Securing The Drive; Password Protecting The Drive - Western Digital WDBBEP0010BBK User Manual

Securing the Drive

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This chapter includes the following topics:

Password Protecting the Drive

Unlocking the Drive
Changing Your Password
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature
Password Protecting the 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.
CAUTION! The WD SmartWare software uses your password to electronically
lock and unlock your drive. If you forget your password, you will not be able to
access the data that is on your drive or write new data to it. You will have to erase
the drive before you can use it again.
To create a password and keep others from accessing the files on your drive:
1.
Click the Settings tab to display either the WD SmartWare Settings tab display or the
drive management Drive Settings screen (see Figure 4 on page 13).
2. If you opened the WD SmartWare Settings tab display, click Set Up Drive to display
the WD SmartWare Drive Settings screen.
3. On the Drive Settings screen, click Security to display the Set Security dialog:
4. On the Set Security dialog:
a. Type your password in the Choose a password box, using up to 25 characters.
b. Retype your password in the Verify password box.
c. Type a hint to help remember your password in the Password hint box.
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