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
in a sleek portable device. It features ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, local and cloud
backup, and password protection with hardware encryption to help protect your files
from unauthorized use.
This introductory chapter includes the following topics:

Features

Kit Contents
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, your My Passport Ultra
drive 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, scheduled backup software—The WD Backup
the background to help protect your data using minimal computer resources. Set the
backup schedule to automatically back up your files at any time, on any day, week, or
month.
Local and cloud backup—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
the 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—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 capacity
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8—The WD app for Windows 8 makes it easy to discover
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software—Register your drive, set the drive sleep timer, run
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