Western Digital WDBBGB0030HBK User Manual
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My Book
Desktop Storage
User Manual
Accessing Online Support
Visit our product support website at http://support.wdc.com and choose from these topics:
▪ Downloads—Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product.
▪ Registration—Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers at
http://register.wdc.com
▪ Warranty & RMA Services—Get warranty, product replacement (RMA), RMA status, and data recovery
information.
▪ Knowledge Base—Search by keyword, phrase, or answer ID.
▪ Installation—Get online installation help for your WD product or software.
▪ WD Community—Share your thoughts and connect with other WD users at http://community.wdc.com
Table of Contents
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Accessing Online Support.................................................................................ii
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1 About Your WD Drive....................................................................................1
Features.............................................................................................................................1
Kit Contents......................................................................................................................2
Optional Accessories.......................................................................................................2
Operating System Compatibility....................................................................................2
Disk Drive Format.............................................................................................................3
Physical Description.........................................................................................................3
USB 3.0 Interface.................................................................................................................3
Kensington® Security Slot...................................................................................................3
Registering Your Drive.....................................................................................................3
Handling Precautions.......................................................................................................3
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2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started.................................................4
Connecting the Drive...................................................................................................... 4
Getting Started with the WD Software......................................................................... 4
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3 Backing Up Files.............................................................................................8
How the Backup Function Works...................................................................................8
Backing Up Files...............................................................................................................9
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4 Restoring Files..............................................................................................13
How the Restore Function Works.................................................................................13
Restoring Files................................................................................................................ 13
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5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive............................................................... 15
Password Protecting the Drive..................................................................................... 15
Unlocking the Drive........................................................................................................16
With the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software...................................................16
Changing Your Password.............................................................................................. 16
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature...............................................................................17
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6 Managing and Customizing the Drive........................................................18
Checking Drive Health...................................................................................................18
Safely Disconnecting the Drive ....................................................................................19
Erasing the Drive............................................................................................................ 19
Using the Drive Erase Function.....................................................................................19
Using Five Invalid Passwords........................................................................................20
Registering the Drive.....................................................................................................21
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer.......................................................................................22
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7 Managing and Customizing the Software..................................................23
Checking for Software Updates....................................................................................23
Configuring Your Cloud Service Account....................................................................23
Uninstalling the WD Software.......................................................................................24
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8 Reformatting the Drive............................................................................... 26
Reformatting the Drive..................................................................................................26
Downloading the WD Software....................................................................................26
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9 Troubleshooting...........................................................................................27
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive.......................................................27
Frequently Asked Questions......................................................................................... 27
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10 Compliance and Warranty Information...................................................29
Regulatory Compliance.................................................................................................29
FCC Class B Information................................................................................................... 29
ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement....................................................................................... 29
Safety Compliance............................................................................................................30
CE Compliance For Europe..............................................................................................30
KC Notice (Republic of Korea only)................................................................................ 30
Environmental Compliance (China)..............................................................................30
Warranty Information.....................................................................................................31
Obtaining Service.............................................................................................................. 31
Limited Warranty...............................................................................................................31
Warranty Information (Australia/New Zealand).............................................................32
Obtaining Service..............................................................................................................32
Warranty.............................................................................................................................33
GNU General Public License (“GPL”)............................................................................34
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About Your WD Drive
About Your WD Drive
This introductory chapter includes the following topics:
Features
Kit Contents
Optional Accessories
Operating System Compatibility
Disk Drive Format
Physical Description
USB 3.0 Interface
Kensington® Security Slot
Registering Your Drive
Handling Precautions
Features
Complete Backup — My Book desktop storage comes equipped with WD Backup
software and Apple Time Machine compatibility to help make sure your photos,
videos, music and documents don’t get lost. You can set it to run automatically to
your schedule. Just pick the time and frequency to back up important
your system. My Book desktop storage also works great with Acronis® True Image
WD Edition software to schedule complete system backups. With the power of WD
Backup, Apple Time Machine compatibility and Acronis True Image WD Edition
software, you’ve got a complete backup routine to help recover data in the event
of a computer virus, computer failure, or if you accidentally press “delete”.
Password Protection with Hardware Encryption — The My Book drive’s built-in 256-bit
AES hardware encryption with WD Security™ software helps keep your content
private and safe. Just activate password protection and set your own personalized
password. For quick, convenient access, you can set WD Security to automatically
unlock the drive on your computer, saving you the hassle of keying in your
password every time.
Reimagined Design — The bold, vibrant design of My Book desktop storage is sure to
stop you in your tracks. It is desktop storage reimagined and gives you the
opportunity to express yourself!
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Easy to Use — My Book desktop storage is ready to use out of the box so you can
start transferring
with all the software you need to help protect your data, including WD Backup and
WD Security software and is compatible with Apple Time Machine.
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files, saving your memories and backing up right away. It comes
Kit Contents
Your My Book drive kit includes the following:
About Your WD Drive
▪ My Book drive, with the WD Backup™, WD Drive Utilities™ and WD Security
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software
▪ USB 3.0 cable
▪ AC adapter
▪ Quick install guide
Optional Accessories
For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit www.wdc.com
Operating System Compatibility
Your My Book drive and the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security software are
compatible with the following operating systems:
Windows
▪ Windows 7
▪ Windows 8
▪ Windows 8.1
▪ Windows 10
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Mac OS X
▪ Mavericks
▪ Yosemite
▪ El Capitan
The WD Backup software is compatible with the following operating systems:
▪ Windows 7
▪ Windows 8
▪ Windows 8.1
▪ Windows 10
Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating
system.
