Dismounting The Virtual Cd From A Mac; Safely Dismounting The Drive From A Mac - Western Digital My Book WDBAAF0010HBK User Manual

Dismounting the Virtual CD from a Mac

To be sure all data has been written to the drive before you physically disconnect it,
dismount the Virtual CD as well as the drive or volume.
Note: There are other reasons you may want to dismount a VCD. For example, if
you have more than one My Book drive with the same software connected to
your Mac, multiple My Book VCD icons display on your desktop. To clean up
your desktop, you can dismount duplicate VCDs.
1.
Click the WD SmartWare icon
2. Select the My Book whose VCD you want to dismount, and then on the submenu,
click Unmount CD.
Safely Dismounting the Drive
CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or removing the drive.
You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac in three ways.
Using the SmartWare Icon
1.
Click the WD SmartWare icon
2. Select the My Book, and then on the submenu, select Unmount Volumes. If the
drive contains more than one volume, a prompt may ask you to select the volume.
3. Dismount the Virtual CD to ensure that all data has been written before you
physically disconnect the drive. Select the My Book, and then on the submenu,
select Unmount CD.
You may hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes
4. Wait for the drive icon to be removed from the desktop before disconnecting the
drive from the system.
to display a list of drives.
from a Mac
to display a list of drives.
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