Managing And Customizing Your Drive; Using The Wd Smartware Icon; Opening The Wd Smartware Software; Checking Drive Status - Western Digital WDBAAA2500Axx - My Passport Essential User Manual

Managing and Customizing Your Drive

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This chapter includes the following topics:

Using the WD SmartWare Icon

Opening the WD SmartWare Software

Checking Drive Status

Monitoring Icon Alerts
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
Customizing Your Software Settings
Customizing Your Drive Settings
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software
Restoring the WD SmartWare Software and Disk Image
Using the WD SmartWare Icon
After you have installed the WD SmartWare Software, the WD SmartWare icon displays
in the Windows taskbar:
By clicking the icon, you can:
• Open the WD SmartWare software
• Check the drive status
• Monitor icon alerts
• Safely disconnect the drive
The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things.
Opening the WD SmartWare Software
If the WD SmartWare does not open automatically, you can start it by:
• Clicking Start > (All) Programs > WD SmartWare > WDSmartWare.
• Double-clicking the WD SmartWare icon
Note: You can also left- or right-click the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar and
Checking Drive Status
Hover the pointer over the WD SmartWare icon in the taskbar to see the drive capacity
used and drive temperature, and to find out if the drive is locked:
select Launch WD SmartWare.
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in the taskbar.
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