My Passport™ Ultra Metal Edition
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My Passport Ultra Metal Edition User Manual
External Portable
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Table of Contents
WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Accessing Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Contacting WD Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
1 About Your WD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Operating System Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Disk Drive Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Power/Activity LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
USB 3.0 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Registering Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Getting Started with the WD Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3 Backing Up Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How the Backup Function Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Backing Up Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Restoring Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
How the Restore Function Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Restoring Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5 Locking and Unlocking the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Password Protecting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Unlocking the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
With the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
With the WD Drive Unlock Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Changing Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6 Managing and Customizing the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Checking Drive Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Erasing the Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the Drive Erase Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using Five Invalid Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Registering the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the WD Quick View Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Checking Drive Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Monitoring Icon Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Safely Disconnecting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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7 Managing and Customizing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Checking for Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuring Your Cloud Service Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Uninstalling the WD Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
8 Using the Drive with a Mac Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Reformatting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
9 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
A Installing the SES Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing on Windows Vista Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
B Compliance and Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
FCC Class B Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
CE Compliance For Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
KC Notice (Republic of Korea only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Environmental Compliance (China). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Obtaining Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
GNU General Public License (“GPL”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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About Your WD Drive
Welcome to your My Passport
sophisticated aluminum radial-spin finish, local and cloud backup software and
password protection with hardware encryption. All this and massive capacity make it
easy to store and protect your important files and precious memories.
This introductory chapter includes the following topics:
Features
Kit Contents
Operating System Compatibility
Operating System Compatibility
Disk Drive Format
Physical Description
Registering Your Drive
Handling Precautions
Features
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Ultra Metal Edition premium storage. This drive offers a
Introducing WD’s newest portable drive, My Passport Ultra Metal Edition, featuring a
sophisticated, aluminum design, high capacity, local and cloud backup software, and
password protection with hardware encryption.
Stylish aluminum design—The My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive brings brains and
beauty to portable storage. Striking colors and an innovative radial design complement
your on-the-go style.
Automatic, scheduled backup software—The WD Backup
the background to help protect your data using minimal computer resources. Set the
backup schedule to automatically back up your files at any time, on any day, week, or
month.
Local and cloud backup—Choose where you back up your files. Back up files to your
My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive or back up files to the cloud using Dropbox
*A Dropbox account is required for cloud backup. Cloud services can be changed,
terminated, or interrupted at any time and can vary by country.
Save, share, access in the cloud—Do more with the My Passport Ultra Metal Edition
drive and your Dropbox account. Share and access your files securely online from
anywhere, on any device, with Dropbox cloud integration.
Keep your private stuff private—Password protection with 256-bit hardware
encryption allows you to secure every photo, video, music, and important file you save.
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software works quietly in
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Big capacity in a small package—You can save or back up a ton of your important
documents, digital memories and entertainment, all in one convenient place.
Easy setup—Just plug it in and you are ready to go. Formatted out-of-the-box for your
computer so you can quickly start saving your important documents, photos, videos,
and music.
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Ultra-fast USB 3.0—Transfer files quickly with USB 3.0 powered directly from the USB
port on your computer. No separate power supply is needed.
WD reliability—WD knows your data is important, so we build our drives to demanding
requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and long-term reliability. And for peace of
mind, we back up our reliability with a 3-year limited warranty.
Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at
http://www.westerndigital.com. For the latest software, firmware, and product
documentation and information, go to http://support.wd.com/downloads.
Kit Contents
As shown in Figure 1, your My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive kit includes the
following:
My Passport Ultra Metal Edition portable hard drive, with the WD Backup,
WD Security™, WD Drive Utilities™, and WD Quick View software
USB 3.0 cable
Quick Install Guide
Optional Accessories
For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit:
US www.wdstore.com
Canada www.wdstore.ca
Europe www.wdstore.eu
Australia www.wdstore.com.au
Singapore www.wdstore.sg
All others Contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical Support
contacts, visit http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048.
