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1. Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle on page 23 Specify a path to a different retrieve folder Retrieve Folder Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder on page 39 Change the options that whenever you reconnect your WD SmartWare drive to your computer e Display the WD SmartWare Home screen e Check for software updates Preferences Setting the Preferences Options on page 40 Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder When you start a retrieve you can choose whether you want to store the retrieved files in either e Their original locations on your computer e A Retrieved Content folder By default the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved Content subfolder in your MYDESKTOP folder To specify a different folder 1 Either create a new folder or determine which existing folder you want to use 2 On the Software Settings screen See Figure 7 on page 22 click Retrieve Folder to display the Set Retrieve Folder dialog Set File History Backup Speed The current retrieve fold Useras MY DESK TOR Retrieved Contents Set Retrieve Folder Dy Nr Sree SEM eh ee ee pe ee PE ey el ee VOLE UKE change is THOR please anter tm iy 114 i W Browse MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 39 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 3 Click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder 4 Click Apply to save and implement the new retri
2. Reselect Destination Figure 10 Select Content to Retrieve Screen 4 On the Select content to retrieve screen select Retrieve Some Files to display the retrieve files selection box See Figure 11 on page 27 5 Navigate through the folder structure to find the content of interest Also you can use the search box by typing the name or partial name of the file or folder you are looking for e Click the appropriate file category button to list the files by category Pictures Music Movies Documents Other Mail e Select the view icon to list individual files e Type all or part of the file name in the search box to locate the file and press Enter to initiate the search To eliminate the search filter delete all of the text in the search box and press Enter e Select the check box for the file or folder that you want to retrieve RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 26 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Y Restore Some Files poumons En vw Volumes My Passport WD SmartBackup My Desktop s Mac mini MYDESKTOP Pictures Usel gt i Pictures Mame Figure 11 Retrieve Files Selection Box Click Start Retrieving 7 During the retrieve e The Retrieve screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been copied to the specified retrieve location e A Cancel Retrieving button is available for you to stop the retrieve 8 A Retrieval accomplished message signifies comple
3. My Passport Studio User Manual m at D I D go 2 sr D D Western Digital WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e mail support service at support wdc com If the answer is not available or if you prefer please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period This 30 day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support E mail support is free for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowl edge base is available 24 7 To help us keep you informed of new features and services remember to register your product online at httos www wdc com register Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at support wdc com and choose from these topics e Downloads Download drivers software and updates for your WD product e Registration Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers e Warranty amp RMA Services Get Warranty Product Replacement RMA RMA Sta tus and Data Recovery Information e Knowledge Base Search by keyword phrase or answer ID Installation Get online installation help for your WD product or software Contacting WD Technical Support
4. GD ont on j Y SHARED Extras User Manuals MacOS WD SmartWare al Becky Bacoka s P la Erins ml Marcom4NC j i E Marcom4NC Bac lud Scanning Station WDShareSpace DB E WDShareSpace D A All A gt PLACES v What is this html 7 Dic ro KB available PN 4 ITENI LES RAS Avranlant 2 Click the Extras folder and then the WD SmartWare Uninstaller folder 3 Double click the WD SmartWare Uninstaller icon to display the WD SmartWare Uninstall screen WD SmartWare Uninstall Would you like to uninstall WD SmartWare 4 Click Uninstall MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 45 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Checking Drive Health The data files on your My Passport drive are important to you The WD SmartWare software has several built in diagnostic tools to help make sure that your drive is performing well Run one of the following tests if you are concerned that your drive is not operating properly Diagnostic Tool Description Quick S M A R T S M A R T is a failure prediction function that continuously monitors Status Check key internal performance attributes of the drive A detected increase in drive temperature noise or read write errors for example can provide an indication that the drive might be approaching a serious failure condition With advanced warning you could take precautionary measures like moving your data to another drive before a failure o
5. If Autoplay is enabled two extra screens might display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen Close those two screens 1 On the New Found Hardware WD SES Device wizard screen click Locate and install driver software 7 Found New Hardware Windows needs to install driver software for your WD SES Device USB Device Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will guide you through the process of installing driver software for your device Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software Cancel INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 61 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 On the next Found New Hardware WD SES Device wizard screen click Don t search online Allow Windows to search online for driver software for your WD SES Device Yes always search online recommended Windows will automatically search for the latest drivers and applications for your hardware and download them to your computer Yes search online this time only Windows will search for the latest drivers and applications for this device and download them to your computer Don t search online Your device may not function properly until you get the latest software Please read Microsoft s privacy statement 3 On the next screen click I don t ha
6. MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Specifying the Number of Backup Versions The WD SmartWare software enables you to keep up to 25 older versions of each file If you overwrite or delete a file by mistake or want to see the file a couple of versions ago The WD SmartWare software has a copy for you You will always have the most recent specified number of versions of each file available for retrieves and you can choose to keep between 1 and 25 versions Keeping more versions e Improves your ability to retrieve files from a longer back in time period e Consumes more disk space To specify the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file 1 On the Software Settings screen see Figure 7 on page 22 click Set File History to display the Set File History dialog Set File History Enter the number of backup versions to keep for each file Backup Speed Retrieve Folder 2 Specify the number of file versions that you want to keep from 1 to 25 in the Enter the number of backup versions to keep for each file box 3 Click Apply to save and implement the new number of backup versions Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle A large backup can take a lot of time and can consume a lot of your system processing resources The WD SmartWare software works in the background using minimal computer resources while you are working on your computer Enabling the Backup Speed option directs the WD SmartWare
7. Partitioning and Formatting the Drive 2 0 cc ees 56 Frequently Asked Questions 00 cc ee eee eee nes 56 Installing an SES Driver 2 00 eee ee 57 WAIN WSi AE Sd Sak cg ete ee ea ee O Gea a ensue wae 57 Installing the Driver Automatically ooooooooncoroa eee ees 57 Installing the Driver Manually ici AAA A A eee eet ek 59 WINdOWS WIGS aos pineal e an rege arisen Weasel Gewese tere Sek Gah ar aa eee ar anes eran 60 Installing the Driver Automatically 0 0 0 ccc ee eee eee eens 60 Installing the Driver Manually 0 0 0 00 ccc ee eee ees 61 NVITIQOW Silt canto Siete ane ent ton se ent wid eee das te deve moda rl 63 Compliance and Warranty Information 00000 eee eee 66 Regulatory Compliance western daria 66 FCG Class B Nomad tiara iaa kaa 66 ICES 003 NMB 003 Statement 0 0c cc ee eee teen eee 66 Salely COMPE ar hee ee e a 66 CE Compliance For EUTOpPO xico hax onde eh oie eye eis eee tut dis when 66 KCC Notice Republic of Korea only 0 0 0 ce eee eee 67 Environmental Compliance China 0 0 00 cee eee eee eee 67 Warranty lO Malo yor A A AA 67 ObTalnindg SOC ci A A eee A ia Cid eared oe 67 Limited Warranty ti A A AA A AA A 67 a Te L gt AAA o EEE A iach EA E EERE cet enschede rea ee 69 TABLE OF CONTENTS v MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport Studio ultra portable hard drive an elegant
8. Remove security f About your drive Product Name My Passport Studia Serial Number WXED04A7904352 Drive Size 465 7 GB Firmware Revision 1 008 Operating System Mac 05 10 5 6 5 Type your password in the Password box 2 Select the Change password option and a Type your new password in the New password box b Retype your new password in the Verify password box c Type a hint to help remind yourself of your new password in the New password hint box 6 Click Update Security Settings to change your password LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 31 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature To remove password protection from your drive 1 Click Security on the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog Your Drive is Secure To change your current security settings please enter your password below Password ell amp Hint Remove security 0 Change password About your drive Product Name My Passport Studio Serial Number WXKDA7904352 Drive Size 465 7 GB Firmware Revision 1 008 Operating System Mac 05 10 5 6 2 Type your password in the Password box 3 Select the Remove security option 4 Click Update Security Settings to remove password protection from your drive and redisplay the Set Security dialog LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 32 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Managing and C
9. browse my compu ter tor driver sottware Locate and install driver software manually MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 Under Computer Management Local click Device Manager gt Unknown Device More Actions INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 64 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 4 Browse to Computer double click the WD SmartWare VCD drive double click the Extras folder and select WD SES Device Driver Click Next ee Update Driver Software Unknown Device Browse for driver software on your computer Search for driver software in this location Diextras WD SES Device Driver Include subfolders gt LET Mme pick trom a St OT Gevice arivers on My computer This list will show installed driver software compatible with the device and all driver software in the same category as the device 5 When installation is complete click Close Ko Update Driver Software WD SES Device Windows has successtully updated your driver software Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device 4 WD SES Device INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 65 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Compliance and Warranty Information This appendix includes the following topics Regulatory Compliance Environmental Compliance China Warranty Information Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant to Par
10. 2 Read the warning about the loss of data if you erase your drive 3 Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk 4 Click Drive Erase to erase your drive Note Erasing your drive removes your password If you used a password to protect your drive you will need to do it again after erasing the drive See Password Protecting Your Drive on page 28 MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 43 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon Each WD SmartWare drive that you connect to your computer adds its own virtual CD icon to your desktop display Use the Virtual CD Settings dialog to enable show or disable hide the virtual CD icon for your drive Note Hiding the virtual CD icon also disables password protection for your drive If you disable hide the VCD you will not be able to create a password to protect your drive Or if you have already created a password you will not be able to disable hide the VCD until you remove password protection 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 click Virtual CD to display the Virtual CD Settings dialog Virtual CD Settings The WD Virtual CD VCR icon can be enabled displayed or disabled hidden Before selecting a VCD option complete the hollowing L li you have set a password for your drive click Security enter your password and then remove password security 2 Click Download Firmware Update
11. 6 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 3 The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays Welcome to WD SmartWare qa What would you like to do If a Flash Player is installed on your computer the screen is animated 4 Continue to Enhancing Performance With WD TURBO in the next section optional and then Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software on page 9 Enhancing Performance With WD TURBO WD TURBO is a utility on the WD SmartWare VCD that improves the performance of the My Passport drive on Mac computers To install WD TURBO Double click the WD SmartWare icon on the desktop 2 Double click the Extras folder 3 Double click the WD TURBO Installer icon to display the WD TURBO Driver Installer screen Install Remove W TURBO 1394 Driver W TURBO USB Driver 2008 Western Digital Corporation All rights reserved CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 7 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 4 Onthe WD TURBO Driver Installer screen click Install to display the License Agreement and Warranty Disclaimer WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC LICENSE AGREEMENT AND WARRANTY DISCLAIMER 0 NOTICE By accepting this License Agreement and or by installing using or copying the Licensed Software You are becoming a party to indicating Your consent to and agreeing to be bound by the tenms of this License Agreement without modification If You do not understand and accept al
