Western Digital WDBABS3200ABK - My Passport AV User Manual
Western Digital WDBABS3200ABK - My Passport AV User Manual

Western Digital WDBABS3200ABK - My Passport AV User Manual

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  • Page 1 ® My Passport ™ for Mac My Passport SE for Mac Ultra-Portable Hard Drives User Manual placeholder My Passport and Passport SE for Mac User Manual...
  • Page 2: Wd Service And Support

    WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at support.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or if you prefer, ®...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Table of Contents WD Service and Support ........... ii Accessing Online Support .
  • Page 4 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Locking and Unlocking Your Drive ......24 Password Protecting Your Drive.
  • Page 5 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Troubleshooting ......... . . 55 Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive .
  • Page 6: About Your Wd Drive

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL About Your WD Drive ™ ® Welcome to your My Passport or My Passport SE for Mac ultra-portable hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to-use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection.
  • Page 7: Kit Contents

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Planet friendly—We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage you to recycle it. Ready to plug-and-play with Mac computers—HFS+J-formatted for compatibility with all Mac OS X operating systems. Support for multiple devices—One installation of the software supports up to three WD drives (My Passport or My Book drives with WD SmartWare software).
  • Page 8: Operating System Compatibility

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL For information about optional accessories for this product, visit: www.shopwd.com www.wdstore.com Canada www.shopwd.ca www.wdstore.ca Europe www.shopwd.eu www.wdstore.eu All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048.
  • Page 9: Power/Activity Led

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive’s power state as follows: LED Appearance Power State On steady Idle Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Drive activity Slow flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds System standby USB 2.0 Interface...
  • Page 10: Connecting The Drive And Getting Started

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the drive and installing the WD SmartWare software on your computer. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software...
  • Page 11 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Figure 4. Using the Optional My Passport Dock to Connect the My Passport Drive 3. If you have reformatted the drive for use on a Windows computer, skip the rest of this procedure and see “Installing the Drive on Windows Computers”...
  • Page 12: Enhancing Performance With Wd +Turbo

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO WD +TURBO is a utility on the My Passport drive that you can install to improve the performance of the drive on a Mac computer. To install WD +TURBO: Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the Extras folder on the screen that displays:...
  • Page 13 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. A message informs you that installing the drivers requires you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. 6. Type the password that you normally use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 7.
  • Page 14: Getting Started With The Wd Smartware Software

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To install the WD SmartWare software: Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on the screen that displays: Note: Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard only: A message asks if 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...
  • Page 15: Wd Smartware Software Overview

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. Click Continue to Install and the installer utility will detect that the WD SmartWare software is not installed: 3. Click Install WD SmartWare to begin the installation. 4.
  • Page 16: Wd Smartware Home Screen

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Figure 5. Home Screen WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen has four tab-selected options: • Home—Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer (see Figure 5) •...
  • Page 17: Viewing The Info/Online Help Topics

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL In the Content Gauge for your computer’s hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are shown against a blue background in categories that are based on the following folders on your computer: •...
  • Page 18: Backing Up Your Computer Files

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing It All Up Advanced Backup Capabilities About Backing Up Your Computer Files The WD SmartWare software automatically and continuously backs up all of the content on your computer to your My Passport drive—music, movies, photos, documents, e- mail, and other files.
  • Page 19 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Figure 6. Backup Screen In the Content Gauges for your computer’s disk drives, the categories of files that would be included in the backup if you click Run Backup are shown where a: •...
  • Page 20: Backing It All Up

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup. Files that are not backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files.
  • Page 21: Advanced Backup Capabilities

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that there is not enough free space on the drive to complete the backup. The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to long- term archive storage and: a.
  • Page 22: Changing The Backup Software Settings

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. In the backup files content box: • Select the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to include in the backup. • Clear the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to exclude from the backup.
  • Page 23 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Figure 8. Software Settings Screen Specifying the Number of Backup Versions. The WD SmartWare software can keep up to 25 older versions of each file. If you overwrite or delete a file by mistake, or want to see the file a couple of versions ago, the WD SmartWare software has a copy for you.
  • Page 24 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle. A large backup can take a lot of time, and can consume a lot of your system processing resources. The WD SmartWare software works in the background using minimal computer resources while you are working on your computer.
  • Page 25: Retrieving Backed Up Files

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Retrieving Backed Up Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Retrieving Files Retrieving a File Retrieving a Folder Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files Retrieving All Your Content About Retrieving Files The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to retrieve files that have been...
  • Page 26 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Figure 9. Retrieve Screen Figure 10. Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 21...
  • Page 27 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Figure 11. Select Content to Retrieve Screen 4. On the Select content to retrieve... screen, select Retrieve Some Files to display the retrieve files selection box (see Figure 12 on page 23). 5.
  • Page 28: Retrieving A Folder

