MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS
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3.
Click
Enable Backup Now
to:
•
Add the
Backup
and
Retrieve
tabs to the Home screen display
•
Add the
Set Up Software
and
Set Up Drive
options to the Settings screen
•
Remove the
Preferences
option from the Drive Settings screen
Unlocking the Drive
After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive,
you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever:
• You shut down and restart your computer
• You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer
• 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.
To unlock the drive, see:
• “Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software” on page 60
• “Unlocking Your Drive Without the WD SmartWare Software” on page 61
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 a
Drive is locked
message in place of the Content Gauge for your My Book drive:
