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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power Button USB 3.0 Kensington® Security Slot Power Connector Figure 3. The power button only works when the WD SmartWare software is backwardcompatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. USB 3.0 is installed on your running computer, the drive automatically.../s ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s. Back of the My Book Essential Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state and activity as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3...
MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Power Button USB 3.0 Kensington® Security Slot Power Connector Figure 3. The power button only works when the WD SmartWare software is backwardcompatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. USB 3.0 is installed on your running computer, the drive automatically.../s ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 4 USB 3.0 Interface Super-Speed USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s. Back of the My Book Essential Drive Power/Activity LED The power/activity LED shows the drive's power state and activity as follows: LED Appearance On steady Fast flashing, approximately 3...
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... music extensions .avi, .mov, .mp4, and other movie extensions .gif, .jpg, .png, and other picture extensions Others that drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen provides four tab-selected options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity ...On the WD SmartWare Home screen, you have retrieved from the selected drive to your My Book drive • Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files like .tmp and .log files. • The Retrieved category, also shown against...
... music extensions .avi, .mov, .mp4, and other movie extensions .gif, .jpg, .png, and other picture extensions Others that drive. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen provides four tab-selected options: • Home-Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity ...On the WD SmartWare Home screen, you have retrieved from the selected drive to your My Book drive • Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files like .tmp and .log files. • The Retrieved category, also shown against...
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...any files could not be backed up all of your files. 3. Files that are not backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files like .tmp and .log files. • The Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your files in... retrieved from being backed up , try: • Saving and closing all of all running processes can keep files from a prior backup. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes the files that you can continue to see Figure...
...any files could not be backed up all of your files. 3. Files that are not backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files like .tmp and .log files. • The Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your files in... retrieved from being backed up , try: • Saving and closing all of all running processes can keep files from a prior backup. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes the files that you can continue to see Figure...
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.... Select or clear the Pause backup until your computer. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is idle, you can consume a lot of time, and can by enabling the Backup Speed option: 1. If you are working on page 21), click Backup Speed to enable or disable the... Backup Speed option. The WD SmartWare software works in the background using minimal computer resources while you want to pause all backup activity until...
.... Select or clear the Pause backup until your computer. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is idle, you can consume a lot of time, and can by enabling the Backup Speed option: 1. If you are working on page 21), click Backup Speed to enable or disable the... Backup Speed option. The WD SmartWare software works in the background using minimal computer resources while you want to pause all backup activity until...
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... enable password protection for as long as you forget your password in the Password hint box. 7. Read the warning about the possibility of your current work session. CAUTION! Type a hint to do not have the WD SmartWare software installed on your drive, you will have to help remind yourself of data... your computer • You disconnect and reconnect the drive to display the Set Security dialog: 4. Type your drive. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 28 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 3.
... enable password protection for as long as you forget your password in the Password hint box. 7. Read the warning about the possibility of your current work session. CAUTION! Type a hint to do not have the WD SmartWare software installed on your drive, you will have to help remind yourself of data... your computer • You disconnect and reconnect the drive to display the Set Security dialog: 4. Type your drive. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 28 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 3.
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...sure your drive is working properly. • Sleep Timer-Turn your drive off during the warranty period and find out about the Enable Backup and Retrieve check box on the drive, including your computer, the Preferences option checks for software updates. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Setting the... Preferences Option When enabled, each time you reconnect your My Book drive to your password if you have one. • Preferences-Check for software updates or...
...sure your drive is working properly. • Sleep Timer-Turn your drive off during the warranty period and find out about the Enable Backup and Retrieve check box on the drive, including your computer, the Preferences option checks for software updates. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Setting the... Preferences Option When enabled, each time you reconnect your My Book drive to your password if you have one. • Preferences-Check for software updates or...
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... that are not backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files. • The Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background... the drive The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, shows the files ... A MAC - 50 This space is not available for backup. In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive, the Additional Files category includes all of files in the Additional Files category when you first install ...
... that are not backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files. • The Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background... the drive The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things. MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, shows the files ... A MAC - 50 This space is not available for backup. In the Content Gauge for your My Book drive, the Additional Files category includes all of files in the Additional Files category when you first install ...
