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- Page 1 ™ My Book Desktop Storage User Manual...
- Page 2 Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at support.wdc.com and choose from these topics: ▪ – Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers at: register.wdc.com Registration ▪ –Download software and updates for your WD product at: support.wdc.com/downloads Downloads ▪...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Available Apps........................8 _________ 4 Backing Up Files..................10 How the Backup Function Works.................10 Backing Up Files......................11 Configuring Your Cloud Service Account..............13 _________ 5 Restoring Files....................16 How the Restore Function Works................16 Restoring Files........................ 16 My Book User Manual... - Page 4 11 Compliance and Warranty Information............33 Regulatory Compliance....................33 FCC Class B Information....................33 ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement..................33 Safety Compliance......................34 CE Compliance For Europe....................34 KC Notice (Republic of Korea only)................. 34 Environmental Compliance (China)................34 Warranty Information....................35 My Book User Manual...
- Page 5 Obtaining Service......................35 Limited Warranty.......................35 Warranty Information (Australia/New Zealand)............. 36 Obtaining Service......................36 Warranty..........................37 GNU General Public License (“GPL”)................38 My Book User Manual...
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Page 6: About Your Wd Drive
It is desktop storage reimagined and gives you the opportunity to express yourself! My Book desktop storage is ready to use out of the box so you can Easy to Use — start transferring files, saving your memories and backing up right away. It comes... -
Page 7: Kit Contents
▪ Quick install guide Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit www.wdc.com Operating System Compatibility Your My Book drive and the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security software are compatible with the following operating systems: ™ Windows macOS ®... -
Page 8: Disk Drive Format
Apple Software Update App Store Disk Drive Format Your My Book drive is formatted as a single exFAT partition for compatibility with all updated Windows and Mac operating systems. Physical Description The My Book drive has: ▪ The power connector, interface port, and a security slot on the back USB 3.0 Interface... - Page 9 About Your WD Drive ▪ Do not use this product as a portable drive. ▪ To allow proper ventilation, do not block any of the drive enclosure’s air slots. My Book User Manual...
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Page 10: Connecting The Drive
Cancel software installs the proper driver for your drive. Your My Book drive is now ready to use as an external storage device. You can enhance its capabilities by installing the WD software that is on the drive: ▪ WD Discovery ▪... - Page 11 2. For Mac, open WD Discovery for Mac.dmg to install WD software to help modify drive settings. If you don’t have internet connectivity, please install WD ™ Drive Utilities from the WD Software Offline Installers > For Mac folder. My Book User Manual...
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Page 12: Installing Wd Discovery
The WD Discovery application, a collection of drive management tools such as WD Backup, WD Security and WD Drive Utilities, can be installed from your My Book drive. WD Discovery is a tray application; a small icon appears in the Windows system tray in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. -
Page 13: Using Wd Discovery
Applications displayed on the Available Apps tab are created by other Note: companies and organizations; while they have been tested and approved for use on the My Book drive, you should contact the publisher for full instructions and software license terms and warranty information. My Book... - Page 14 WD Discovery My Book User Manual...
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Page 15: How The Backup Function Works
files and resumes automatic backup protection according to the schedule. —The WD Backup software will not back up its own backup plan or Excluded Files files that have specific: ▪ Attributes: reparsePoint, temporary ▪ Names: \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows, [CommonApplicationData] \Western Digital\, [CommonApplicationData]\Microsoft\Windows\Caches\, My Book User Manual... -
Page 16: Backing Up Files
Specify a different backup schedule, Edit Schedule to display the Automatic Backup Schedule screen and proceed to Step 4. Change the Include Files setting, Edit Files to display the Select Files to Back Up screen and skip to Step 7. My Book User Manual... - Page 17 WD Backup software see Configuring Your Cloud Service Account b. In the file structure view of the selected device, click the selectors to open the listings and select the check box for each file and folder that you want My Book User Manual...
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Page 18: Configuring Your Cloud Service Account
WD Backup screen: Add Backup Plan ▪ on the WD Backup view menu from the Windows taskbar: Configure backup 2. On the Select your WD storage device or cloud service dialog, select to highlight the Dropbox icon: My Book User Manual... - Page 19 The Success! indication signifies that the WD Backup software has been granted access to your Dropbox account. e. Click Finish on the Dropbox connection dialog to finalize the configuration and display the Setup Complete dialog with Dropbox selected as your backup target device: My Book User Manual...
- Page 20 Backing Up Files My Book User Manual...
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Page 21: How The Restore Function Works
Select Location to activate the Browse button and: Click Browse to display the Select Location screen: Use the folder structure view of your computer to select the restore location. With the selected folder name in the Folder box, click Select Folder. My Book User Manual... - Page 22 Note that selecting the check box for a folder automatically selects all of the files and subfolders in the folder. c. Click to restore the selected files or folders to the specified Restore location. My Book User Manual...
