MY PASSPORT ELITE
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 35
Disconnecting the Drive Safely
1.
Right-click the WD SmartWare icon
in the system tray, and then click
Safely
remove My Passport Elite USB HDD.
You may hear the drive power down.
2.
Wait for the drive icon to be removed from the desktop before disconnecting the
drive from the system.
Customizing Your Software Settings
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:
• Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file
• Inhibiting backups until times when your computer is idle
• Specifying a unique folder on your computer to store files retrieved from your
drive
• Automatically:
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Displaying the WD SmartWare Home screen whenever you connect your drive
to your computer
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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 11 on page 22):
Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder
When you start a retrieve, you can choose whether you want to store the retrieved files in
either:
• Their original locations on your computer
• A Retrieved Content folder
By default, the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved Content subfolder
in your My Documents folder. To specify a different folder:
1.
Either create a new folder or determine which existing folder you want to use.
CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or removing the drive.
IF you want to . . .
THEN click . . .
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Change the number of backup
versions to keep for each file,
File History
“Specifying the Number of
Backup Versions” on page 22.
Enable anytime backups or inhibit
them until your computer is idle,
Backup Speed
“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 35.
Change the options that:
• Display the WD SmartWare Home
screen whenever you reconnect
drive to your computer
• Check for software updates
Preferences
