Uninstalling The Wd Smartware Software - Western Digital My Book User Manual

External desktop
Hide thumbs Also See for My Book:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Using the My Book Icon
1.
Right- or control-click the My Book icon on the desktop and click Eject "MY BOOK"
where "MY BOOK" is the name you assigned to the volume when you reformatted
the drive for use on a Mac computer:
You might hear the drive power down.
2. Wait for the drive icon to disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive
from the computer.
Using the Drive Power Button
1.
Press the power button on the back of the My Book drive.
You might hear the drive power down.
2. Wait until the drive icon to disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the
drive from the computer.
Note: If you disconnect the drive after using the power button to turn it off, when
you reconnect it to your running computer, the drive automatically powers
on. If you leave the drive connected to your computer after using the
power button to turn it off, you must press the power button again to turn
it back on.

Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software

Important:
You can easily uninstall the software. However, you will need to restart the
backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing
backup job configurations. (See "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 26.)
1.
Double-click the My Book icon on the desktop and double-click the WD SmartWare
Software Installer for Mac application on the screen that displays:
MY BOOK
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 55

Hide quick links:

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Table of Contents