12. BS Manage Map network drive Disconnect network drive Show on Desktop Rename Properties INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 63 and right click Update driver software Computer Management File Action View Help es c e bm Eme EM Computer Management Local a WIN 32 d id System Tools gt E Task Scheduler b E Ewent Viewer l Me Display adapters gt fa Shared Folders i 8 DVD CD ROM drives gt de Local Users and Groups E Mii Hurnan Interface Devices ai gt Mi Computer Disk drives p E Performance gt E3 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers 2 Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices y Device Manager b d Es Storage wey Disk Management b gt Es Services and Applications Monitors p a Network adapters f Other devices gt JP Ports COM 82 L a Processors gt A Sound video ana p Ml System devices gt Universal Serial B Update Driver Software Disable Uninstall Scan for hardware changes Properties Launches the Update Driver Software Wizard for the selected device 3 Click Browse my computer for driver software Ea o i Update Driver Software Unknown Device How do you want to search for driver software Search automatically for updated driver software Windows will search your computer and the Internet for the latest driver software for your device unless you ve disabled this feature in your device installation settings
13. E 1im98c1 Ml imsecurity E 1yrfoh1 27mhxgl All Y PLACES E Desktop A mac Applications Fj Documents AB Cal iChat amp Image Capture iSync I iTunes E mail W Photo Booth E Preview QuickTime Player Safari E Spaces Stickies System Preferences TextEdit Time Machine gt Utilities gt WD Anywhere Backup E WD SmartWare i gt l gt Date Modified MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Size Kind Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Apr 13 2009 4 17 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Apr 13 2009 4 17 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Sep 23 2007 9 53 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Sep 23 2007 9 52 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Mar 18 2009 2 50 PM Nov 21 2008 7 46 AM Jul 7 2009 2 03 PM 94 4 MB Application 114 5 MB Application 1 1 MB Application 21 5 MB Application 154 5 MB Application 289 MB Application 3 4 MB Application 18 3 MB Application 30 8 MB Application 67 3 MB Application 264 KB Application 860 KB Application 704 KB Application 1 9 MB Application 380 KB Application Folder Folder 40 4 MB Application Either way displays the WD SmartWare Home screen Welcome Backup Retrieve My Passport Studio Settings 111 5 GB Total System 16 4 GB Other 10 2 GB Pictures 193 5 KB Music 114
14. In the United States some states do not allow exclusion or limitations of incidental or consequential damages so the limitations above may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 68 Index A Accessories optional 2 B Backup about backing up files 17 files content box 20 21 procedure 19 20 screen 18 Box contents 2 C Cables 2 CAUTION about erasing the drive 43 about lost passwords 28 about preventing data loss when dis connecting 35 54 about your unlocked drive 29 China RoHs 67 Compatibility with operating systems 3 Compliance 66 Converting drive format 56 Creating a password 28 D Diagnostics drive setting 41 Dismounting drive 35 Documents file category 53 Drive diagnostics and status checks 46 eraser setting 41 handling precautions 4 label 41 sleep timer 43 Drive formats 3 Drive Settings diagnostics 41 drive eraser 41 43 file history 39 label 41 registration 41 42 security 28 41 sleep timer 41 43 E Environmental compliance China 67 Erase Drive screen 43 44 Erasing the drive 43 CAUTION about erasing the drive 43 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL F FCC Class B information 66 File categories defined 53 history drive setting 39 history screen 23 Formatting the drive 56 Full Media Scan 46 H Handling precautions 4 Hardware 2 I ICES 003 NMB 003 compliance
15. Obtain and reinstall the original software included with this product 1425 Format the drive to the FAT32 file system 1364 Use the drive on a Mac and a PC simultaneously 291 The FATS2 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 GB and cannot create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows However Windows users can overcome these file size limitations by formatting the drive to NTFS using the Disk Management utility See answer ID 1287 at support wdc com and article IDs 314463 and 184006 at support microsoft com for further details To create partitions larger than 32 GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive download the External USB FireWire FAT32 For matting Utility from support wdc com download Frequently Asked Questions Q Why does the drive not power up A Be sure the drive is plugged in to a power source A special cable might be needed for computers with limited bus power For more information in the U S visit our Web site at store westerndigital com Outside the U S contact WD Technical Support in your region Q Why is the drive not recognized under My Computer or on the computer desktop A If your system has a USB 2 0 PCI adapter card be sure that its drivers are installed before connecting your WD USB 2 0 external storage product The drive is not recognized correctly unless USB 2 0 root hub and host controller drivers are installed Contact the adapter card manufacturer for installation procedures Q W
16. and Reporting Technology drive check to predicta potential drive failure This status check completes Registration within a second or two SAR Sta Quick SMART Status e ASA cea Perform a quick drive self test This test typically takes up to 2 minutes to complete _ Perform a full media scan to detect bad sectors This test may take hours for large drives About your drive Product Name My Passport Studio Complete Drive Test Serial Number WAKOA7904352 ts o e Drive Size 465 7 GB CHECKING DRIVE HEALTH 46 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 Click the button for the test that you want to run e Quick SMART Status e Quick Drive Test e Complete Drive Test CHECKING DRIVE HEALTH 47 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Using the Drive With Windows Your My Passport drive is preformatted as a single HFS J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems If you want you can reformat it to NTFS for compatibility with Windows operating systems You can also reformat a Windows drive to HFS J This chapter includes the following topics Reformatting the Drive Installing on Windows XP Installing on Windows Vista Windows 7 Managing the Drive on Windows Opening the WD SmartWare Software Checking Status and Temperature Monitoring Icon Alerts Disconnecting the Drive Safely Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software Reformatting the Driv
17. box from recycled materials to minimize waste We encourage you to recycle it Important For the latest WD product information and news visit our website at www westerndigital com For the latest software firmware and product documentation and information go to http oroducts wdc com updates Kit Contents e My Passport Studio ultra portable hard drive e WD SmartWare software included on the drive e FireWire 800 cable e FireWire 800 to 400 adapter e USB micro cable e Quick Install Guide My Passport Studio FireWire 800 to 400 Adapter Ultra portable Hard Drive FireWire 800 Cable Optional Accessories You can use the following accessories with the My Passport drive e Replacement or additional FireWire 800 cables or USB micro cables e A special USB cable that might be needed for computers with limited bus power For information about optional accessories for this product visit US www shopwd com or www wdstore com Canada www shopwd ca or www wdstore ca Europe www shopwd eu or www wdstore eu All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region For a list of Technical Support contacts visit support wdc com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048 2 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Compatibility Mac OS X Windows e Tiger e Windows XP e Leopard e Windows Vista e Snow Leopard e Windows 7 Important For highest performance and reliability install the latest updates and servic
18. eee eee eee eee nes 40 Customizing Your Drive SettingS 0 00 eee eee 40 Specifying a Name For Your Drive 1 2 ee eens 41 Registenng YoUr DIVE aa dow ed eat pce a wk eRe ek ea e atone eee 42 Setting the Drive Sleep Timer 1 2 ee eee eee eens 43 Erasing YOUN DAVOS Ac ate cate innate aed Se radares i Oat ad a Le Be Sees 43 Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD ICON nnana aaa aaa aa eens 44 Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 0 0000 cece eee eee 45 Checking Drive Health 00ooocoooooooooonanaoaoo 46 Using the Drive With WINdOWS o 0occooccoooc o 48 Reformatting the DTV Sin sii diodo 48 INSTallnQG ON VWWINGOWS AP sto Ore A A AAA 49 Installing on Windows Vista WindowS 7 000 ccc eee ees 50 Managing the Drive on WindOWS 1 cc eee eee eee 52 Opening the WD SmartWare Software 0 0 0000 cc a 53 Checking Status and Temperature 0 0 00 ccc ete eens 54 MONRONING COM ANGUS sai iis ces eee Sx gases aia ls E Uy ee ast ac ae aS 54 Disconnecting the Drive Safely o o ooooocoonononn eee ees 54 Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 0 0 000 cece eee ee 54 WINIOWS AP tea tice ick ta Hee dd REA oe oh Dee Ee ew tie wee A 54 Windows Vista or WINDOWS Yi iS 55 Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software 0000 cece eee 55 TABLE OF CONTENTS iv MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL TFOUDIESNOOHING 25 casi owners aes cae dal ea ears Ene 56 Installing
19. files on your drive you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever e You shut down and restart your computer e You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer e Your computer exits the sleep mode You will have to do this even if you do not have the WD SmartWare software installed on your computer LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 29 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer the WD SmartWare software displays the Please provide your password prompt WD SmartWare Unlock My Passport Studio eee Password To continue your My Passport Studio drive Please provide your password b Password hint k a To unlock your drive 1 Type your password in the Password box If you provided a password hint when you created your password click the Password hint pointer to see the hint 2 Click Unlock to unlock your drive and enable the WD SmartWare software Clicking Cancel leaves the drive locked and inhibits access to the Backup and Retrieve functions Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software Whenever you connect your password protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD SmartWare software installed you can still access the virtual CD partition on your drive and install the WD SmartWare software as usual You will not be able
20. of files or folders to back up with an Apply button for implementing your selections e Run Backup and Pause Backup buttons for starting and stopping backups BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 17 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Backup Retrieve Ready to perform back up F My Desktop s Mac mini My Passport Studio Macintosh HD MY BACKUPS gt Detailed View 111 5 GB Total 465 GB Total Data Backed 84 9 GB Free Last updated 12 10 09 7 50 AM Refresh View Figure 5 Backup Screen In the Content Gauges for your computer s disk drives the categories of files that would be included in the backup if you click Run Backup are shown e Light blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive represents the original files that are available for backup e Gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive represents the potential backup copies of the original files e Dark blue background identifies categories of files that have been backed up In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties This space is not available for backups In the Content Gauges and the Detailed View content box the file categories are based on the following folders on your computer e Music e Movies e Pictures e Mail e Documents e Other Each category includes all of the files in th
21. software to pause backups until your computer is idle This is the default configuration of the WD SmartWare software 1 On the Software Settings screen see Figure 7 on page 22 click Backup Speed to display the Reduce Backup Speed dialog This option may allow your system to run faster by reducing backup speed Retrieve Folder wi Fause backup until computer is idle 2 Select or clear the Pause backup until computer is idle check box to enable or disable the Backup Speed option BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 23 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Retrieving Backed Up Files This chapter includes the following topics About Retrieving Files Retrieving a File Folder Retrieving a Folder Retrieving All of Your Content About Retrieving Files The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to retrieve files that have been backed up on your My Passport drive and either e Restore them to their original locations on your computer e Copy them to a special retrieve folder Retrieve is generally a five step process 1 Choose the drive to retrieve content from on the Home screen 2 Choose the backup you want to retrieve content from This is only required if you have created several different backups on your My Passport drive 3 Choose whether content will be retrieved to a special retrieve folder or to the original location 4 Choose what content to retrieve either files folders or everything 5 Ret
