Locking And Unlocking The Drive; Password Protecting The Drive - Western Digital My Passport User Manual

Locking and Unlocking 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! WD Security 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.
Use the WD Security application to:
• Create a password
• Change a password
• Eliminate the need for a password
To create a password and keep others from accessing the files on your drive:
1.
Click Go > Applications > WD Security to display the WD Security screen, Set
Security dialog:
2. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your
computer, select the one that you want to create a password for.
3. Type your password in the Choose a password box, using up to 25 characters.
4. Retype your password in the Verify password box.
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