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Figure 1. My Passport Ultra Metal Edition Drive Kit Components
USB 3.0 Cable
Quick Install Guide
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Operating System Compatibility
Your My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive and the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security
software are compatible with the following operating systems
Windows Mac OS X
Windows Vista
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Snow Leopard
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Lion
Mountain Lion
Mavericks
Yose mit e
The WD Backup software is compatible with the following operating systems:
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
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 Update.
For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update or App Store.
Disk Drive Format
Your My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive is formatted as a single NTFS partition for
compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use the drive
with a Mac computer, see “Reformatting the Drive” on page 38 and “Troubleshooting” on
page 39.
Physical Description
As shown in Figure 2 on page 4, the My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive has:
A power/activity LED indicator
A USB 3.0 interface port
Power/Activity LED
The power/activity LED shows the drive’s power state as follows:
LED Appearance Power State/Activity
On steady Idle
Fast flashing, approximately 3 times per second Activity
Slow flashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds System standby
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USB 3.0 Interface Port
Power/Activity LED
Figure 2. My Passport Ultra Metal Edition Drive
USB 3.0 Interface
USB 3.0 supports data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s.
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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.
Registering Your Drive
Always register your My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive to get the latest updates and
special offers. You can easily register your drive using the WD Drive Utilities software, as
described in “Registering the Drive” on page 31. 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. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can damage drives. 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.
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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 Figure 3.
3. Verify that the drive appears in your computer’s file management utility listing.
4. If a Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel to close it. The WD software
installs the proper driver for your drive.
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
WD Quick View
Figure 3. Connecting the Drive
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Getting Started with the WD Software
1. Double-click the WD Apps Setup file that appears in the listing for the drive in your
computer’s file management utility to display the WD Apps Setup wizard, Software
Installer dialog:
2. Click Next to display the Installation Type dialog:
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.
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c. Select the I agree... check box to accept the agreement and activate the Next
button.
d. Click Next.
4. The dialog that appears depends on the installation option you selected at Step 3:
IF you selected the . . . option THEN . . .
Recommended Install The Installing Applications dialog appears.
Custom Install The Custom Install dialog appears:
5. The Installing Applications dialog:
On the Custom Install dialog:
a. Select the check boxes for the applications
that you want to install.
b. Click Next to display the Installing Applications
dialog.
Shows the progress of the software installation
Displays a brief description of each application
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Adds a desktop shortcut icon for each installed application:
Adds the WD and WD Quick View icons to the Windows taskbar:
Replaces the Cancel button with a Next button when the installation is complete
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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, Select your WD storage
device or cloud service dialog. See Figure 4 on page 9 and “Backing Up Files” on
page 11.
Set security... to display the WD Security screen, Set Security dialog. See
Figure 5 on page 9 and “Locking and Unlocking the Drive” on page 21.
Manage your drive... to display the WD Drive Utilities screen, Diagnose dialog.
See Figure 6 on page 10 and “Managing and Customizing the Drive” on page 27.
The Register your product link to access the WD Support Portal web page.
Finish to close the Installation Complete dialog.
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Figure 4. WD Backup Screen
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Note: The displayed capacity
matches the capacity of the
connected drive.
Figure 5. WD Security Screen
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Note: The displayed capacity
matches the capacity of the
connected drive.
Figure 6. WD Drive Utilities Screen
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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 files that you select on the schedule that you specify.
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:
External storage drive
Cloud service account
Source—the computer files and folders that you want to copy to the backup 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 specified backup source files and folders to the specified backup 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.
Excluded Files—The WD Backup software will not back up files that have specific:
Attributes
Names
Extensions
Start/end values
Table 1 on page 12 lists the excluded file types.
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Table 1. Excluded Files
File Excluded Values
Attributes reparsePoint
temporary
Name includes \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows
[CommonApplicationData]\Western Digital\
[CommonApplicationData]\Microsoft\Windows\Caches\
config.msi
MSOCache
ntuser.dat
ntuser.ini
[RecycleBin]
$recycle.bin
recycler
[Root]\Drivers\
[Root]\Temp\
System Volume Information
WD Backup.swstore
.WD Hidden Items
WD SmartWare.swstor
[Windows]
Extensions .ds_store
.temp
.tmp
.wdsync
Starts with ~
Ends with desktop.ini
.dropbox
.dropbox.attr
hiberfil.sys
-journal
pagefile.sys
thumbs.db
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Backing Up Files
1. Open the Select your WD storage device or cloud service dialog by clicking either:
Add Backup Plan on the WD Backup screen:
Configure backup on the WD Backup view menu from the Windows taskbar:
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.
