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

About Your WD Drive

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Secure your precious memories on My Book
optimized for the fastest possible data transfer rates and features complete protection
for your files. The WD SmartWare
precious memories. The Acronis
complete system backup. Password protection with hardware encryption keeps your
private stuff private.
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
Secure your precious memories on My Book desktop storage with ultra-fast USB 3.0
connectivity, WD SmartWare Pro backup software, Acronis True Image system-level
software and password protection.
Ultra-fast transfer rates—My Book desktop storage is optimized for the fastest
possible data transfer rates. Connect this drive to a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port to access
and save files in record time.
Massive capacity—With up to 4 TB capacity, there's plenty of room to store and protect
your precious memories and important files.
Automatic backup software—The WD SmartWare Pro automatic 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—WD SmartWare Pro lets you choose. Back up your files to
your My Book drive or back up your files to the cloud using your Dropbox
Dropbox account is required for cloud backup. Cloud services can be changed,
terminated or interrupted at any time and can vary by country.)
System-level backup—Acronis True Image (ATI) WD Edition software backs up your
files on a system level so that if you ever need to recover your system files, you have
them close at hand:
• ATI WD Edition software download:
• ATI WD Edition user guide download:
More access—Our free Windows
photos, videos and music libraries stored on your My Book drive using a Windows 8
computer. Go to the Windows Store for your free download.
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