22. your drive Registration Registering your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out about software updates product enhancements and price discount opportunities Diagnostics Performing diagnostics and status checks to make sure your drive is working properly Sleep Timer Turning your drive off during periods of extended inactivity to conserve power and extend the life of the drive Drive Erase Erase all of the contents on the drive including any password that has been set Virtual CD Show or hide the virtual CD icon and drive listing in your desktop displays MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 40 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL To customize your drive settings for the best possible performance with the WD SmartWare software on the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 IF you wantto THEN click AND see Create a custom name label Label Specifying a Name For Your that appears on the cover of Drive on page 41 your My Passport drive Use a password to keep others Security Password Protecting Your from accessing the files on your Drive on page 28 drive Change your password Security Changing Your Password on page 31 Remove password protection from Security Turning Off the Drive Lock your drive Feature on page 32 Register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty per
23. 16GB Files 24119 pa ll i 0 Size ae Size 10 2 GB 10 2 GB 0 KB Refresh View Figure 2 Initial Backup Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 9 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Drive Settings Specifying a Title For Your Drive O Invert label Enter a label in the area above then click Save Label Name to update the display You may wantto label your Save Label Settings Figure 3 Initial Drive Settings Screen Welcome My Passport Studio MY BACKUPS WD Online WD Store Support 111 5 GB Total Contact Us Online User Manual System 16 4 GB Other 10 2 GB Pictures 193 5 KB Music 114 5 KB Movies 6 6 KB Mail 220 8 KB Documents 623 3 KB WD SmartWare Version 1 2 0 15 Figure 4 Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 10 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare software is an easy to use tool that gives you the power to e Secure your drive In drive settings create a password to protect your encrypted drive from unauthorized access or data theft e Protect your data automatically Automatic continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you add or change a file Note Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Passport drive is connected to your computer Then whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for new or c
24. 5 KB Movies 6 6 KB Mail 220 8 KB Documents 623 3 KB MY BACKUPS Additional Files 24 8 MB WD Online WD Store Support Contact Us Online User Manual WD SmartWare Version 1 2 0 15 cr recreado MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 34 Dismounting the Virtual CD MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL To be sure all data has been written to the drive before you physically disconnect it dismount the virtual CD VCD as well as the drive or volume Note There are other reasons you might want to dismount a VCD For example if you have more than one My Passport drive with the same software connected to your Mac multiple My Passport VCD icons display on your desktop To clean up your desktop you can dismount duplicate VCDs Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives submenu click Unmount CD Select the My Passport whose VCD you want to dismount and then on the D 3 Open WD SmartWare Unmount Volumes Unmount CD 4 Thu 10 About WD SmartWare My Passport Studio 29 AM Safely Dismounting the Drive shutting down or removing the drive CAUTION To prevent data loss close all active windows and applications before 1 Use either of two ways to safely dismount the drive Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives Select the My Passport and then on the submenu select Unmount Volumes O 4 Thu About WD SmartWare Op
25. 50 1 S ret d quipement de technologie de l information CE Compliance For Europe Marking by the CE symbol indicates compliance of this system to the applicable Council Directives of the European Union including the EMC Directive 2004 108 EC and the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC A Declaration of Conformity in accordance with the applicable directives has been made and is on file at Western Digital Europe COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 66 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL KCC Notice Republic of Korea only ae E a 4 AEX A A d ed ed Oe Class B Device 1 Please note that this device has been approved for non business purposes and may be used in any environment including residential areas Environmental Compliance China AFA Ey MTU Yi fle ZR L1 L2 R1 R2 ALA UL 5 MERRE ERIR A KUR USB Miik O ARIAS ORD PB A AAT AT ey EYER SUT 11363 2006 HAE HIRI X REE a AE IT PH KIE EEH E AA ATRAE SUIT 11363 2006 si KIBE GEIRR AAT he EERE AO AR IE TE MO BARRE Warranty Information Obtaining Service WD values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service If this Product requires maintenance either contact the dealer from whom you originally purchased the Product or visit our product support website at support wdc com for information on how to obtain service or a Return Material Authorization RMA If it is determined that the Product may be defective you will be given a
26. 66 Indicator light 3 Info online help viewing 12 K Kit contents 2 L Label specifying 41 Launching WD SmartWare software 33 LED indicator 3 LEDs lock indicator 4 Limited Warranty 67 M Mail file category defined 53 Micro cables 2 Movies file category defined 53 Music file category defined 53 O Online help viewing 12 Operating systems 3 Other file category defined 53 P Password protecting your drive 28 CAUTION about lost passwords 28 Performance enhancement 7 Physical description 3 Pictures file category defined 53 Precautions for handling 4 Preferences options setting 40 Preferences software setting 39 Product features 1 Product registration 4 Q Quick Diagnostic Self test 46 INDEX 69 R Reformatting the drive 3 48 Register Drive screen 42 Registering your drive 4 42 Registration drive setting 41 Regulatory compliance 66 Restarting WD SmartWare software 33 Retrieve about retrieving files 24 folder software setting 39 folder specifying 39 procedure 24 27 RoHS 67 S Safety compliance 66 Security drive settings 41 Serial number 36 Service 67 Set preferences screen 40 retrieve folder screen 39 sleep timer screen 43 Setting the drive sleep timer 43 Sleep Timer drive setting 41 SMART Status Check 46 Software Settings preferences 39 40 retrieve folder 39 system throttling 39 Space available 36 Status check 36 System file category defined 12 19 throttling software setti
27. Device The software for this device has been successfully installed Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device gt WD SES Device Windows Vista After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 1 on page 5 two or three screens might pop up depending on your computer setup Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically your computer must be connected to the Internet Note If Autoplay is enabled two extra screens might display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen Close those two screens INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 60 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL On the Found New Hardware screen click Yes search online this time only r Q 1 Found New Hardware WD SES Device Allow Windows to search online for driver software for your WD SES Device Yes always search online recommended Windows will automatically search for the latest drivers and applications for your hardware and download them to your computer gt y Windows will search for the latest drivers and applications for this device and download them to your computer Don t search online Your device may not function properly until you get the latest software Cancel The driver is automatically installed Installing the Driver Manually You might want to install the SES driver manually for example if you computer is not connected to the Internet Note
28. Size 465 7 GE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 28 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Retrieve Settings My Desktop s Mac mini My Passport Studio E Registration Sec C Invert label Diagnostics Enter a title in the Set Label box Sleep Timer then click Save Label Settings Drive Erase Virtual CD About your drive Product Name My Passport Studia Serial Number WXK0A7904352 Drive Size 465 7 GB Firmware Revision 1 004 Operating System Mac OS 10 5 6 Back to Main Settings Figure 12 Drive Settings Screen Type your password in the Choose a password box Retype your password in the Verify password box Type a hint to help remind yourself of your password in the Password hint box Read the warning about the possibility of data loss if you forget your password Click the understand check box to signify that you accept the risk oo A AA Click Save Security Settings to save your password and enable password protection for your drive CAUTION After creating a password the drive remains unlocked for as long as you continue your current work session Then the WD SmartWare software e Locks the drive when you shut down your computer disconnect your drive or the computer goes into the sleep mode e Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your computer or reconnect your drive Unlocking Your Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the
29. TED 13 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 6 Select your My Passport drive and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings 040 WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager Drive to configure My Passport Studio 5 N WXKOA7904352 4 Current WD SmartWare VCD Setting Enabled displayed Target WD SmartWare VCD Setting Disabled hidden Configure Drive 7 Click Configure Drive to continue and as prompted for your change to take effect you must power cycle your My Passport drive a Disconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable from your drive b Wait ten seconds c Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to your drive 8 Click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility and check your desktop display to confirm the change 9 If you think you might later want to move your My Passport drive to another computer show enable the VCD there or install the WD SmartWare software then use the copy paste or drag drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager folder from your desktop to your My Passport drive Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD If you got started without installing the WD SmartWare software hid disabled the WD SmartWare virtual CD VCD and now want to move your My Passport drive to another computer or install the WD SmartWare software you might want or need to show enable the VCD on the other computer Doing this would be a simple two
30. TUDIO USER MANUAL b Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD which is listed under Devices with Removable Storage y WD Smartware Es i T Note WD SmartWare software is provided in the form of a virtual CD VCD drive on your My Passport drive The VCD displays on your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD To view the contents of the VCD such as the documentation and some extra programs right click and select Open The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays Welcome to WD SmartWare What would you like to do Back Up Files Set Us Drive Do Not Install If a Flash Player is installed on your computer the screen is animated c Continue to Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software on page 9 Note If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software go to Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software on page 55 instead Managing the Drive on Windows After you have installed the WD SmartWare software see Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software on page 9 the WD SmartWare icon displays in the Windows task bar Clicking the icon enables you to e Launch the WD SmartWare software e Check the status and temperature of the drive e Safely disconnect the drive e Monitor alerts USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 52 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things as well as how to unlock the My Passp
31. WD SmartWare prompt WD SmartWare Continue without installing WO omartvvare Ifyou choose notto install the WD Smartare sofware you willbe unable to use the software features that let you automatically back up and retrieve files set security to protect data on your drive and run diagnostics on your drive Mote The Windows SES driver will be installed to ensure proper drive functionality Continue without Install 2 Click Continue without Install if you still do not want to install the WD SmartWare software Go Back if you have changed your mind and do want to install the WD SmartWare software In this case go to Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software on page 9 USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 55 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Troubleshooting If you have problems installing or using this product refer to this troubleshooting section or visit our Support Web site at support wdc com and search our knowledge base for more help This chapter includes the following topics Installing Partitioning and Formatting the Drive Frequently Asked Questions Installing Partitioning and Formatting the Drive How to Answer ID Install partition and format the drive in Windows XP and Vista 207 3322 Install partition and format the drive to Mac OS X 10 4 11 and 10 5 287 3323 Reformat from Mac GPT to Windows XP NTFS 3645 Reformat the drive from Mac GPT to Windows Vista NTFS format 3647 a