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c. Click Next to display the Setup Complete dialog:
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Note that:
IF you selected a . . .
Cloud service account Sign in dialog that you must complete to
Password-protected device that is locked No writable partition message. In this case,
THEN the WD Backup software
displays a . . .
continue. (See “Configuring Your Cloud
Service Account” on page 35.)
first use either the WD Security or the
WD Drive Utilities software to unlock the
drive. Then reselect it.
3. The initial/default configuration of the backup settings on the Setup Complete dialog
is for hourly backups of everything in the Windows Users folder for your computer
user name.
On the Setup Complete dialog:
IF you want to . . . THEN click . . .
Accept the default settings Start Backup to save and launch your
backup plan and close the Setup Complete
dialog.
Skip to Step 10 on page 17.
Specify a different backup schedule Edit Schedule to display the Automatic
Backup Schedule screen and proceed to
Step 4 on page 15.
Change the Include Files setting Edit Files to display the Select Files to
Back Up screen and skip to Step 7 on
page 17.
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4. On the Automatic Backup Schedule screen, select the option for the automatic
backup schedule that you want:
Selecting . . . Configures automatic backups . . .
Hourly Every hour, on the hour, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
Daily
Once a day, on the days of the week at the hour or half-hour you
specify.
For a daily backup:
a. Select or clear the Days check boxes to specify the days of the
week you want to run your backup.
b. Use the At drop-down list box to specify the time of day that you
want to run your backup.
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Monthly
Once a month on the day you select, at the hour or half-hour you
specify.
For a monthly backup:
a. Select or clear the Weeks check boxes to specify which
occurrences of the day that you want to run your backup—First,
Second, Third, Fourth, or Last.
b. Select or clear the Days check boxes to specify the days of the
week that you want to run your backup.
c. Use the At drop-down list box to specify the time of day that you
want to run your backup.
5. Click OK to save and implement your change to the backup schedule and close the
Automatic Backup Schedule screen.
6. After changing the backup schedule:
IF you want to . . . THEN click . . .
Accept the default Include Files setting Start Backup to save and launch your
backup plan and close the Setup Complete
dialog.
Skip to Step 10 on page 17.
Change the Include Files setting Edit Files to display the Select files to back
up screen and proceed to Step 7 on
page 17.
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7. On the Select Files to Back Up screen:
a. Click to select the device that has the files and folders you want to back up:
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Dropbox
Note: If the files and folders you want to back up are in a Dropbox account and
you have not configured the account for access by the WD Backup
software see “Configuring Your Cloud Service Account” on page 35.
b. In the file structure view of the selected device, click the selectors to open the
listings and select the check box for each file and folder that you want to back
up. Note that selecting the check box for a folder automatically selects the check
boxes for all of the files and subfolders in the folder.
c. Clear the check box for each file and folder that you do not want to include in the
backup. Note also that clearing the check box for a folder automatically clears
the check boxes for all of the files and subfolder in the folder.
Note: The default backup source is everything in the Windows Users folder for
your computer user name. Be sure to clear that selection if you do not
want to include those files and folders in your backup.
d. Click OK to save your selections and close the Select Files to Back Up screen.
8. Verify that your Automatic Backups and Include Files specifications are correct.
9. Click Start Backup to save and launch your backup plan and close the Setup
Complete dialog.
10. The WD Backup software runs the first backup immediately and shows the progress
with a Backup in progress (x % complete) message on the Backup dialog. After the
initial backup completes, the backup runs automatically according to the specified
schedule.
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Restoring Files
This chapter includes the following topics:
How the Restore Function Works
Restoring Files
How the Restore Function Works
The WD Backup software makes it easy for you to restore backed up files from your
backup target device to either:
Their original locations on the backup source device
Any other location you select
Restore is generally a four-step process:
1. Select the backup target device and the scheduled backup that has the files you
want to restore.
