Managing And Customizing Your Drive; Using The Wd Smartware Icon; Opening Wd Smartware Software; Checking Drive Status - Western Digital WDBAAJ0020HSL - My Book Studio User Manual

Managing and Customizing Your Drive

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This chapter includes the following topics:

Using the WD SmartWare Icon

Opening WD SmartWare Software

Checking Drive Status

Monitoring Icon Alerts
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
Customizing Your Software Settings
Customizing Your Drive Settings
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software
Using the WD SmartWare Icon
After you have installed the WD SmartWare software (see "Getting Started with the
WD SmartWare Software" on page 10), the WD SmartWare icon displays in the Windows
taskbar:
By clicking the icon you can:
• Open the WD SmartWare software
• Check the drive status
• Monitor icon alerts
• Safely disconnect the drive
The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things.
Opening WD SmartWare Software
If the WD SmartWare software does not start automatically, you can restart it by:
• Clicking Start > (All) Programs > WD SmartWare > WDSmartWare
• Double-clicking the WD SmartWare icon
Note: You can also left- or right-click the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar and
Checking Drive Status
Hover the pointer over the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar to see the drive capacity
used and drive temperature, and to find out if the drive is locked:
select WD SmartWare.
in the taskbar
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