Managing The Drive On A Mac; Actions; Launching Wd Smartware Software - Western Digital My Book WDBAAF0010HBK User Manual

When installation is complete, the computer restarts.
Note: The My Book icon

Managing the Drive on a Mac

Actions

After you have installed the WD SmartWare Software, the WD SmartWare icon displays
in the bar at the top right of the screen.
Clicking the icon enables you to perform the following actions:
• Launch the WD SmartWare software
• Safely dismount the drive and the virtual CD
• Check the remaining capacity of the drive
• Display the serial number of the drive
• Monitor drive temperature
The sections below describe how to use the icon and alternative methods to perform
these actions, as well as how to unlock the My Book Drive using the virtual CD on the
desktop.

Launching WD SmartWare Software

If WD SmartWare is running in the background after it has been installed, you have two
ways to restart it:
• Click the WD SmartWare icon
on the desktop now looks like this:
and select Open WD SmartWare:
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