2. Select the location where you want to restore the files.
3. Specify what you want to restore—either individual files and folders, or everything.
4. Restore the files.
Restoring Files
1. Open the Restore a backup dialog by clicking either:
Restore on the WD Backup screen:
Restore a backup on the WD Backup view menu from the Windows taskbar:
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2. On the Restore a backup dialog:
a. If you have more than one backup target device connected to your computer,
click to select the one that has the backup files you want to restore.
b. Select the location option for where you want to restore the files:
Original Location and proceed to Step c on page 20
Select Location to activate the Browse button and:
(1) Click Browse to display the Select Location screen:
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(2) Use the folder structure view of your computer to select the restore
location.
(3) With the selected folder name in the Folder box, click Select Folder.
(4) The WD Backup software closes the Select Location screen and displays
the path to the selected folder on the Restore dialog.
c. Click Select Files to Restore to display the Restore Files screen with the most-
recent backup selected by default in the View files from list:
3. On the Restore Files screen:
a. In the View files from list, select the backup that has the files you want to restore.
b. Use the folder structure view of the selected backup to specify the files that you
want to restore:
IF you want to restore . . . THEN . . .
All of the files in the selected
backup
Selected files and folders 1 Click the selectors in the folder structure view of
Select the top-level check box to specify the entire
backup.
the backup to open the folders and subfolders.
2 Select the check boxes for the files or folders that
you want to restore.
Note that selecting the check box for a folder
automatically selects all of the files and subfolders
in the folder.
c. Click Restore to restore the selected files or folders to the specified location.
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Locking and Unlocking the Drive
This chapter includes the following topics:
Password Protecting the Drive
Unlocking the Drive
Changing Your Password
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature
Password Protecting the Drive
You should password protect your drive if you are worried that someone else will gain
access to your drive and you do not want them to see your files on the drive..
CAUTION! The WD Security 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.
1. Open the WD Security software by clicking either:
The WD Security desktop shortcut icon
Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security
See Figure 5 on page 9.
2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the
one that you want to create a password for.
3. Read the warning about the possibility of data loss if you forget your password.
4. Type your password in the Password box, using up to 25 characters.
5. Retype your password in the Verify Password box.
6. Type a hint to help remember your password in the Password Hint box.
7. Select the Enable auto unlock for this computer... check box if you want the
WD Security software to remember your password for the selected drive on this
computer.
8. Click Set Password to save your password and enable hardware encryption 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 Security software:
Locks the drive when you shut down your computer, disconnect your drive, or your
computer goes into the sleep mode
Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your
computer or reconnect your drive, UNLESS you selected the Enable auto unlock
for this computer... check box when you created your password
Note: When you create a password, the WD Security software saves your
password in firmware on the My Passport drive and displays the
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WD Unlocker utility virtual CD (VCD) as a device in your computer’s file
management utility listing:
This listing appears:
The next time you shut down and restart your computer
When you remove and reconnect the My Passport drive
Your computer exits the sleep mode, depending on its configuration
The listing appears regardless of whether the drive is locked or not, or
whether you selected the Enable auto unlock for this computer... check
box when you created your password. It remains as long as you have
password protection enabled for the drive.
Unlocking the Drive
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After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive,
unless you selected the Enable auto unlock for this computer... check box, 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 Security software installed on
your computer.
Depending on the software configuration of your computer, there are two ways to unlock
the drive, using either the:
WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software
WD Drive Unlock utility
With the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software
Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the
drive to your computer, starting either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software
displays the Unlock Drive dialog:
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This happens either:
Automatically if you only have the one locked My Passport drive connected to your
computer
When you select the locked drive on either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities
screen if you have more than one supported device connected to your computer
1. If you do not see the Unlock Drive dialog, click either:
The WD Security or WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon
Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security
Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities
2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the
one that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog.
3. On the Unlock Drive dialog:
a. Type your password in the Password box.
b. Click Unlock Drive.
