About Your Wd Drive; Features - Western Digital My Passport Ultra User Manual

About Your WD Drive

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Welcome to your My Passport
capacity in a sleek portable device. It features ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, and both
local and cloud backup.
This introductory chapter includes the following topics:

Features

Kit Contents
Optional Accessories
Operating System Compatibility
Disk Drive Format
Physical Description
Registering Your Drive
Handling Precautions
Features
With a compact design, high capacity, and your choice of local or cloud backup, My
Passport Ultra fits perfectly into the busy life of anyone with an on-the-go digital life.
Ultra-fast transfer rates—When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport Ultra lets
you access and save files with blazing speed. Reduce transfer time by up to three times
when compared to USB 2.0 transfer time.*
*Performance may vary based on your hardware and system configuration.
Automatic, continuous backup software—The WD SmartWare
backup software works quietly in the background to help protect your data using
minimal PC resources. Select automatic, continuous backup to instantly back up your
files. Or select the scheduled backup option to back up your files on your schedule and
take control of your backup.
Local and cloud backup—The WD SmartWare Pro software lets you choose where you
back up your files. Back up files to your My Passport Ultra drive or back up files to the
cloud using Dropbox.*
*A Dropbox account is required for cloud backup. Cloud services can be changed,
terminated, or interrupted at any time and can vary by country.
Works great with Windows
digital media stored on your My Passport Ultra drive with your Windows 8 computer.
Your content is automatically displayed and organized so you can easily locate and enjoy
your photos, videos, and music.
Ultra-sleek design with high capacity—At just 12.8 mm, this ultra-sleek drive is thin
and fast with plenty of capacity for your important digital content.
USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility—With this single drive you get compatibility with
the latest USB 3.0 devices and backward compatibility with USB 2.0 devices as well.
WD Drive Utilities
diagnostics, and more using the WD Drive Utilities software.
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Ultra portable hard drive. This drive offers high
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8—The WD Windows 8 app makes it easy to discover the
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software—Register your drive, set the drive sleep timer, run
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