22.
"Managing and
Customizing the Drive"
on page 37
"Managing and
Customizing the
Software" on page 46.
"Help Tab Display" on
page 17