Getting Started With Wd Smartware Software - Western Digital My Book WDBAAH0015HCH User Manual

The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays. If a Flash Player is installed on your
computer, the screen is animated:
d. Continue to "Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software" in the following
section.
Note: If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software, see "Installing an
SES Driver" on page 57 instead.

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 13 and "About Backing Up Your
Computer Files" on page 17)
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Setting up your drive security (see Figure 8 on page 13 and "Password Pro-
tecting Your Drive" on page 29)
• Display the Home screen (see Figure 9 and "WD SmartWare Overview" on
page 14)
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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