32. WD SmartWare software removes all of the backup files that were just copied to your My Passport drive To continue click either e Continue Backup to disregard your pause request and resume the backup e Stop Backup to follow through with your pause request stop the backup and remove the newly created backup files Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include e Selecting specific content to back up e Changing the backup software settings Choosing the number of backup versions to keep Pausing the backup until your computer is idle Selecting Specific Content to Back Up To back up some of your computer files 1 On the Backup screen see Figure 5 on page 18 select Detailed View to open the backup files content box Y Detailed View My Desktops Mac mini Mame Size M Other 43 3 MB Eil Pictures 0 KE vi Music 0 KB wi Movies 0 KE Mail 0 KB El Documents 623 3 KE BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 20 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 Inthe backup files content box e Select the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to include in the backup e Clear the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to exclude from the backup Changing the selections activates the Apply and Revert buttons Y Detailed View My Desktops Mac mini Pictures Music Movies Mail Documents 3 Click Apply to refresh the Content Gauge for your My Pas
33. When contacting WD for support have your WD product serial number system hardware and system software versions available North America Asia Pacific English 800 ASK 4WDC Australia 1 800 42 9861 800 275 4932 China 800 820 6682 65 62430496 Spanish 800 832 4778 Hong Kong 800 6008 6008 India 1 800 11 9393 MNTL 1 800 200 5789 Reliance 011 26384700 Pilot Line Europe toll free 00800 ASK4 WDEU Indonesia 803 852 9439 00800 27549338 Japan 00 531 650442 Korea 02 703 6550 Europe 31 880062100 Malaysia 800 6008 6008 1 800 88 1908 65 62430496 Middle East 31 880062100 Philippines 1 800 1441 0159 Africa 31 880062100 Singapore 800 6008 6008 800 608 6008 65 62430496 Taiwan 800 6008 6008 65 62430496 Toll free number available in the following countries Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Table of Contents WD Service and Support 2 005006 cece eee ee eee eee ee eee ii Accessing Online SUpport yet la ra a a A a Aa i Be Ee ia de da ji Contacting WD Technical Support naa oaa aa aaaea ji 1 ADOULYOUr WD DING sienta a 1 Major Features Of The DAVE vias WoW Oe ORE AA DARA AA RE ERS 1 FS OTSA Sf seat hea ts mia Se Gk ak sh Jer Soa at dia ade das 2 Optional ACCESSONES exo cae ated Ree eae Sa Oe AEE Ae es Bee ek RG 2 COmMmpaUDIY rt a te Nl ee a ete ae alae id ey wb ee o Rn ash GS NAS 3 DIVE A O EN 3 Physica
34. are Software Note For the best visual presentation all WD SmartWare software screens are displayed in a maximized configuration If your display device does not support this configuration see the alternatives at Answer ID 3777 in the WD Knowledge Base at http support wdc com After you select either Back Up Files Set Up Drive or Retrieve a backup the software guides you through a simple two step WD SmartWare software installation process The system automatically alerts you if a newer version of software is available Always use the latest version of software especially on a new installation After the installation completes the WD SmartWare software will either e Guide you through Backing up your files see Figure 2 and Backing Up Your Computer Files on page 17 Setting up your drive security See Figure 3 on page 10 and Password Pro tecting Your Drive on page 28 e Display the Home screen see Figure 4 on page 10 and WD SmartWare Home Screen on page 11 Note The initial Backup and Drive Settings screens only appear one time the first time you install the WD SmartWare software on your computer After that launching the software displays the Home screen so you can choose what you want to do Ready to perform back up My Desktop s Mac mini My Passport Studio Macintosh HD MY BACKUPS gt Detailed View 111 5 GB Total 465 GB Total Data For Data Backed Backup PEED a has Up Files 16 4 GB
35. ate to search for software O Yes now and every time connect a device O No not this time Click Next to continue 2 Click Next INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 57 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 3 Select Install the software automatically and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for WD SES Device USB Device If your hardware came with an installation CD 42 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue 4 When installation is complete click Finish Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for gt WD SES Device Click Finish to close the wizard INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 58 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing the Driver Manually If your computer is not connected to the Internet you can install the driver manually 1 On the Found New Hardware Wizard select No not this time and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on pour computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with pour permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only 0 Yes
36. ccurs The result of a quick S M A R T status check is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive s condition The S M A R T status check completes within a second or two Quick Drive Test Your My Passport drive has a built in Data Lifeguard diagnostic utility that tests the drive for error conditions The quick drive test checks the drive for major performance problems The result of a quick drive test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive s condition The quick drive test can take several minutes to complete Complete Drive Test The most comprehensive drive diagnostic is the complete drive test It methodically tests each and every sector for error conditions and inserts bad sector markers as The complete drive test can take several hours to complete depending on the size and data configuration of your drive The best time to run the drive diagnostics and status checks is on a regular basis before you encounter any problems with your drive And because they are so fast running the quick S M A R T status check and the quick drive test provides a high level of assurance with minimal inconvenience Then run all three whenever you encounter disk error conditions when backing up or retrieving files To run drive diagnostics and status checks 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 click Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics dialog Labai oe Perform a S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis
37. click operation from the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Settings dialog see Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon on page 44 But if you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and have hidden the VCD it is more involved If you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want to show the VCD 1 Use the copy paste or drag drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager file from your My Passport drive to the desktop of your computer This is the file that you copied to your My Passport drive at step 9 of Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD in the prior section If you did not copy the Virtual CD Manager folder to your My Passport drive when you hid the VCD then use your Internet connection to download the utility Virtual CD VCD Manager for Mac from support wdc com CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 14 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 Open the Virtual CD Manager folder or the downloaded utility zip file Virtual_CD_Manager_vxxxx zip and double click the appropriate exe file to display the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager screen e Virtual CD Manager exe from the Virtual CD Manager folder e Virtual_CD_Manager_vxxxx exe from the downloaded zip file WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager Welcome to the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager The WD SmartWare VCD Manager lets you enable display or disable hide the VCD of your WD drive 3 Click Continue 4 Read the license agreement and click Accept to con
38. d Note An optional cable is available for the few computers that limit power from the USB port Designed for use with Mac computers Formatted for Mac and compatible with Apple Time Machine this drive is plug and play ready for Mac computer users WD SmartWare software See your life safe in one place e See your backup as it happens Seeing is believing Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of your backup e Protect your data automatically Relax Your data is secure Automatic continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file e Bring back lost files effortlessly Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 1 e Take control Customize your backup set drive security run diagnostics manage the power settings and more in the WD SmartWare control center Note For the best visual presentation all WD SmartWare software screens are displayed in a maximized configuration If your display device does not support this configuration please see the alternatives at Answer ID 3777 in the WD Knowledge Base at http support wdc com Drive lock Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256 bit hardware based encryption Planet friendly We designed a small retail
39. d box If you created a password hint when you created your password click the Password hint pointer to see the hint WD SmartWare Unlock My Passport Studio Password To continue your My Passport Studio drive Please provide your password P Password hint c Click Unlock to display the submenu MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 36 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive Manually The following situations require you to unlock the drive manually e The WD SmartWare software is not available e Your computer exits the sleep mode The WD SmartWare Software is Not Available e You uninstalled the software and left the drive locked e You moved your drive to another computer and need to unlock it without installing the software To unlock the drive using the virtual CD 1 Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD on the desktop 2 Double click the DriveUnlock icon a Becky Bacoka s P al Erins Marcom4NC E Marcom4NC Bac lud Scanning Station a WDShareSpace DB KG WDShareSpace D All 600 AWD SmartWare E oo Y DEVICES i y Ei Macintosh HD i o a ES Disk Remote Disc i WD SmartWare DriveUnlock Virtual CD Manager 6 WD SmartWare 2 _ TOSHIBA 2H m a Buscas 4 a l SHARED i Extras User Manuals MacOS WD SmartWare gt HTML What is this html gt PLACES M 7 items Zero KB available The WD SmartWare Drive U
40. displays on the desktop 1 Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD and then double click the WD SmartWare icon on the screen that displays AWD SmartWare B E Network A 10 4 11 a 10 5 6 ET my Backups SE Desktop k cae A Applications Rs 3 Documents fe Movies 6 Music MU Pictures DriveUnlock Virtual CD Manager E f 4 E WD SmartWare User Manuals MacOS What is this html R 1 of 7 selected Zero KB available Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard only A message asks whether you want to use the My Passport drive to back up with Time Machine A lu Do you want to use MY PASSPORT to back up with Time Machine Time Machine keeps an up to date copy of everything on your Mac It not only keeps a spare copy of every file it remembers how your system looked so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past Cancel Use as Backup Disk a If you do not want to use the Time Machine backup software click Cancel b If you do want to use the Time Machine backup software click Use as Backup Disk The My Passport icon now displays as F Note WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple s Time Machine software When using Time Machine the WD SmartWare software can still be used for password protecting the drive registering the drive and running diagnostics CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED
41. documents e mail and other files on your computer to your My Passport drive Note One installation of the WD SmartWare software supports up to three backup drives that are configured with WD SmartWare software After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of content you have simply clicking the Run Backup button backs all of them up Or you can select specific types of content to back up After performing a backup the WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up any e New file that is created on your computer or copied to your hard drive e Existing file that is changed in any way This protection is automatic the WD SmartWare software does it for you without any action on your part just make sure to leave your My Passport drive connected to your computer Note Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Passport drive is connected to your computer Then whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for new or changed files and resumes automatic continuous backup as before Additionally the Backup screen See Figure 5 on page 18 provides e Content Gauges for your computer s disk drives so you can see the number of files and the storage size for each content category e A Refresh View button for refreshing the Content Gauges e A Detailed View content box that you can use to select specific categories
42. duct enhancements and price discount opportunities 8 Click Register Drive to register your drive MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 42 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Setting the Drive Sleep Timer The drive sleep timer turns off the power to your drive after a certain period of inactivity to conserve power and minimize long term wear on the drive To specify the inactivity period for the sleep timer 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 click Sleep Timer to display the Set Sleep Timer dialog Set Sleep Timer p Set the amount of time before your drive goes to a Registration Note OS settings may override these settings Diagnostics y Sleep Timer Sleep Timer a Virtual CD 2 Inthe Sleep Timer box select the inactivity time interval at which you want to turn off the drive 3 Click Set Timer to save and implement your sleep timer selection Erasing Your Drive CAUTION Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on your drive Always make sure that you no longer need any of the data on your drive before erasing the drive To erase your drive 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 click Drive Erase to display the Erase Drive dialog Erase Drive Security W Warning Registration Clicking Erase Drive permanently erases all the data on your drive Diagnostics Sleep Timer Virtual CD O I understand
