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Western Digital My Passport WDBY8L0020BBK User Manual (77 pages)
Portable Hard Drive
Brand:
Western Digital
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 1.68 MB
Table of Contents
WD Service and Support
2
Accessing Online Support
2
Contacting WD Technical Support
2
Table of Contents
3
1 About Your WD Drive
6
Features
6
Kit Contents
7
Optional Accessories
7
Operating System Compatibility
8
Disk Drive Format
8
Physical Description
8
Power/Activity LED
9
USB 3.0 Interface
9
Registering Your Drive
9
Handling Precautions
9
2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
10
Connecting the Drive
10
Getting Started with the WD Software
11
3 WD Smartware Software Functional Overview
16
Home Tab Display
17
Backup Tab Displays
21
Retrieve Tab Displays
24
Settings Tab Display
27
Help Tab Display
28
4 Backing up Your Computer Files
30
How the Backup Function Works
30
Backing up Files
30
5 Retrieving Backup Files
35
How the Retrieve Function Works
35
Retrieving Files
35
6 Locking and Unlocking the Drive
39
Password Protecting the Drive
39
Unlocking the Drive
40
Unlocking the Drive with WD Security or WD Drive Utilities
41
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Smartware Software
42
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility
43
Changing Your Password
44
Turning off the Drive Lock Feature
45
7 Managing and Customizing the Drive
46
Using the WD Smartware Icon
46
Opening the WD Smartware Software
46
Checking Drive Status
47
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
47
Monitoring Icon Alerts
47
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer
48
Registering the Drive
48
Checking Drive Health
49
Erasing the Drive
51
Using the Drive Erase Function
51
Using the WD Drive Unlock Utility
52
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
54
8 Managing and Customizing the Software
55
Specifying the Number of Backup Versions
55
Pausing Backups until Your Computer Is Idle
55
Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder
56
Checking for Software Updates
56
Uninstalling the WD Software
57
9 Using the Drive with a Mac
59
Reformatting the Drive
59
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
59
Installing the Drive on Mac Computers
59
10 Troubleshooting
60
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive
60
Frequently Asked Questions
60
Installing an SES Driver
62
Installing on Windows XP Computers
62
Installing the Driver Automatically
62
Installing the Driver Manually
64
Installing on Windows Vista Computers
66
Installing the Driver Automatically
66
Installing the Driver Manually
67
Installing on Windows 7 Computers
69
Compliance and Warranty Information
71
Regulatory Compliance
71
FCC Class B Information
71
ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement
71
Safety Compliance
71
CE Compliance for Europe
71
KC Notice (Republic of Korea Only)
72
Environmental Compliance (China)
72
Warranty Information
72
Obtaining Service
72
Limited Warranty
73
GNU General Public License ("GPL")
73
Index
74
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Western Digital My Passport WDBY8L0020BBK User Manual (59 pages)
WD SmartWare User Manual
Brand:
Western Digital
| Category:
Software
| Size: 1.03 MB
Table of Contents
WD Service and Support
2
Accessing Online Support
2
Contacting WD Technical Support
2
Table of Contents
3
1 About the WD Smartware Software
5
Operating System Compatibility
5
Hard Drive Support
5
Functional Overview
6
Home Tab Displays
7
Backup Tab Displays
11
Retrieve Tab Displays
14
Settings Tab Displays
17
Help Tab Display
19
2 Installing the Software and Getting Started
21
Getting Started with the WD Smartware Software
22
Getting Started Without the WD Smartware Software
28
3 Securing the Drive
29
Password Protecting the Drive
29
Unlocking the Drive
30
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Smartware Software
30
Unlocking the Drive Without the WD Smartware Software
31
Changing Your Password
32
Turning off the Drive Lock Feature
33
4 Backing up Your Computer Files
34
How the Backup Function Works
34
Backing up Files
34
5 Retrieving Backed up Files
39
How the Retrieve Function Works
39
Retrieving Files
39
6 Managing and Customizing the Drive
43
Using the WD Smartware Icon
43
Opening the WD Smartware Software
43
Checking Drive Status
44
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
44
Monitoring Icon Alerts
44
Naming the Drive
45
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer
45
Registering the Drive
46
Checking Drive Health
47
Erasing the Drive
48
Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function
49
Using the Drive Unlock Utility
49
Restoring the WD Smartware Software and Disk Image
50
7 Managing and Customizing the Software
51
Specifying the Number of Backup Versions
51
Pausing Backups until Your Computer Is Idle
52
Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder
52
Checking for Software Updates
53
Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions
53
Uninstalling the WD Smartware Software
54
Warranty Information
55
GNU General Public License ("GPL")
55
Index
56
Western Digital My Passport WDBY8L0020BBK Quick Install Manual (5 pages)
Quick Install Guide
Brand:
Western Digital
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 0.7 MB
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Western Digital My Passport WDBY8L0020BBK Specifications (2 pages)
Portable Hard Drives
Brand:
Western Digital
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 0.19 MB
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