With the WD Drive Unlock Utility
Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have
the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software installed, you can use the WD Drive
Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. The WD Drive Unlock utility is on a virtual CD
drive that appears in the computer’s file management utility display.
1. Start the WD Drive Unlock utility by either:
Using the computer’s file management utility to open the WD Unlocker virtual CD
and double-clicking the WD Drive Unlock.exe file
Clicking Start > Computer and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD icon
under Devices with Removable Storage
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2. On the WD Drive Unlock utility screen:
a. Type your password in the Password box.
b. Select the Enable auto unlock for this computer... check box if you want the
WD Drive Unlock utility to remember your password on this computer.
c. Click Unlock Drive.
Changing Your Password
1. Open the WD Security software by clicking either:
The WD Security desktop shortcut icon
Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security
See Figure 5 on page 9.
2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the
one with the password that you want to change to display the Edit security settings
dialog:
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3. On the Edit security settings dialog, select the Change password option to display
the change password dialog:
4. On the change password dialog:
a. Type your current password in the Current Password box.
b. Type your new password in the New Password box, using up to 25 characters.
c. Retype your new password in the Verify Password box.
d. Type a hint to help remember your new password in the Password Hint box.
e. Select or clear the Enable auto unlock for this computer... check box to signify
whether you want the WD Security software to remember your new password for
the selected drive on this computer.
5. Click Update Security Settings.
CAUTION! After creating a password, the drive remains unlocked for as long as you
continue your current work session. Then the WD Security software:
Locks the drive when you shut down your computer, disconnect your drive, or your
computer goes into the sleep mode
Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your
computer or reconnect your drive, UNLESS you selected the Enable auto unlock
for this computer... check box when you created your password
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature
1. Open the WD Security software by clicking either:
The WD Security desktop shortcut icon
Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security
See Figure 5 on page 9.
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2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the
one with the password that you want to remove to display the Edit security settings
dialog:
3. On the Edit security settings dialog, the Remove password option is selected by
default:
a. Type your password in the Password box.
b. Click Update Security Settings.
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Managing and Customizing the Drive
This chapter includes the following topics:
Checking Drive Health
Erasing the Drive
Registering the Drive
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
Setting the Drive Sleep Timer
Using the WD Quick View Icon
Checking Drive Status
Monitoring Icon Alerts
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
The WD Drive Utilities software (see Figure 6 on page 10) makes it easy for you to
manage and customize your drive for the best possible performance:
Diagnose—Run diagnostics and status checks to make sure your drive is working
properly.
Sleep Timer—Turn your drive off during extended periods of inactivity to conserve
power and extend the life of the drive.
Drive Erase—Erase all of the data on the drive, including your password if you have
one.
About—See the installed software version, check for software updates, and register
your drive to receive free technical support during the warranty period and find out
about product enhancements and price discount opportunities
Checking Drive Health
The WD Drive Utilities software provides three diagnostic tools to help make sure that
your drive is performing well. Run the following tests if you are concerned that your drive
is not operating properly:
Drive status check
The drive status check is a failure-prediction function that continuously monitors 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 is approaching a serious failure condition. With advanced warning, you
could take precautionary measures, like moving your data to another drive, before a
failure occurs.
The result of a drive status check is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive’s condition.
Quick drive test
™
Your drive has a built-in Data Lifeguard
conditions. The quick drive test checks the drive for major performance problems.
diagnostic utility that tests the drive for error
The result of a quick drive test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive’s condition.
Complete drive test
The most comprehensive drive diagnostic is the complete drive test. It tests every
sector for error conditions and inserts bad sector markers as required.
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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
drive 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 writing or accessing files.
1. Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:
The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon
Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities
See Figure 6 on page 10.
2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the
one that you want to check.
3. On the Diagnose dialog, click the button for the test that you want to run:
Run Drive Status Check
Run Quick Drive Test
Run Complete Drive Test
Erasing the Drive
CAUTION! Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on the drive. Always
make sure that you no longer need any of the data on your drive before erasing it.