For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service
pack (SP). For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows
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About Your WD Drive
Update. For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update or
App Store.
Disk Drive Format
Your My Book drive is formatted as a single exFAT partition for compatibility with all
updated Windows and Mac operating systems.
Physical Description
The My Book drive has:
▪ The power connector, interface port, and a security slot on the back
USB 3.0 Interface
USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s. USB 3.0 is backward compatible
with USB 2.0. Connection to a USB 2.0 port transfers data at the port speed—up to
480 Mb/s
Kensington® Security Slot
For drive security, the Kensington security slot accepts a standard Kensington
security cable (sold separately). For more information about the Kensington
security slot and available products, visit http://www.kensington.com.
Registering Your Drive
Always register your My Book drive to get the latest updates and special offers. You
can easily register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software. Another way is
to register online at http://register.wd.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:
▪ Do not drop or jolt the drive.
▪ Do not move the drive during activity.
▪ Do not use this product as a portable drive.
▪ To allow proper ventilation, do not block any of the drive enclosure’s air slots.
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Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive and installing the WD
software on your computer. It includes the following topics:
Connecting the Drive
Getting Started with the WD Software
Connecting the Drive
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Connect the drive to your computer as shown in the illustration below.
3. Verify that the drive appears in your computer’s
4. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it. The WD
software installs the proper driver for your drive.
file management utility listing.
Your drive is now ready to use as an external storage device. You can enhance
its capabilities by installing the WD software that is on the drive:
▪ WD Backup
▪ WD Security
▪ WD Drive Utilities
Getting Started with the WD Software
1. Double-click the WD Apps Setup
your computer’s
Software Installer dialog.
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file management utility to display the WD Apps Setup wizard,
file that appears in the listing for the drive in
2. Click Next to display the Installation Type dialog:
Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
3. On the Installation Type dialog:
a. Select the option that you want to use for the installation:
▪ Recommended Install—Installs all of the WD software
▪ Custom Install—Installs only the WD software that you select
b. Click the Western Digital End User License Agreement link and read the
agreement.
c. Select the I agree... check box to accept the agreement and activate the Next
button.
d. Click Next.
4. The dialog box that appears depends on the installation option you selected at
Step 3:
IF you selected the . . . option,
Recommended Install
Custom Install
THEN . . .
The Installing Applications dialog appears.
The Custom Install dialog appears:
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5. The Installing Applications dialog:
Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
On the Custom Install dialog:
1. Select the check boxes for the applications
that you want to install.
2.
Click Next to display the Installing
Applications dialog.
▪ Shows the progress of the software installation
▪ Displays a brief description of each application
▪ Adds a desktop shortcut icon for each installed application
6. Click Next to display the Installation Complete dialog:
7. On the Installation Complete dialog, click:
▪ Back up files... to display the WD Backup screen. See Backing Up Files
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Connecting the Drive and Getting Started
▪ Set security... to display the WD Security screen, Set Security dialog. See
Locking and Unlocking the Drive
▪ Manage your drive... to display the WD Drive Utilities screen. See
Managing and Customizing the Drive
▪ Finish to close the Installation Complete dialog.
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Backing Up Files
This chapter includes the following topics:
How the Backup Function Works
Backing Up Files
How the Backup Function Works
The WD Backup software is a scheduled backup application that automatically
backs up the
When you create a backup plan, you specify the backup:
▪ Target—the external storage device where you will copy your files for backup
protection. The backup target can be any supported:
files that you select on the schedule that you specify.
Backing Up Files
◦ External storage drive
◦ Cloud service account
▪ Source—the computer
target for backup protection. The backup source can be any:
◦ Internal hard drive or hard drive partition
◦ External storage drive
◦ Supported cloud service account
▪ Schedule—the time of day, day of week, and month that you want to run the
backup.
When you click Start Backup after creating a backup plan, the WD Backup software
copies all of the
target. Then, on the schedule you specified, the WD Backup software automatically
backs up any:
▪ New file that was created in or copied to a backup-protected device or folder
▪ Existing backup-protected file that was changed
This protection is automatic—the WD Backup software does it for you without any
action on your part. Just leave the backup source and target devices connected to
your computer.
Note:
Whenever you disconnect and reconnect a backup target or source
device, the WD Backup software rescans the backup source device for
new or changed files and resumes automatic backup protection
according to the schedule.
specified backup source files and folders to the specified backup
files and folders that you want to copy to the backup
Excluded Files—The WD Backup software will not back up its own backup plan or
files that have specific:
▪ Attributes: reparsePoint, temporary
▪ Names: \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows, [CommonApplicationData]
\Western Digital\, [CommonApplicationData]\Microsoft\Windows\Caches\,
config.msi, MSOCache, ntuser.dat, ntuser.ini, [RecycleBin], $recycle.bin, recycler,
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[Root]\Drivers\, [Root]\Temp\, System Volume Information, .WD Hidden Items,
[Windows]
▪ Extensions: .ds_store, .temp, .tmp, .wdsync
▪ Start value: ~
▪ End values: desktop.ini, .dropbox, .dropbox.attr,
hiberfil.sys, -journal,
pagefile.sys, thumbs.db
Backing Up Files
1. Open the WD Backup software:
Backing Up Files
▪ From the Installation complete dialog, click Back up
files with WD Backup
▪ Click on the WD Backup desktop icon.
2. The Select your WD storage device or cloud service dialog shows all of the
hardware devices and cloud service accounts that you can use for a backup
target device:
a. Select to highlight the device that you want to use.
b. If you have more than three available devices, use the left- and right-scroll
buttons to see them all.
c. Click Next to display the Setup Complete dialog:
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