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Figure 12. Retrieve Files Selection Box 7. During the retrieve: • The Retrieve screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been copied to the specified retrieve location. •...
  • Page 29: Locking And Unlocking Your Drive

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Locking and Unlocking Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting Your Drive Unlocking Your Drive Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Changing Your Password Password Protecting Your Drive You should password protect your drive if you are worried that someone else will gain access to your drive and you do not want them to see your files on the drive.
  • Page 30: Unlocking Your Drive

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Figure 13. Drive Settings Screen 5. Retype your password in the Verify password box. 6. Type a hint to help remind yourself of your password in the Password hint box. 7.
  • Page 31: Unlocking Your Drive With The Wd Smartware Software

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software The procedure for unlocking your drive with the WD SmartWare software can be automatic or manual, depending on whether the Please provide your password prompt appears or not.
  • Page 32: Unlocking Your Drive Without The Wd Smartware Software

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock on the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen: 4. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen.
  • Page 33: Turning Off The Drive Lock Feature

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. Click Unlock to unlock your drive. 4. Click Exit at the Your drive is now unlocked prompt to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen. Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from your drive: Click Security on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 13 on page 25) to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog:...
  • Page 34: Managing And Customizing Your Drive

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Managing and Customizing Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics: Using the WD SmartWare Icon Opening the WD SmartWare Software Checking Drive Status Safely Dismounting the Drive Customizing Your Software Settings Customizing Your Drive Settings Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software...
  • Page 35: Checking Drive Status

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Checking Drive Status Use the WD SmartWare icon to determine whether the drive is encrypted (locked), how full the drive is, the drive’s serial number, and the temperature condition of the drive: Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives and select the My Passport drive:...
  • Page 36: Safely Dismounting The Drive

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Safely Dismounting the Drive You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac in two ways, using either the: • WD SmartWare icon • My Passport icon CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down or removing the drive.
  • Page 37: Customizing Your Software Settings

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by: •...
  • Page 38: Setting The Preferences Options

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. Click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder. 4. Click Apply to save and implement the new retrieve folder. Setting the Preferences Options When enabled, each time you reconnect your My Passport drive to your computer, the Preferences options: •...
  • Page 39: Registering Your Drive

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance with the WD SmartWare software, on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 13 on page 25): IF you want to . . . THEN click .
  • Page 40: Setting The Drive Sleep Timer

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 5. Type your e-mail address in the E-mail address box. 6. Select your language in the Preferred language box. 7. Select or clear the Yes, I want to receive communication... check box to specify whether or not you want to receive e-mail notifications about software updates, product enhancements, and price discount opportunities.
  • Page 41 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function. To erase your My Passport when the drive is not locked: On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 13 on page 25), click Drive Erase to display the Erase Drive dialog: 2.
  • Page 42 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Using the Drive Unlock Utility. To erase your My Passport when the drive is locked and you have forgotten or lost your password: If you do not see a prompt to provide your password, then either: •...
  • Page 43: Uninstalling The Wd Smartware Software

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. The fifth invalid password attempt displays the There were too many password recovery attempts prompt: 4. Read the warning about the loss of data if you erase your drive. 5.
  • Page 44: Restoring The Wd Smartware Software And Disk Image

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. Double-click the WD SmartWare Uninstaller icon: 3. Click Uninstall on the WD SmartWare Uninstall screen. Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image In addition to deleting all of the data on your My Passport drive, erasing or reformatting the drive also removes the WD SmartWare software and all of the support files, utilities, online help and user manual files.
  • Page 45: Checking Drive Health

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Checking Drive Health The data files on your My Passport drive are important to you. The WD SmartWare software has several built-in diagnostic tools to help make sure that your drive is performing well.
  • Page 46 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. Click the button for the test that you want to run: • Quick SMART Status • Quick Drive Test • Complete Drive Test CHECKING DRIVE HEALTH – 41...
  • Page 47: Using The Drive With Windows

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Using the Drive with Windows The My Passport drive is preformatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. To use the drive on Windows operating systems, you must first: •...
  • Page 48: Installing The Drive On Windows Computers

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the Drive on Windows Computers After you have reformatted your drive for use on a Windows computer and downloaded and restored the Windows version of the WD SmartWare software and disk image: Turn on your computer.
  • Page 49 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Note: If a Flash Player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated. Figure 14. Welcome to WD SmartWare Screen 7. Continue to “Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software” on page 45. If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software, go to “Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software”...
  • Page 50: Getting Started With The Wd Smartware Software

