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... SOFTWARE USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About the WD SmartWare Software 1 Operating System Compatibility 1 Hard Drive Support 1 Functional Overview 2 Home Tab Display 3 Backup Tab Displays 8 Retrieve Tab Displays 11 Settings Tab Displays 14 Help Tab Display 17 2 Installing the Software and...
... SOFTWARE USER MANUAL WD Service and Support ii Accessing Online Support ii Contacting WD Technical Support ii 1 About the WD SmartWare Software 1 Operating System Compatibility 1 Hard Drive Support 1 Functional Overview 2 Home Tab Display 3 Backup Tab Displays 8 Retrieve Tab Displays 11 Settings Tab Displays 14 Help Tab Display 17 2 Installing the Software and...
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... Windows Update. My Book Essential™ - My Book Studio™ (reformatted for Windows operating systems) - My Passport Essential SE - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows...Protect your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with the following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - My Book for Mac® (reformatted for Windows operating systems) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 1 My Passport Elite™ ...
... Windows Update. My Book Essential™ - My Book Studio™ (reformatted for Windows operating systems) - My Passport Essential SE - Hard Drive Support The WD SmartWare software supports the following Windows® operating systems: • Windows XP • Windows Vista® • Windows...Protect your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with the following WD external devices: • Direct-attached My Book® Drives - My Book for Mac® (reformatted for Windows operating systems) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 1 My Passport Elite™ ...
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... at http://support.wdc.com. tab display Home Backup Provides . . . My Book Live™ - One of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that you select: • The by -file dialog provides a folder view of your computer has more than ... backup toggle button for the WD SmartWare software. For information about reformatting your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected to specify the one internal hard drive or multiple hard drive partitions, or if a connected external device has multiple partitions or network shares, then the...
... at http://support.wdc.com. tab display Home Backup Provides . . . My Book Live™ - One of your computer's internal hard drive, and the external device that you select: • The by -file dialog provides a folder view of your computer has more than ... backup toggle button for the WD SmartWare software. For information about reformatting your computer's internal hard drive and each supported external device connected to specify the one internal hard drive or multiple hard drive partitions, or if a connected external device has multiple partitions or network shares, then the...
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...To close the info/online help screen after reading the online help, click the X icon in the upper-right corner of My Passport drives, the Settings tab display provides only the Software Settings screen. In each WD SmartWare display provides easy access to back up and retrieving...device. See "Settings Tab Displays" on page 5 for displaying Software Settings and Drive Settings screens. Home Tab Display Use the Home tab display to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive partition that you want to back up files from , or customize when you ...
...To close the info/online help screen after reading the online help, click the X icon in the upper-right corner of My Passport drives, the Settings tab display provides only the Software Settings screen. In each WD SmartWare display provides easy access to back up and retrieving...device. See "Settings Tab Displays" on page 5 for displaying Software Settings and Drive Settings screens. Home Tab Display Use the Home tab display to view hard drive content gauges and select: • The internal hard drive or hard drive partition that you want to back up files from , or customize when you ...
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...to your computer, left-click the icon for the one internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your system to use for backup, retrieve, and drive settings functions. Home Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your ...computer icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the internal hard drive or drive partition on page 4.) If your computer. The WD SmartWare ...
...to your computer, left-click the icon for the one internal hard drive or drive partition, the WD SmartWare software displays a selector box below your system to use for backup, retrieve, and drive settings functions. Home Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your ...computer icon Provides a graphic representation and name of the internal hard drive or drive partition on page 4.) If your computer. The WD SmartWare ...
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Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Your computer's content gauge The content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive shows all included file extensions, search for answer ID 3644 in the category. (Continued) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 7 They, too, are not available for a ...
Home Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Your computer's content gauge The content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive shows all included file extensions, search for answer ID 3644 in the category. (Continued) ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 7 They, too, are not available for a ...
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These are the system files and hidden files that your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer's content gauge" on page 7) • Any other files that you have been backed up in the folder structure of the Backup tab ... the files or categories of files that have copied or saved to the external device in the Additional Files category. After running your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 9 for a description of files in the Additional Files category Backup Tab Displays The WD SmartWare software provides...
These are the system files and hidden files that your computer's internal hard drive (see "Your computer's content gauge" on page 7) • Any other files that you have been backed up in the folder structure of the Backup tab ... the files or categories of files that have copied or saved to the external device in the Additional Files category. After running your computer's internal hard drive See "How the Backup Function Works" on page 9 for a description of files in the Additional Files category Backup Tab Displays The WD SmartWare software provides...
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Backup Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer's content gauge Same as the content gauge for your computer's hard drive on the Home tab display. (See "Your computer's content gauge" on page 7.) External device content gauge Same as the content gauge for your external device ...
Backup Tab Functional Description Display Component Description Your computer's content gauge Same as the content gauge for your computer's hard drive on the Home tab display. (See "Your computer's content gauge" on page 7.) External device content gauge Same as the content gauge for your external device ...
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... of the Retrieve tab displays. Retrieve Tab Displays Three Retrieve tab displays guide you through finding backup files and copying them to your computer's internal hard drive: • Selecting the backup volume to retrieve from • Selecting the destination for retrieved files • Selecting the files to File Backup when the backup...
... of the Retrieve tab displays. Retrieve Tab Displays Three Retrieve tab displays guide you through finding backup files and copying them to your computer's internal hard drive: • Selecting the backup volume to retrieve from • Selecting the destination for retrieved files • Selecting the files to File Backup when the backup...
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... on the selected external device. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 13 Displays all of the files from the selected backup volume on your computer's internal hard drive where you can use to a single folder. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 3.
... on the selected external device. ABOUT THE WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE - 13 Displays all of the files from the selected backup volume on your computer's internal hard drive where you can use to a single folder. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Table 3.
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"Securing the Drive" on page 28. Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to . . . Verify that the WD Quick...display the Home screen (see . . . "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 22. "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 37 "Managing and Customizing the Software" on page 33. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 6. tab Backup Retrieve... taskbar: WD Quick View Icon b. Back up the files on your computer's internal hard drive to your external device, Retrieve backed up files from accessing the files on page 17 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE AND ...
"Securing the Drive" on page 28. Click Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare to . . . Verify that the WD Quick...display the Home screen (see . . . "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 22. "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 37 "Managing and Customizing the Software" on page 33. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL 6. tab Backup Retrieve... taskbar: WD Quick View Icon b. Back up the files on your computer's internal hard drive to your external device, Retrieve backed up files from accessing the files on page 17 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE AND ...
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...After performing a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your files by category AND your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer, select the one that a light-blue background shadow appears around the selected device. Then, ...automatic, continuous backup as your external device is connected to your computer. Backing Up Files To back up your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of your computer for new or changed in any way This protection is automatic-...
...After performing a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your files by category AND your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer, select the one that a light-blue background shadow appears around the selected device. Then, ...automatic, continuous backup as your external device is connected to your computer. Backing Up Files To back up your computer's internal hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of your computer for new or changed in any way This protection is automatic-...
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...custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. To back up all of the categories of files and on the internal hard drive, THEN . . . Click Advanced View to open the backup by categories selection box and verify that the check boxes for all categories of... are selected: As required, select any cleared check boxes and then click Apply Changes to step 7 on page 31. 4. on the internal hard drive: a. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL d. All of the categories of files Selected categories of the files and folders Selected files or folders Skip ...
...custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your external device. To back up all of the categories of files and on the internal hard drive, THEN . . . Click Advanced View to open the backup by categories selection box and verify that the check boxes for all categories of... are selected: As required, select any cleared check boxes and then click Apply Changes to step 7 on page 31. 4. on the internal hard drive: a. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL d. All of the categories of files Selected categories of the files and folders Selected files or folders Skip ...
