Getting Started With Wd Smartware Software - Western Digital My Book WDBAAF0010HBK User Manual

The WD SmartWare virtual CD drive is listed under Devices with Removable
Storage.
b. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD.
Note: WD SmartWare software is provided in the form of a virtual CD (VCD) drive
on your My Book Drive. The VCD displays on your desktop and behaves just like
a physical CD. To view the contents of the VCD, such as the documentation and
some extra programs, right-click and select Open.
The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays. If a Flash Player is installed on your
computer, the screen is animated.
c. Continue to "Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software" in the following
section.

Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software

After you select either Back Up Files, Set Up Drive, or Retrieve a backup, the software
will guide you through a simple two-step WD SmartWare software installation process. If
a newer version of software is available the system will automatically alert you. WD
highly recommends using the latest version of software, especially on a new installation.
After the installation is complete, the WD SmartWare software will either:
• Guide you through:
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Backing up your files (see Figure 7 on page 11 and "Backing Up Your Com-
puter Files" on page 14)
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Setting up your drive security (see Figure 8 on page 11 and "Password Pro-
tecting Your Drive" on page 27)
• Display the Home screen (see Figure 9 and "WD SmartWare Overview" on page
12)
Note: The initial Backup and Drive Settings screens only appear one time—the first time you
install the WD SmartWare software on your computer. After that, launching the software displays
the Home screen so you can choose what you want to do.
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