43. e Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will guide you through the process of installing driver software for your device Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software Cancel Figure 14 Found New Hardware Screen USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 50 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL b On the AutoPlay screen see Figure 15 click the Run WDSmartWare exe button we AutoPlay nD CD Drive E WD SmartWare E Always do this for software and games Install or run program HED Run WDSsmartWare exe Publisher not specified General options A Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer Set AutoPlay defaults in Control Panel Figure 15 AutoPlay Screen The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays Back Up Files Set Up Drive Do Not Install If a Flash Player is installed on your computer the screen is animated c Continue to Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software on page 9 Note If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software go to Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software on page 55 instead 2 If Autorun AutoPlay is disabled on your computer a If the Found New Hardware screen Figure 14 on page 50 appears click Cancel USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 51 MY PASSPORT S
44. e CAUTION Reformatting the drive erases all its contents If you have already saved files on the drive be sure to back them up before reformatting it Go to support wdc com and Refer to Knowledge Base Answer ID For information about how to 3633 Install partition and format an external hard drive in Windows Vista 3645 Convert a Mac OSX GPT partition to an NTSF partition in Windows XP 3647 Convert a Mac OSX GPT partition to an NTSF partition in Windows Vista Note See Troubleshooting on page 56 for more information about reformatting a drive After reformatting your drive for use with Windows use the procedures in the following sections USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 48 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on Windows XP 1 After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 1 on page 5 the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays See Figure 13 Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CO or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for sofware O Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device O No not this time Click Next to continue Cancel Figure 13 Found New Hardware Wizard Click Cancel to bypass the wizard The WD S
45. e WD Knowledge Base at http support wdc com Checking Status and Temperature Hover the pointer over the WD SmartWare icon in the system tray to display the information WD Drive Status Drive Name Volumes Used Locked Temperature My Passport Studio USB HOD 1 3 Mo OK y Ls ay ae 11 25 AM Monitoring Icon Alerts e f the WD SmartWare icon flashes green and white the drive might be locked or in a format that the WD SmartWare software does not understand non Windows format in a Windows environment e If the WD SmartWare icon flashes red and white the drive might be overheated Power down the drive and let it cool for 60 minutes Power it back on and if the problem persists contact WD Support Disconnecting the Drive Safely CAUTION To prevent data loss close all active windows and applications before shutting down or removing the drive 1 Right click the WD SmartWare icon in the system tray and then click Safely remove My Passport Studio USB HDD Safely remove My Passport Studio USB HDD G WO Smartware Exit WO Smarty are E You might hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes 2 Wait for the LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the system Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Use your operating system s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the WD SmartWare software from your computer Windows XP 1 Click Start gt Control Pan
46. e pack SP For Mac go to the Apple menu and select Software Update For Windows go to the Start menu and select Windows Update Drive Format Your My Passport Studio drive is preformatted as a single HFS J partition for compatibility with all Mac OS X operating systems If you want to use this drive with a Windows computer see Reformatting the Drive on page 48 and Troubleshooting on page 56 Physical Description Lock Indicator Customizable Label Capacity Gauge USB Port e FireWire Port Power Activity LED Indicators Power Activity LED The power activity LED is on the spine of the drive Appearance Description On steady Idle Fast flashing approximately 3 times per Active second Slow flashing once every 2 5 seconds System standby Capacity Gauge The capacity gauge has ten sections that fill from left to right to indicate space used on the drive during the power on state Each section represents approximately 10 percent of drive capacity The numerical display shows the amount of space available ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 3 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Segment Filled Segment Filled space used less than 5 does not display 1 5 to 9 6 50 to 59 2 10to 19 7 60 to 69 3 20 to 29 8 70to 79 4 30 to 39 9 80 to 89 5 40 to 49 10 90 to 100 Note The capacity gauge is visible only if the WD SmartWare software is installed and running o
47. e represented folder except the Other category which includes all of the files in all other folders on your computer BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 18 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Note that e The System category shown against a dark gray background includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup Files that are not backed up include system files program files applications and working files e The Retrieved category also shown against a dark gray background shows the files that you have retrieved from a prior backup They too are not available for backup e Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the category To back up other internal hard drives click the Home tab and select the drive Backing It All Up To back up all of your computer files 4 Click the Backup tab to display the Backup screen see Figure 5 on page 18 Click Run Backup to back up all of your files During the backup e The Backup screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been backed up e The blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive changes to yellow amber for all of the files that have not yet been backed up e The gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive changes to blue for each category as the backup completes e You can continue to set up you drive or perform any other functions si
48. el 2 Double click Add or Remove Programs 3 Select WD SmartWare and click Remove 4 Click Yes at the Are you sure prompt USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 54 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Windows Vista or Windows 7 4 Click Start gt Control Panel Double click Programs and Features Click WD SmartWare or the WD SmartWare icon and click Uninstall Change at the top of the screen Click Yes at the Do you wish to proceed prompt Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software you can still use your My Passport as an external hard drive In this case however you will not be able to Protect your data with automatic continuous backups see Backing Up Your Computer Files on page 17 Retrieve earlier versions of lost or damaged files see Retrieving Backed Up Files on page 24 Secure you drive and all of the files on it with a password see Locking and Unlocking Your Drive on page 28 Customize your software and drive settings for the best possible performance see Managing and Customizing Your Drive on page 33 Check the operational condition of your drive with built in diagnostic features see Checking Drive Health on page 46 To forego these performance features and get started without installing the WD SmartWare software 1 Click Do Not Install on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen to display the Continue without installing
49. en WD SmartWare Unmount Volumes Unmount CD My Passport Studio pe jp 10 24 AM If the drive has more than one volume a prompt might ask you to select the volume MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 35 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL e Click the My Passport icon on the desktop and select Eject New Volume where New Volume is the name you assigned to the volume Open Eject New Volume Get Info Duplicate Make Alias Copy New Volume Clean Up Selection bel More p You might hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes 2 To ensure that all data has been written before you physically disconnect the drive dismount the virtual CD as described in Dismounting the Virtual CD on page 35 3 Wait for the drive icon to disappear before disconnecting the drive from the computer Displaying the Status and Serial Number of the Drive You can use the WD SmartWare icon co find out if the drive is locked how full it is and its serial number 1 Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives About WD SmartWare My Passport Studio Open WD SmartWare 2 Select the My Passport The submenu displays the serial number of the drive the space available if the drive is unlocked and other options 3 If the WD SmartWare software has been installed and the drive is locked a Click Unlock Drive b Type your password in the Passwor
50. esent b cannot reasonably be rectified because of damage occurring before WD receives the Product or c is attributable to misuse improper installation alteration COMPLIANCE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 67 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL including removing or obliterating labels and opening or removing external enclosures unless the product is on the list of limited user serviceable products and the specific alteration is within the scope of the applicable instructions as found at support wdc com accident or mishandling while in the possession of someone other than WD Subject to the limitations specified above your sole and exclusive warranty shall be during the period of warranty specified above and at WD s option the repair or replacement of the Product The foregoing limited warranty is WD s sole warranty and is applicable only to products sold as new The remedies provided herein are in lieu of a any and all other remedies and warranties whether expressed implied or statutory including but not limited to any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose and b any and all obligations and liabilities of WD for damages including but not limited to accidental consequential or special damages or any financial loss lost profits or expenses or lost data arising out of or in connection with the purchase use or performance of the Product even if WD has been advised of the possibility of such damages
51. esent the system and hidden files that your computer s operating system put there when you installed the drive Viewing the Info Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help information to quickly guide you through your backup retrieve and settings tasks Whenever you are uncertain about what to do just click the info online help icon rom in the upper right corner of any screen To close the info help screen after reading the online help click the red X button in the upper left corner of the screen Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD If you have decided to get started without installing the WD SmartWare software you might also want to hide disable the WD SmartWare virtual CD VCD Doing this would be a simple two click operation from the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Settings dialog See Showing or Hiding the Virtual CD Icon on page 44 But if you have not installed the WD SmartWare software it is more involved and you should be aware of the following precautions e Hiding the VCD inhibits access to the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility that enables and disables the VCD If you move the drive to another computer the VCD remains hidden there too You will need to either copy the utility back to the drive or download another copy of it if you want to show the VCD or install the WD SmartWare software on the other computer e You cannot run the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility di
52. ess to your drive and you do not want them to be able to access your content on the drive CAUTION The WD SmartWare software uses your password to electronically lock and unlock your drive If you forget your password you will not be able to access the data that Is on your drive or write new data to it You will have to erase the drive before you can use it again You can reach the Security dialogs for password management during the initial getting started process or from the Settings tab and the Drive Settings screen within the WD SmartWare application On the Security dialogs you can e Create a password e Change a password e Eliminate the need for a password To create a password and keep others from accessing the files on your drive as an example from the Settings tab 1 Click the Settings tab to display the Settings screen see Figure 6 on page 22 2 Click Set Up Drive to display the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 3 Click Security to display the Set Security dialog Set Securit WD SmariWare lets you secure your drive to prevent others from accessing your files Registration Diagnostics Choose a password Sleep Timer Verify password Password hint Virtual CD A LE Warning WD cannot retrieve your password If you forget your password you will permanently lose access to your data About your drive Dl junderstand Product Name My Passport Studio Serial Number WXK047904352 Drive