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL b. For Windows Vista or Windows 7 with AutoRun (AutoPlay) disabled, open Computer, click to open the My Passport drive listing in Windows Explorer and double-click the WD SmartWare.exe file to display the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen (see Figure 14 on page 44).
  • Page 51 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. After the software installation completes: IF you clicked . . . at step 1, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays . . . Install WD SmartWare The initial Backup screen for performing your first backup Figure 15 on page 47).
  • Page 52 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Figure 15. Initial Backup Screen Figure 16. Initial Drive Settings Screen USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 47...
  • Page 53 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Figure 17. Drive Management Home Screen Figure 18. Drive Management Drive Settings Screen USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 48...
  • Page 54: Using The Wd Smartware Icon

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Using the WD SmartWare Icon After you have installed the WD SmartWare software (see “Installing the Drive on Windows Computers” on page 43), the WD SmartWare icon displays in the Windows task bar.
  • Page 55: Checking Drive Status

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Checking Drive Status Hover the pointer over the WD SmartWare icon to see the drive capacity used and the drive temperature condition, and to find out if the drive is locked: Monitoring Icon Alerts The WD SmartWare icon in the system tray flashes to indicate drive status as...
  • Page 56: Enabling The Backup And Retrieve Functions

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions If you selected Install Drive Settings at the What would you like to do? prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen and now want to enable the Backup and Retrieve functions: On the drive management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 18 on page 48), click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog:...
  • Page 57: Unlocking Your Drive With The Wd Smartware Software

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software displays a Drive is locked message in place of the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive: To unlock the drive using the WD SmartWare software: As prompted, click the My Passport image above the Drive is locked prompt to open...
  • Page 58: Unlocking Your Drive Without The Wd Smartware Software

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD SmartWare software installed, you can use the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there.
  • Page 59: Uninstalling On Windows Vista Or Windows 7

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Click Start > Control Panel. 2. Double-click Programs and Features. 3. Click WD SmartWare or the WD SmartWare icon and click Uninstall/Change at the top of the screen.
  • Page 60: Troubleshooting

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you have problems installing or using this product, refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our support Web site at support.wdc.com and search our knowledge base for more help.
  • Page 61 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 2.0? Refer to your USB card documentation or contact your USB card manufacturer. Note: If your USB 2.0 controller is built in to the system motherboard, be sure to install the appropriate chipset support for your motherboard.
  • Page 62: Installing An Ses Driver

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing an SES Driver If you decide to not install the WD SmartWare software, you must have an SES driver installed on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer.
  • Page 63 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Select Install the software automatically and click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 58...
  • Page 64: Installing The Driver Manually

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: On the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, select No, not this time to inhibit a connection attempt to Windows Update: 2.
  • Page 65 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL d. Click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Finish: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER – 60...
  • Page 66: Installing On Windows Vista Computers

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing on Windows Vista Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5 or Figure 4 on page 6, the Found New Hardware screen displays. Note: If Autoplay is enabled, two additional screens might appear at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen.
  • Page 67: Installing The Driver Manually

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet, install the driver manually: On the Found New Hardware wizard screen, click Locate and install driver software: 2.
  • Page 68 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 4. Browse to Computer and: a. Double-click the My Passport drive. b. Double-click the Extras folder. c. Select WD SES Device Driver. d. Click Next: 5. When the installation completes, click Close: INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER –...
  • Page 69: Installing On Windows 7 Computers

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Installing on Windows 7 Computers After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5 or Figure 4 on page 6, use the Windows 7 Computer Management utility to install the SES driver: Open All Programs and click Computer >...
  • Page 70 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 3. Click Browse my computer for driver software. 4. Browse to Computer, double-click the My Passport drive, double-click the Extras folder, and select WD SES Device Driver: 5. Click Next. 6.
  • Page 71: Compliance And Warranty Information

    Directives of the European Union, including the EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) and the Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC). A “Declaration of Conformity” in accordance with the applicable directives has been made and is on file at Western Digital Europe. COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION – 66...
  • Page 72: Kcc Notice (Republic Of Korea Only)

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL KCC Notice (Republic of Korea only) Class B Device 1 Please note that this device has been approved for non-business purposes and may be used in any environment, including residential areas. Environmental Compliance (China) Warranty Information Obtaining Service...
  • Page 73 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL unless the product is on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is within the scope of the applicable instructions, as found at support.wdc.com), accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than WD.
  • Page 74: Index

    MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Index FCC Class B information 66 File categories, defined 49 Accessories, optional 2 history, drive setting 32 history, screen 18 Backup Formatting the drive 55 about backing up files 13 Full Media Scan 40 files content box 16 procedure 15...
  • Page 75 MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC USER MANUAL Reformatting the drive 3 Warranty 67 Register Drive screen 34 WD +TURBO 7 Registering your drive 4 WD Service 67 Registration drive setting 34 WD SmartWare icon Regulatory compliance 66 Windows 29 Restarting WD SmartWare software 29 Windows...
  • Page 76 WD. WD reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice. Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks and My Passport, WD SmartWare, and Data Lifeguard are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies.

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