Dell 1TB Portable External Hard Drive USB 3.0, User Manual

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Setup
3 After the drive is connected, the drive will appear as a drive letter in
(My) Computer (i.e.: Drive E:, F:, or some other letter) within
approximately 30 seconds of connecting and turning on the drive.
NOTE:
The white LED on the interface adapter lights up when you connect
the drive to the computer.
4 Click Open Folder to View Files Using Windows Explorer to open the
drive letter, or click on the drive letter in Computer.
You can now begin copying files to the external hard drive by manually using the
copy and paste options or alternatively by dragging and dropping files into the
external hard drive.
Disconnecting the Drive
CAUTION:
You must close all open windows on the external hard drive in order to
disconnect it. To prevent data loss, close all computer applications prior to
disconnecting the external hard drive.
1 Click the S afely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray, near the clock.
NOTE:
The Safely Remove Hardware icon looks like a USB connector with a
green check mark on it .
2
A pop-up menu will appear listing the devices that can be removed from
the computer.
3
Click the external hard drive on the pop-up menu.
4 When you see a pop-up message saying that it's safe to remove the
hardware, you can unplug the device.
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