53. eve folder Setting the Preferences Options When enabled each time you reconnect your My Passport drive to your computer the Preferences options Display the WD SmartWare Home screen This is the default configuration of the WD SmartWare software and it is recommended when you routinely perform a number of backups or retrieves each day Otherwise you might want to disable this option and open the WD SmartWare Home screen whenever you need it Check for software updates This ensures that you are always using the most recent software version To enable or disable the Preferences options 1 On the Software Settings screen see Figure 7 on page 22 click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog Set File History Set Preferences Backup Speed mi Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates Select automation options wi Open WD SmartWare when drive is connected 2 Select or clear the check boxes to enable or disable the Preferences options Open WD SmartWare when drive is connected Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates Customizing Your Drive Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize the settings of your drive for the best possible performance Label Create a custom name label that appears on the cover of your My Passport drive Security Create modify and disable passwords that keep others from accessing the files on
54. hanged files and resumes automatic continuous backup as before e See your backup as it happens Seeing is believing Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup e Retrieve lost files effortlessly Bring back your valuable data to its original location whether you ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file WD SmartWare Home Screen The WD SmartWare Home screen available after installation and the initial backup and security setup provides four tab selected options e Home screen Provides a Content Gauge with the capacity of each hard drive in or connected to your computer See Figure 4 on page 10 e Backup screen Manages existing backups or creates new backups of your important data including movies music documents e mail and photos See Figure 5 on page 18 e Retrieve screen Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwritten See Figure 8 on page 25 e Settings screen Manages security diagnostics power settings and backup parameters See Figure 6 on page 22 On the Home screen you can change the drive being categorized with the drop down selection box under the name of your computer By selecting a different drive the system will identify the categories of files on that drive Then click the e Backup tab to back up files from the selected drive to your My Passport drive e Retrieve tab to retrieve backed up files from you
55. high capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life Our latest edition features visual easy to use automatic continuous backup software and drive lock security protection WD s best selling My Passport Studio FireWire external hard drive features WD SmartWare software that backs up your data automatically and continuously shows your backup as it happens and brings back lost files effortlessly This introductory chapter includes the following topics Major Features of the Drive Kit Contents Optional Accessories Compatibility Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your WD Product Handling Precautions Major Features of the Drive WD s ultra portable Mac ready My Passport Studio drive is smaller than ever but packed with innovative features to help you organize your digital life Smart display Create your own personalized drive label to remind you of what s stored on each drive You can even view the label when the drive is unplugged The display also includes available capacity and security status Our smallest portable drive ever We re experts in portable storage so we designed a smaller high quality hard drive inside a premium finished package FireWire 800 Save and access data at top speeds with the high performance FireWire 800 interface USB 2 0 For maximum flexibility you can also connect your drive via the USB 2 0 port on your computer No separate power supply is neede
56. hy won t my computer boot when connect my USB drive to the computer before booting A Depending on your system configuration your computer may attempt to boot from your WD portable USB drive Refer to your system s motherboard BIOS setting documentation to disable this feature or visit support wdc com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 1201 For more information about booting from external drives refer to your system documentation or contact your system manufacturer Q Why is the data transfer rate slow A Your system may be operating at USB 1 1 speeds due to an incorrect driver installation of the USB 2 0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 2 0 Q How do determine whether or not my system supports USB 2 0 A Refer to your USB card documentation or contact your USB card manufacturer Note If your USB 2 0 controller is built in to the system motherboard be sure to install the appropriate chipset support for your motherboard Refer to your motherboard or system manual for more information Q What happens when a USB 2 0 device is plugged into a USB 1 1 port or hub USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 When connected to a USB 1 1 port or hub a USB 2 0 device operates at the USB 1 1 full soeed of up to 12 Mbps If your system includes a PCI slot you can achieve Hi Speed USB transfer rates by installing a USB 2 0 PCI adapter card Contact the card manufacturer for installation procedures and more information g
57. iod and be kept up to date on the latest WD products Registration Registering Your Drive on page 42 Perform routine drive diagnostics and status checks Diagnostics Checking Drive Health on page 46 Specify an inactive time interval to turn off your drive Sleep Timer Setting the Drive Sleep Timer on page 43 Erase your drive so you can return it Drive Erase Erasing Your Drive on to service if you have implemented page 43 password protection and then lost or forgotten your password Enable show or disable hide the Virtual CD Showing or Hiding the Virtual virtual CD icon for your drive CD Icon on page 44 Specifying a Name For Your Drive The custom label that you specify remains on your drive even when it is turned off or disconnected from your computer To specify a name for your drive 1 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 click Label to display the Label dialog A Registration O Invert label Enter a title in the Set Label box Sleep Timer then click Save Label Settings Virtual CD The saved label will display even when the drive does not have power 2 Type your label in the Label box MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 41 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 3 Select or clear the Invert label check box to establish the label presentation that you want dark text against a light background or vice ver
58. l Descrip Misuri AAN A REN 3 MACIOS rr AA A da isn 3 Dive NICH ACCS uuno2 weno oud whe shee e wEdae xt See whee bia abre 4 Registering Your WD Product 2625020408004 cee A bee eee 4 Handing Precautions se uo ties barsa a Bul dah e a hk ole aa es 4 2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 00 0ooo 5 Connecting the DIVE teta a tad er sa Galan oe ane hae a dd 5 Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger Leopard Snow Leopard 0 00 cee eee eee 6 Enhancing Performance With WD TURBO 0 00 0 c ce eee ee T Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software aana ce ees 9 WD SmartWare OvervieW 2 ee ee ee a eee 11 WD SmartWare Home Screen 1 iaria ea ee ee eee ees 11 Viewing the Info Online Help Topics 0 0 0 cee eee eee 12 Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD 2 0 0 0 eee 12 Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD nananana aaae eee 14 3 Backing Up Your Computer Files 0 0000 e eee eee 17 About Backing Up Your Computer Files 0 0 0 0 ccc ee eee 17 BACKINOTALUD cabal fe aoe chef cen ci far te head Jace a agence teed one honed Suet Bee Waa Redes an Ba ain ee Mes eh a 19 Advanced Backup Capabilities 2 0 0 0 0 tenes 20 Selecting Specific Content to Back Up 1 0 eens 20 Changing the Backup Software SettingS 0 00 eee eas 21 4 Retrieving Backed Up FileS 00 0 cee es 24 ABOUT RetHEVING FICS gx st cote ee eae a ae ines SAE es Seed 24 Ret
59. l of the following terms and conditions or You respond NO or give any other response that indicates You do not accept this License Agreement then You must not install use or copy the Licensed Software 1 DEFINITIONS la Agreement and or License Agreement shall mean this License Agreement and any and all documents incorporated by reference b You and or Your shall mean the individual or legal entity exercising rights under and complying with all of the terms of this Agreement c a Licensed Software shall mean Western Digital Technology Inc s 5 Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue 6 Amessage informs you that installing the WD TURBO drivers requires you to restart your computer to make them active Installing the Western Digital TURBO drivers requires you to restart the computer to make them active Do you want to proceed and install the drivers Cno ves Click Yes to continue 7 Inthe Password box type the password that you normally use to access your computer WD TURBO Installer requires that you type your password Name MAC bp Details o Cancel 8 Click OK The computer restarts when the installation completes The My Passport icon on the desktop now looks like this Ea MY PASSPORT CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 8 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Getting Started With WD SmartW
60. martWare software will install the appropriate driver for the drive 2 If Autorun AutoPlay is disabled on your computer install the software manually a Open My Computer b Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD which is listed under Devices with Removable Storage Note WD SmartWare software is provided in the form of a virtual CD VCD drive on your My Passport drive The VCD displays on your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD To view the contents of the VCD such as the documentation and some extra programs right click and select Open USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 49 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL The Welcome to WD SmartWare screen displays Welcome to WD SmartWare What would you like to do Back Up Files Set Us Drive Do Not Install If a Flash Player is installed on your computer the screen is animated c Continue to Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software on page 9 Note If you do not want to install the WD SmartWare software go to Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software on page 55 instead Installing on Windows Vista Windows 7 After the drive is physically connected depending on your computer setup two or three screens might pop up 1 If Autorun AutoPlay is enabled on your computer a On the Found New Hardware screen see Figure 14 click Cancel a Si Found Mew Hardware Windows needs to install driver software for your WD SES Device USB Devic
61. n RMA number and instructions for Product return An unauthorized return i e one for which an RMA number has not been issued will be returned to you at your expense Authorized returns must be shipped in an approved shipping container prepaid and insured to the address provided on your return paperwork Your original box and packaging materials should be kept for storing or shipping your WD product To conclusively establish the period of warranty check the warranty expiration serial number required via support wdc com WD shall have no liability for lost data regardless of the cause recovery of lost data or data contained in any Product placed in its possession Limited Warranty WD warrants that the Product in the course of its normal use will for the term defined below be free from defects in material and workmanship and will conform to WD s specification therefor The term of your limited warranty depends on the country in which your Product was purchased The term of your limited warranty is for 2 years in the North South and Central America region 2 years in the Europe the Middle East and Africa region and 3 years in the Asia Pacific region unless otherwise required by law The term of your limited warranty period shall commence on the purchase date appearing on your purchase receipt WD shall have no liability for any Product returned if WD determines that the Product was stolen from WD or that the asserted defect a is not pr
62. n your computer Lock Indicator LED When illuminated the lock indicator LED shows that you have set a password on the drive It is turned off only when you remove the password from the drive or the drive loses power Drive Interfaces Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 Supports data transfer rates up to 480 Mb s USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 Connection to a USB 1 1 port transfers data at USB 1 1 speed up to 12 Mb s FireWire 800 Has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 Mb s and is backward compatible with FireWire 400 using a special cable such as the included FireWire 800 to 400 adapter Connection to a FireWire 400 port transfers data at FireWire 400 speed up to 400 Mb s Registering Your WD Product Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers You can easily register your drive using the WD SmartWare software as described in Registering Your Drive on page 42 Another way is to register online at register wdc com Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking and installation Drives may be damaged by rough handling shock or vibration Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your external storage product e Do not drop or jolt the drive e Do not move the drive during activity ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE 4 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Connecting the Drive and Getting Started This chapter pro
