Locking And Unlocking The Drive; Password Protecting The Drive - Western Digital My Passport Ultra 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!
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.
1.
Open the WD Security software by clicking either:
The WD Security desktop shortcut icon
Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security
See Figure 5 on page 9.
2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the
one that you want to create a password for.
3. Read the warning about the possibility of data loss if you forget your password.
4. Type your password in the Password box, using up to 25 characters.
5. Retype your password in the Verify Password box.
6. Type a hint to help remember your password in the Password Hint box.
7. Select the Enable auto unlock for this computer... check box if you want the
WD Security software to remember your password for the selected drive on this
computer.
8. Click Set Password to save your password and enable hardware encryption for your
drive
CAUTION!
continue your current work session. Then the WD Security software:
Locks the drive when you shut down your computer, disconnect your drive, or your
computer goes into the sleep mode
Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your
computer or reconnect your drive, UNLESS you selected the Enable auto unlock
for this computer... check box when you created your password
Note: When you create a password, the WD Security software saves your
The WD Security software uses your password to electronically lock and
After creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for as long as you
password in firmware on the My Passport drive and displays the
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