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Western Digital MY PASSPORT EDGE manual available for free PDF download: User Manual
Western Digital MY PASSPORT EDGE User Manual (77 pages)
Portable Hard Drive
Brand:
Western Digital
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 1.77 MB
Table of Contents
WD Service and Support
2
Accessing Online Support
2
Contacting WD Technical Support
2
Table of Contents
3
1 About Your WD Drive
6
Features
6
Kit Contents
7
Optional Accessories
7
Operating System Compatibility
7
Disk Drive Format
8
Physical Description
8
Power/Activity LED
8
USB 3.0 Interface
9
Registering Your Drive
9
Handling Precautions
9
2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
10
Connecting the Drive
10
Getting Started with the WD Software
11
3 WD Smartware Software Functional Overview
17
Home Tab Display
18
Backup Tab Displays
22
Retrieve Tab Displays
25
Settings Tab Display
28
Help Tab Display
29
4 Backing up Your Computer Files
31
How the Backup Function Works
31
Backing up Files
31
5 Retrieving Backup Files
36
How the Retrieve Function Works
36
Retrieving Files
36
6 Locking and Unlocking the Drive
40
Password Protecting the Drive
40
Unlocking the Drive
41
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software
42
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Smartware Software
43
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility
44
Changing Your Password
45
Turning off the Drive Lock Feature
46
7 Managing and Customizing the Drive
47
Using the WD Quick View Icon
47
Opening the WD Smartware Software
47
Checking Drive Status
48
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
48
Monitoring Icon Alerts
48
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer
49
Registering the Drive
49
Checking Drive Health
50
Erasing the Drive
52
Using the Drive Erase Function
52
Using the WD Drive Unlock Utility
53
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
55
8 Managing and Customizing the Software
56
Specifying the Number of Backup Versions
56
Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder
56
Checking for Software Updates
57
Uninstalling the WD Software
57
Uninstalling on Windows XP
58
Uninstalling on Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
58
9 Using the Drive with a Mac
59
Reformatting the Drive
59
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
59
10 Troubleshooting
60
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive
60
Frequently Asked Questions
60
Installing an SES Driver
62
Installing on Windows XP Computers
62
Installing the Driver Automatically
62
Installing the Driver Manually
64
Installing on Windows Vista Computers
66
Installing the Driver Automatically
66
Installing the Driver Manually
67
Installing on Windows 7 or Windows 8 Computers
69
B Compliance and Warranty Information
71
Regulatory Compliance
71
FCC Class B Information
71
ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement
71
Safety Compliance
71
CE Compliance for Europe
71
KC Notice (Republic of Korea Only)
72
Environmental Compliance (China)
72
Warranty Information
72
Obtaining Service
72
Limited Warranty
73
GNU General Public License ("GPL")
73
Index
74
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