63. nce the WD SmartWare software will back up all of your files in the background e A Pause Backup button is available for you to stop the backup Appearance of a backup successfully finished message means that the backup completed normally If any files could not be backed up the WD SmartWare software displays a e Caution message indicating the number of files involved e View link that you can click to see a list of the files and the reasons they were not backed up Some applications and running processes can keep files from being backed up If you cannot determine why some of your files were not backed up try e Saving and closing all of your open files e Closing all running applications including your e mail program and web browser BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 19 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Important Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full means that there is not enough free space on the drive to complete the backup The best long term solution would be to relegate the drive to long term archive storage and a Click the Home tab to display the Home screen b Click the WDStore link in the WD Online box to view the Western Digital Online Store website Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your future requirements 5 If you clicked Pause Backup at step 3 the Stop backup confirmation prompt reminds you that if you stop the backup before it completes the
64. ng 39 System compatibility 3 U Unlocking manually Mac in sleep mode 38 WD SmartWare not available 37 Unlocking the drive 29 37 from the virtual CD 38 with the WD SmartWare software 30 without the WD SmartWare software 30 V Virtual CD definition 6 dismounting 36 icon showing and hiding 41 44 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL unlocking the drive from 30 W Warranty 67 WD TURBO 7 WD Service 67 WD SmartWare 6 WD SmartWare icon Windows 33 Windows disconnecting a drive 54 drive overheating 54 flashing icon alerts 54 status check 53 temperature check 53 uninstalling WD SmartWare software 54 Windows Vista Windows 7 installing drive on 50 Windows XP installing drive on 49 INDEX 70 Information furnished by WD is believed to be accurate and reliable however no responsibility is assumed by WD for its use nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of WD WD reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Western Digital WD and the WD logo are registered trademarks and My Passport WD SmartWare and Data Lifeguard are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies Inc Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies 2009 Western Digital Technologies Inc All rights reserved Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Fore
65. nlock screen displays WD SmartWare Drive Unlock Unlock My Passport Studio Enter your password to unlock your drive Password SSSS P Password hint Name My Passport Studio Serial WXK0A7904352 size 500 1 GB 3 Type your password in the Password box If you created a password hint when you created your password click the Password hint pointer to see the hint 4 Click Unlock Note If you click Exit you will not be able to access the files on your drive 5 At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen and display the WD SmartWare Home screen MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 37 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Your Computer Exits Sleep Mode If your computer goes into sleep mode an unlock screen might not display when you reactivate the computer To unlock the drive you can use the virtual CD as described in The WD SmartWare Software is Not Available on page 37 or you can use the WD SmartWare icon To unlock the drive using the WD SmartWare icon 1 2 Click the WD SmartWare icon Select the drive and then Unlock Drive D 4 Thu 10 42 AM About WD SmartWare S N WXK0A7904352 My Passport Studio el loc TO S ee Space Ay allable Open WD SmartWare Unlock Drive The WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen displays WD SmartWare Drive Unlock Unlock My Passport Studio Enter your password to unlock
66. now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue 2 On the next screen select Install from a list or specific location and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for WD SES Device USB Device Es If your hardware came with an installation CD EA or Floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do O Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next to continue 3 Browse to My Computer a Double click the WD SmartWare VCD drive b Double click the Extras folder c Select WD SES Device Driver INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 59 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL d Click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options ES 2 Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed C Search removable media floppy CO ROM Include this location in the search D testrastwD SES Device Driver O Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose thie option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware 4 When installation is complete click Close y J Found New Hardware WD SES
67. ort drive using the virtual CD on the desktop Opening the WD SmartWare Software When the WD SmartWare software is running in the background you can open it in the following ways e Click Start gt All Programs gt WD SmartWare gt WD SmartWare e Double click the WD SmartWare icon in the task bar Note You can also right click or left click the WD SmartWare icon in the task bar and select WD SmartWare The WD SmartWare Home screen displays Backup Retrieve Settings Welcome MYDESKTOP My Passport Studio 74 5 GB Total 465 0 GB Total WD Store l Support Contact Us Online User Manual WD Smartare Version 1 2 0 14 Update Software 52 6 GB Free 465 0 GB Free a In the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive all of your files that are available for backup are shown against a blue background in six categories where This file category Includes files with these extensions Documents doc txt ntm htmi ppt xls xml and other document extensions Mail mail msg pst and other mail extensions Music mp3 wav wma and other music extensions Movies avi mov mp4 and other movie extensions Pictures gif jpg png and other picture extensions Other Others that do not belong in the five main categories USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS 53 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL For a complete list of all included file extensions search for Answer ID 3644 in th
68. r My Passport drive to any location on your computer In the Content Gauge for your computer s hard drive all of your files that are available for backup are shown against a blue background in categories that are based on the following folders on your computer e Music e Movies e Pictures e Mail e Documents e Other Each category includes all of the files in the represented folder except the Other category which includes all of the files in all other folders on your computer CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 11 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Note that e The System category shown against a dark gray background includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup Files that are not backed up include system files program files applications and working files e The Retrieved category also shown against a dark gray background shows the files that you have retrieved from a prior backup They too are not available for backup e Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the category In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties This space is not available for backups Note The small number of files that are shown in the Additional Files category when you first install the WD SmartWare software before performing your first backup repr
69. r below to download and install the firmware updater 3 Return to WD SmartWare Drive Settings The enable disable options become available atter downloading the most current version of the firmware Download Firmware Updater Disable VOD Enable VCD About your drive Product Mame My Passport Studia Serial Number WXK0A7904352 Power cycle your drive after applying the VCD Drive size 465 7 GE setting for the change to take effert Firmware Revision 1 004 Operating System Mac 05 10 5 6 2 Click e Enable VCD if you want to show the virtual CD icon e Disable VCD if you want to hide the virtual CD icon 3 Click Apply VCD Settings to implement your selection 4 As prompted for your change to take effect you must power cycle your My Passport drive a Disconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable from your drive b Wait ten seconds c Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to your drive 5 Check your desktop display to confirm the change MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 44 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software 1 Double click the WD SmartWare virtual CD on the desktop or WD SmartWare in the Applications list to display the following screen 00 AWD SmartWare Erz a BMmMOKJEN SD Y DEVICES i A Y Macintosh HD Po im 0 ES Disk l Remote Disc WD SmartWare DriveUnlock Virtual CD Manager WD SmartWare 2 _ TOSHIBA 2 wus a
70. rectly from the drive you must run it from a folder on your desktop CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 12 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL With those precautions in mind if you have not installed the WD SmartWare software and want to hide the VCD 1 Double click the WD SmartWare icon to display the VCD file listing 6060 AWD SmartWare O Y DEVICES Macintosh HD E iDisk 5 Remote Disc WD SmartWare DriveUnlock Virtual CD Manager WD SmartWare el MY BACKUPS Y SHARED om i 12k4n81 WD SmartWare User Manuals MacOS Extras 18pd5h1 1c2k5b1 1c6xw71 Icrmbk1 1im98c1 1x1nwk1 b All gt PLACES What is this html 2 Use the copy paste or drag drop function to copy the Virtual CD Manager file from the VCD file listing to the desktop of your computer 3 Double click the Virtual CD Manager file on your desktop to display the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility screen WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager Welcome to the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager The WD SmartWare VCD Manager lets you enable display or disable hide the VCD of your WD drive 4 Click Continue 5 Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your drives and asks you to select the one you want to configure WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager Y Drive to configure My Passport Studio 5 N WXKOA7904352 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STAR
71. rieve the content Retrieving a File Folder After selecting the drive on the Home screen you can retrieve files or complete folders from your My Passport drive To retrieve a file or folder from your drive 1 Click the Retrieve tab to display the Retrieve screen see Figure 8 on page 25 2 In the Backed Up Volumes box select the WD SmartWare volume that you want to retrieve a file or folder from and click Select Destination to display the Select a destination for retrieved files screen See Figure 9 on page 25 3 On the Select a destination for retrieved files screen IF you want to copy your retrieved content to THEN Its original location a Select the To the Original Places option b Click Select Files to display the Select content to retrieve screen see Figure 10 on page 26 and proceed to step 4 on page 26 A retrieved content folder Select the In a Retrieved Content Folder option b If you want to specify a different retrieve folder click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder c Click Apply to save and implement the new retrieve folder d Click Select Files to display the Select content to retrieve screen see Figure 10 on page 26 and proceed to step 4 on page 26 RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 24 Backup Retrieve Select a volume to retrieve from Eo My Desktop s Mac mini Macintosh HD From the list on the right select the
72. rieving a File FOlder 00d Do owt ae ee Dw Sw ee ee a ic 24 Retrieving a FOME aaa la See aw Seok wel le San a ei ao a aos ae 2 Retrieving All of Your Content 0 00 eee ee eens 27 TABLE OF CONTENTS iii MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Locking and Unlocking Your Drive 0000 eee ees 28 Password Protecting Your Drive 2 0 0 00 eee eas 28 MOCKING VOU OIG ctas da Dad Gaara ea als bee ope Daz 29 Unlocking Your Drive With the WD SmartWare Software 0000 cence eee eee 30 Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software o ooooooooo 30 Changing your PassWord cuidada eh idea ey Rok 31 Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature 0 0 0 ccc ee eee ees 32 Managing and Customizing Your Drive 000o o o 33 WE SimartVVare ICONS is a bh a WO AS ee A ae ee blac na a 33 Opening WD SmartWare Software 1 0 0 00 eee eee 33 Dismounting the Virtual CD anaana aa aaa ccc eee eens 35 Safely Dismounting the Drive 20 cee eee eens 35 Displaying the Status and Serial Number of the Drive o o ooooooooo 36 Unlocking the Drive Manually 0 2 2 0 00 eee ees 3 The WD SmartWare Software is Not Available 0 0 0000 eee ee 37 Your Computer Exits Sleep Mode 1 ee eee eens 38 Customizing Your Software SettingS 0 0c eee eee eee 39 Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder 0 eee 39 Setting the Preferences Options 0 00 ccc
73. sa 4 Click Save Label Settings to apply the label to your drive Registering Your Drive The WD SmartWare software uses your computer s Internet connection to register your drive To register your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and be kept up to date on the latest WD products 1 Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet 2 On the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 click Registration to display the Register Drive dialog Register Drive WD lets you register your drive to receive software update notifications and customer i s Required Field support Ding tios First name cf Last name Virtual CD E mail address Preferred language English H vi vas Want 10 recare communication trom WD including sofware updates Tor registered producis product mprovemantopponuntias and mandar discount on WD products About your drive Product Mame My Passport Studia Serial Number WX 047904352 Drive Size 465 7 GB Firmware Revision 1 004 Operating System Mac 05 10 5 6 Type your first name in the First name box Type your last name in the Last name box Type your e mail address in the E mail address box Select your language in the Preferred language box so oS Select or clear the Yes want to receive communication check box to specify whether or not you want to receive e mail notifications about software updates pro
