Managing And Customizing The Software; Checking For Software Updates; Configuring A Remote Dropbox Account - Western Digital My Passport User Manual

Managing and Customizing the Software

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This chapter includes the following topics:

Checking for Software Updates

Configuring a Remote Dropbox Account

Specifying a Different Retrieved Content Folder
Specifying the Number of Backup Versions
Uninstalling the WD Software
Checking for Software Updates
When enabled, the Software Updates option automatically checks for WD SmartWare
software updates. This ensures that you are always using the most-recent software
version. To enable or disable the Software Updates option:
1.
Click the Settings tab and Set Up Software to display the Software Settings screen
(see Figure 11 on page 29).
2. On the Software Settings screen, click Software Updates to display the Software
Updates dialog:
3. On the Software Updates dialog:
a. Select or clear the Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates
check box.
b. Click Check Now if you want to check for software updates now.
Configuring a Remote Dropbox Account
Before you can use a remote Dropbox folder as a backup source or target device, you
must configure your Dropbox account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software.
1.
Click the Settings tab and Set Up Software to display the Software Settings screen
(see Figure 11 on page 29).
2. On the Software Settings screen, click Dropbox Account to display the Dropbox
Account dialog:
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