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... file and that you want to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your computer has more than one internal hard drive or hard drive partition, select the check box for your external device. d. Click Apply Changes to perform file backup appears at the upper-left corner ...for the categories of files that you want to exclude from the backup. • As required, select the check boxes for your computer's internal hard drive: If your external device. Click Apply Changes to include in the backup. e. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 30 Click Start Backup to ...
... file and that you want to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content gauge for your computer has more than one internal hard drive or hard drive partition, select the check box for your external device. d. Click Apply Changes to perform file backup appears at the upper-left corner ...for the categories of files that you want to exclude from the backup. • As required, select the check boxes for your computer's internal hard drive: If your external device. Click Apply Changes to include in the backup. e. BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 30 Click Start Backup to ...
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...to perform category backup appears there, then click the Switch to create a custom backup plan and update the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive changes to yellow/amber for all of the files that Ready to open the folder structure: c. d. Note: Clicking Revert clears your files in... YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 31 e. Click Start Backup to begin backing up the selected files or folders and proceed to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to step 8. 8. Click Start Backup to begin backing up all of data that you want to Stop Backup for your external device ...
...to perform category backup appears there, then click the Switch to create a custom backup plan and update the content gauge for your computer's internal hard drive changes to yellow/amber for all of the files that Ready to open the folder structure: c. d. Note: Clicking Revert clears your files in... YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 31 e. Click Start Backup to begin backing up the selected files or folders and proceed to step 8 on the internal hard drive and skip to step 8. 8. Click Start Backup to begin backing up all of data that you want to Stop Backup for your external device ...
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... UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 32 Click the Help tab. Click the WD Store link to complete the backup. c. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to longterm archive storage and: a. confirmation prompt reminds you can keep files from being backed up , the WD SmartWare software displays...successfully finished message means that you can click to see a list of a Caution message indicating that your drive is not enough free space on the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. The best long-term solution would be backed up . If you backed up Some ...
... UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 32 Click the Help tab. Click the WD Store link to complete the backup. c. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to longterm archive storage and: a. confirmation prompt reminds you can keep files from being backed up , the WD SmartWare software displays...successfully finished message means that you can click to see a list of a Caution message indicating that your drive is not enough free space on the drive to view the Western Digital Online Store website. The best long-term solution would be backed up . If you backed up Some ...
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... you want to retrieve-either individual files, folders, or everything. 5. On the Home screen: a. If your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer's icon to select the one that has the files you want to retrieve files from. 3. Retrieving Files To...
... you want to retrieve-either individual files, folders, or everything. 5. On the Home screen: a. If your computer has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, use the internal drive selector box under your computer's icon to select the one that has the files you want to retrieve files from. 3. Retrieving Files To...
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... Next to display the Select a destination for retrieved files dialog: Created multiple backup volumes on the selected external device from a drive that has the files you want to step 3 on the selected external device, In this case: a. Click the Home tab... from dialog with the available volumes listed in the Backed Up Volumes selection box: You cannot retrieve files from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on your computer, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays the . . . b. RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 34 Select a destination for...
... Next to display the Select a destination for retrieved files dialog: Created multiple backup volumes on the selected external device from a drive that has the files you want to step 3 on the selected external device, In this case: a. Click the Home tab... from dialog with the available volumes listed in the Backed Up Volumes selection box: You cannot retrieve files from either: • Different internal hard drives or hard drive portions on your computer, THEN the WD SmartWare software displays the . . . b. RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 34 Select a destination for...
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... also use the browse function to step 6 on your user name. Their original locations on page 36. On the Select a destination for your computer's internal hard drive, A retrieved content folder, THEN select the . . . dialog. from another computer at step 2 on page 33. Retrieve All Files option and skip to identify the new...
... also use the browse function to step 6 on your user name. Their original locations on page 36. On the Select a destination for your computer's internal hard drive, A retrieved content folder, THEN select the . . . dialog. from another computer at step 2 on page 33. Retrieve All Files option and skip to identify the new...