74. sport drive 4 Click Run Backup to back up the selected categories of files Changing the Backup Software Settings To optimize your backup you can e Specify the number of backup versions to keep for each file e Pause backups until your computer is idle To configure these backup options 1 Click the Settings tab to display the Settings screen see Figure 6 on page 22 2 Click Set Up Software to display the Software Settings screen see Figure 7 on page 22 BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 21 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Retrieve Software Settings My Desktop s Mac mini My Passport Studio Software Settings Drive Settings Software Settings options let you enter Drive Settings options let you secure the number of backup versions you and register your drive run want to retain delay backup until your diagnostics seta sleep timer erase computer is idle select a folder to your drive and enable or disable the retrieve your backed up files to and set WD SmartWare Virtual CD on your preferences for automating software computer updates and starting the WD SmartWare software Set Up Software Set Up Drive Figure 6 Settings Screen Retrieve Software Settings My Desktop s Mac mini My Passport Studio each file About your software Product Name WD SmartWare Version 1 2 0 11 Back to Main Settings Figure 7 Software Settings Screen BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES 22
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76. t TROUBLESHOOTING 56 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing an SES Driver Should you decide not to install the WD SmartWare software you must have an SES driver installed on computers running Windows to keep the hardware popup wizard from displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer Note The SES Driver is installed automatically if you install the WD SmartWare software or if you clicked Do Not Install on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen see Getting Started Without WD SmartWare Software on page 55 The following topics are included in this appendix Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows XP After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 1 on page 5 the Found New Hardware screen displays Installing the Driver Automatically To install the SES driver automatically your computer must be connected to the Internet Note If Autoplay is enabled two extra screens may display at the same time as the Found New Hardware screen Close those two screens 1 On the Found New Hardware screen select Yes this time only to allow Windows to connect to Windows Update Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Upd
77. t 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This unit generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the recelver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by WD could void the user s authority to operate this equipment ICES 003 NMB 003 Statement Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme ICES 003 du Canada This device complies with Canadian ICES 003 Class B safety Compliance Approved for US and Canada CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 UL 60950 1 Safety of Information Technology Equipment Approuv pour les Etats Unis et le Canada CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 UL 609
78. tinue The WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility locates your drives and asks you to select the one you want to configure WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager Y Drive to configure My Passport Studio S N WXKOA 904352 5 Select your My Passport drive and the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility displays its current and target VCD settings WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager Drive to configure My Passport Studio S N WXKOA7904352 Current WD SmartWare VCD Setting Disabled hidden Target WD SmartWare VCD Setting Enabled displayed 6 Click Configure Drive to continue CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 15 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL As prompted for your change to take effect you must power cycle your My Passport drive a Disconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable from your drive b Wait ten seconds c Reconnect the USB micro cable or FireWire cable to your drive Click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager utility Check your desktop display to confirm the change CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 16 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Backing Up Your Computer Files This chapter includes the following topics About Backing Up Your Computer Files Backing It All Up Advanced Backup Capabilities About Backing Up Your Computer Files The WD SmartWare software automatically and continuously backs up all of the content music movies photos
79. tion of the retrieve A Partial retrieve accomplished message means a file you selected for the retrieve was not copied to the specified retrieve location In this case either a e Files Not Retrieved message provides the number of files that were not retrieved and a link to a failed to retrieve information screen Click the View files link to see the list of files and the reasons they were not retrieved e Destination is full message means that your computer does not have sufficient disk space to complete the retrieve Retrieving a Folder To retrieve a folder from your drive and all of the content within a folder which might be across multiple categories in the retrieve files selection box see Figure 11 double click the folder of interest and choose Select folder in all content categories Retrieving All of Your Content On the Select content to retrieve screen see Figure 10 on page 26 choose the Retrieve all Files option to retrieve content across all categories and copy them to either their original locations or the Retrieve Contents folder RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 27 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Locking and Unlocking Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics Password Protecting Your Drive Unlocking Your Drive Changing Your Password Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Password Protecting Your Drive You should password protect your drive if you are worried that someone else will gain acc
80. to access the data portion of your drive To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed 1 Start the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility by either e Using your computer s file management utility to open the WD SmartWare virtual CD and double clicking the Unlock file e Double clicking the WD SmartWare virtual CD on the desktop and double clicking the DriveUnlock icon WD SmartWare Drive Unlock Unlock My Passport Studio Enter your password to unlock your drive Password S Name My Passport Studio gt Password hint serial WXK0A7904352 a Size 500 1 GB LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE 30 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2 Type your password in the Password box If you provided a password hint when you created your password click the Password hint pointer to see the hint 3 Click Unlock to unlock your drive If you click Exit you will not be able to access the files on your drive 4 Atthe Your drive is now unlocked prompt click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen Changing Your Password To change your password 1 Click Security on the Drive Settings screen see Figure 12 on page 29 to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog Your Drive is Secure 3 Change password 5 To change your current security settings please enter your password below Registration Password Diagnostics Sees Sleep Tim Drive Erase Virtual CD
81. ustomizing Your Drive This chapter includes the following topics WD SmartWare Icon Opening WD SmartWare Software Displaying the Status and Serial Number of the Drive Safely Dismounting the Drive Displaying the Status and Serial Number of the Drive Unlocking the Drive Manually Your Computer Exits Sleep Mode Customizing Your Drive Settings Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Icon After you have installed the WD SmartWare software the WD SmartWare icon displays in the bar at the top right corner of the screen O 4 Thu9 08AM q J Clicking the icon enables you to e Open the WD SmartWare software e Safely dismount the drive and the virtual CD e Check the remaining capacity of the drive e Display the serial number of the drive e Monitor drive status and temperature e Unlock the drive manually The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things Opening WD SmartWare Software When the WD SmartWare software is running in the background after it has been installed there are two ways to open it e Click the WD SmartWare icon and select Open WD SmartWare MO 4 ThugllaM Q About WD SmartWare O My Passport Studio a Open WD SmartWare MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 33 e Double click WD SmartWare in the Applications list Y DEVICES E 10 5 6 E iDisk WD Smartware El mac Y SHARED E 1c2k5b1 E 1c6xw71 E icrmbk1
82. ve the disc Show me other options Insert the disc that came with your WD SES Device If you have the disc that came with your device insert it now Windows will automatically search the disc for driver software Y Idon t have the disc Show me other options 4 Browse to Computer a Double click the WD SmartWare VCD drive b Double click the Extras folder c Select WD SES Device Driver d Click Next AS 11 Found New Hardware WD SES Device Browse for driver software on your computer Search for driver software in this location 2 Include subfolders INSTALLING AN SES DRIVER 62 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 5 When the installation is complete click Close k i Found New Hardware WD SES Device The software for this device has been successfully installed Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device WD SES Device Windows 7 After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 1 on page 5 you can install the SES driver 1 Open All Programs and click Computer gt Manage 4 Getting Started F Paint En Windows Media Center al Pre Calculator Q Snipping Tool A Remote Desktop Connection As Magnifier sj Solitaire gt All Programs Search programs and files Administrator Documents Pictures Music Games Computer Control Panel Devices and Print Default Programs Help and Support Shut down pr Open
83. vides step by step instructions for connecting and installing the drive on your computer It includes the following topics Connecting the Drive Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger Leopard Snow Leopard Enhancing Performance With WD TURBO Getting Started With WD SmartWare Software WD SmartWare Overview WD SmartWare Home Screen Viewing the Info Online Help Topics Hiding the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Showing the WD SmartWare Virtual CD Connecting the Drive 1 Turn on your computer 2 Connect your My Passport drive using either the USB micro cable or the FireWire 800 cable as shown in Figure 1 Using a USB Micro Cable Using a FireWire 800 Cable Figure 1 Connecting the My Passport Drive CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED 5 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Installing on a Mac OS X Tiger Leopard Snow Leopard This section provides directions on installing the drive for the first time Note If you have reformatted the drive for use on Windows see Using the Drive With Windows on page 48 or Troubleshooting on page 56 After you physically connect the drive as shown in Figure 1 on page 5 the WD SmartWare virtual CD mounts on the desktop and is listed under Devices in Finder Note WD SmartWare software is provided in the form of a virtual CD VCD drive on your My Passport drive The VCD displays on your desktop and behaves just like a physical CD The My Passport icon also
84. volume from which you want to retrieve a file or files Figure 8 Retrieve Screen Retrieve Select a destination for retrieved files My Desktop s Mac mini Macintosh HD Where would you like to retrieve your files To the Original Places Return all restored content to the original location on your computer In a Retrieved Content Folder Put all retrieved content into a single folder Change Retrieve Volume Figure 9 Select a Destination for Retrieved Files Screen MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Settings My Passport Studio MY BACKUPS Backed Up Volumes Original Volume MYDESKTOP Original Computer My Desktop s Mac mini Select Destination Settings My Passport Studio MY BACKUPS The current retrieve folder is at Users MYDESKTOP If you would like to change this folder please enter the new location below Browse Select Files RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES 25 MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL Backup Retrieve Select content to retrieve from MY BACKUPS Data Retrieved Files 0 My Desktop s Mac mini My Passport Studio Macintosh HD MY BACKUPS w Retrieve All Files All the data from this backup will be retrieved from your Volumes MY BACKUPS volume including files you have previously deleted and the most current version of each file Files 0 Data to Retrieve 84 9 GB Free gt Retrieve Some Files Cancel Retrieving Start Retrieving
85. your drive Password A P Password hint Mame My Passport Studio Serial WXK0A7904352 size 500 1 GB Type your password in the Password box If you created a password hint when you created your password click the Password hint pointer to see the hint Click Unlock Note If you click Exit you will not be able to access the files on your drive MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE 38 Customizing Your Software Settings MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by e Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file e Inhibiting backups until times when your computer is idle e Specifying a unique folder on your computer to store files retrieved from your drive e Automatically Displaying the WD SmartWare Home screen whenever you connect your drive to your computer Checking for WD SmartWare software updates To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for the best possible performance with your drive on the Software Settings screen See Figure 7 on page 22 IF you wantto THEN click AND see Change the number of backup versions to keep for each file Set File History Specifying the Number of Backup Versions on page 23 Enable anytime backups or inhibit them until your computer is idle Backup Speed

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