Getting Started Without The Wd Smartware Software - Western Digital My Book User Manual

9. On the initial Drive Settings screen:
a. See "Registering the Drive" on page 38.
b. After registering your drive, click Finish to close the initial Drive Settings screen.
This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install Drive Settings.
In this case:
• Opening the WD SmartWare software displays the drive management Home
screen (see Figure 8 on page 14) with the Settings tab for performing all drive
management functions (see "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 35).
• Clicking the Settings tab displays the drive management Drive Settings screen
with a Preferences button that you can use to enable the WD SmartWare
backup and retrieve functions (see "Enabling the Backup and Retrieve
Functions" on page 41)

Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software

If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Book as an
external hard drive. In this case, however, you will not be able to:
• Protect your data with automatic continuous backups (see "Backing Up Your
Computer Files" on page 26)
• Retrieve earlier versions of lost, or damaged files (see "Retrieving Backed Up
Files" on page 31)
• Customize your software and drive settings for the best possible performance
(see "Managing and Customizing the Software" on page 43)
• Check the operational condition of your drive with built-in diagnostic features (see
"Checking Drive Health" on page 39)
To forego these performance features and get started without installing the
WD SmartWare software:
1.
Click Do Not Install at the What would you like to do? prompt to display the
Continue without installing WD SmartWare? prompt:
2. Click:
• Continue without Install if you still do not want to install the WD SmartWare
software.
• Go Back if you have changed your mind and do want to install the
WD SmartWare software. In this case, go to "Getting Started with the
WD SmartWare Software" on page 7.
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