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Page 23: Locking And Unlocking The Drive
UNLESS you selected the Enable auto unlock for this computer... check box when you created your password Not all of Western Digital's products contain active data encryption. For some markets, like Russia, the encryption is disabled and cannot be enabled by the end user. -
Page 24: Unlocking The Drive
2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the one that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog. 3. On the Unlock Drive dialog: a. Type your password in the Password box. b. Click Unlock Drive. My Book User Manual... -
Page 25: Changing Your Password
Edit security settings dialog. 3. On the Edit security settings dialog, the Remove password option is selected by default: a. Type your password in the box. Password My Book User Manual... - Page 26 Locking and Unlocking the Drive b. Click Update Security Settings My Book User Manual...
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Page 27: Managing And Customizing The Drive
And, because they are so fast, running the drive status check and the quick drive test provides a high level of assurance with minimal inconvenience. Then, run all three whenever you encounter disk error conditions when writing or accessing files. My Book User Manual... -
Page 28: Safely Disconnecting The Drive
Locked Have forgotten or lost your Using Five Invalid Passwords password and must erase the drive, Using the Drive Erase Function To erase your drive when it is not locked: 1. To run WD Drive Utilities: My Book User Manual... -
Page 29: Using Five Invalid Passwords
When you have forgotten or lost your password, you can erase the drive by entering five invalid passwords on the Unlock Drive dialog. See With the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software. 1. On the Unlock Drive dialog, make five attempts to unlock the drive by: My Book User Manual... -
Page 30: Registering The Drive
Registering the drive provides free technical support during the warranty period and keeps you up-to-date on the latest WD products. 1. Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet. 2. Click > > to display the WD Discovery screen. Start All Programs WD Discovery My Book User Manual... -
Page 31: Setting The Drive Sleep Timer
Start > All Programs > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities 2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the one that you want to set. 3. Select to display the dialog: Settings Sleep Timer My Book User Manual... - Page 32 Managing and Customizing the Drive 4. On the Sleep Timer dialog: a. Verify or click the Sleep Timer on/off toggle button to the ON position. b. In the Select Time box, select the inactivity period for turning off the drive. My Book User Manual...
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Page 33: Managing And Customizing The Software
WD Drive Utilities As WD Drive Utilities updates are available, a message appears in the WD Discovery Notifications section of the Devices screen. here Click the link to install the update. My Book User Manual... -
Page 34: Uninstalling The Wd Software
2. Select Programs and Features category; in some versions of Windows, this is called simply "Programs". 3. Choose the program you want to remove, then click Uninstall 4. When prompted with an "Are you sure..." question, click My Book User Manual... -
Page 35: Reformatting The Drive
After you have reformatted your drive, go to http:/ /support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 7 for information about downloading the Windows and Mac version of the WD Apps software. The WD Backup software is not available for Mac computers. My Book User Manual... -
Page 36: Troubleshooting
WD USB 3.1 external storage product. The drive is not recognized correctly unless USB 3.1, USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 root hub and host controller drivers are installed. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for installation procedures. My Book User Manual... - Page 37 2.0 device can transfer data up to 12 Mbps. If your system includes a PCI Express slot, you can achieve higher data transfer rates by installing a PCI Express adapter card. Contact the card manufacturer for installation procedures and more information. My Book User Manual...
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Page 38: Compliance And Warranty Information
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by WD could void your authority to operate this device. ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. This device complies with Canadian ICES-003 Class B. My Book User Manual... -
Page 39: Safety Compliance
EU), the Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU), ErP Directive (2009/125/EC), and RoHS Directive (2011/65/Eu). A “Declaration of Conformity” in accordance with the applicable directives has been made and is on file at Western Digital Europe. KC Notice (Republic of Korea only) 기종별... -
Page 40: Warranty Information
(including removing or obliterating labels and opening or removing external enclosures, including the mounting frame, unless the product is on the list of limited user-serviceable products and the specific alteration is within the scope of the applicable My Book User Manual... -
Page 41: Warranty Information (Australia/New Zealand)
Product. If you are unable to contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product, please visit our product support Web site at http:/ /support.wdc.com for information on how to obtain service or a My Book User Manual... -
Page 42: Warranty
DELETION ALTERATION OF DATA. NOTE THAT YOU SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOSS, CORRUPTION, DELETION OR ALTERATION OF DATA HOWSOEVER CAUSED, AND FOR BACKING UPAND PROTECTING DATA AGAINST LOSS, CORRUPTION, DELETION OR ALTERATION. YOU AGREE TO CONTINUALLY BACK UP My Book User Manual... -
Page 43: Gnu General Public License ("Gpl")
/support.wdc.com. Modification of or tampering with the Software, including but not limited to any Open Source Software, is solely at your own risk. Western Digital is not responsible for any such modification or tampering. Western Digital will not support any product in which you have or have attempted to modify the Software supplied by Western Digital. - Page 44 files Environmental compliance, China RoHS Erasing the drive Safety compliance Service 35, Software settings FCC Class B information cloud service account Software Settings Dropbox Account Software, GPL GNU general public license System compatibility GPL software My Book User Manual...
- Page 45 Unlocking the drive with the WD Security software USB interface Warranty information Warranty Information 35, service, obtaining 35, WD Drive Utilities software Diagnose dialog Drive Erase dialog Register Your Device dialog Sleep Timer dialog My Book User Manual...
- Page 46 WD, the WD logo, My Book, WD Discovery, WD Backup, WD Security and WD Drive Utilities are registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
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