Installing The Wd Smartware Software - Western Digital WDBAAA2500Axx - My Passport Essential User Manual

Installing the WD SmartWare Software

1.
Double-click the My Passport icon and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on
the screen that displays:
2. A message asks whether you want to use the My Passport drive to back up with
Time Machine:
WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine software.
When using Time Machine, you can still use the WD SmartWare software for
password protecting the drive, registering the drive, and running drive diagnostics.
a. If you do not want to use the Time Machine backup software, click Cancel.
b. If you do want to use the Time Machine backup software, click Use as Backup
Disk. The My Passport icon now displays as:
The WD SmartWare Software Installer screen displays:
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