Note: Erasing your drive also deletes the WD software and all of the support
files, utilities, and user manual files. You can download these to restore
your to its original configuration after erasing the drive.
Erasing your drive does not erase the WD Drive Unlock utility software
files that are on the drive’s virtual CD. They remain, even after erasing or
reformatting the drive.
WD Drive Utilities provides two ways to erase your drive, depending on whether it is
locked or not:
IF your drive is . . . AND you . . . THEN see . . .
Not locked Want to erase the drive “Using the Drive Erase Function”
on page 28.
Locked Have forgotten or lost your
password and must erase the
drive
“Using Five Invalid Passwords”
on page 29
Using the Drive Erase Function
To erase your drive when it is not locked:
1. Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:
The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon
Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities
See Figure 6 on page 10.
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2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the
one that you want to erase.
3. On the WD Drive Utilities screen, click Drive Erase to display the drive erase dialog:
4. On the drive erase dialog:
a. If you want to change the volume name, type over the name in the Volume Name
box.
b. Read the explanation of the loss of data if you erase your drive. If you want to
save any of the data that is on the drive, back it up to another device before
continuing with the drive erase.
c. Click the I understand... check box to signify that you accept the risk and
activate the Erase Drive button.
d. Click Erase Drive.
Go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 7 for information
about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image on your drive.
Note: Erasing your drive also removes your password. If you used a password to
protect your drive, you will need to re-create it after restoring the WD
software and disk image. (See “Password Protecting the Drive” on
page 21.)
Using Five Invalid Passwords
When you have forgotten or lost your password, you can erase the drive by entering five
invalid passwords on the Unlock Drive dialog. See:
“With the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software” on page 22
“With the WD Drive Unlock Utility” on page 23
1. On the Unlock Drive dialog, make five attempts to unlock the drive by:
a. Typing a password in the Password box.
b. Clicking Unlock Drive.
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2. Entering the fifth invalid password displays a too many password attempts dialog,
depending on the application you used to open the Unlock Drive dialog:
Using the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software:
Using the WD Drive Unlock utility:
3. To erase your drive:
a. If you are using the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software and you want to
change the volume name, type over the name in the Volume Name box.
b. Read the explanation about erasing all of the data on the drive and select the
I understand... check box to indicate that you accept the risk and activate the
Erase Drive button.
c. Click Erase Drive.
Go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 7 for information
about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image on your drive.
Note: Erasing your drive also removes your password. If you still want to use a
password to protect your drive, you will need to re-create it after restoring
the WD software and disk image. (See “Password Protecting the Drive”
on page 21.)
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Registering the Drive
The WD Drive Utilities software uses your computer’s Internet connection to register
your drive. Registering the drive provides free technical support during the warranty
period and keeps you up-to-date on the latest WD products.
1. Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
2. Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:
The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon
Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities
See Figure 6 on page 10.
3. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the
one that you want to register.
4. Click About > Register to display the Register Your Device screen:
5. On the Register Your Device screen:
a. Type your first name in the First name box.
b. Type your last name in the Last name box.
c. Type your email address in the Email box.
d. Select your language in the Preferred Language box.
e. Select or clear the Inform me about... check box to specify whether you want to
receive notifications about software updates, product enhancements, and price
discount opportunities.
f. Click Register Device.
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
In addition to deleting all of the data on your drive, erasing or reformatting the drive also
removes the WD software and all of the support files, utilities, online help and user
manual files.
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If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD software on your computer, or move the
drive to another computer and install the software there, you will need to restore the WD
software and disk image on your drive. To do this, after you have erased or reformatted
the drive, go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 7.
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.
1. Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:
The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon
Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities
See Figure 6 on page 10.
2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the
one that you want to set.
3. Click Sleep Timer to display the Sleep Timer dialog:
4. On the Sleep Timer dialog:
a. Verify or click the Sleep Timer on/off toggle button to the ON position.
b. In the Select Time box, select the inactivity period for turning off the drive.
Using the WD Quick View Icon
After you have installed the WD software, the WD Quick View icon displays in the system
tray portion of the Windows taskbar:
WD Quick View Icon
You can use the icon to:
Check the status of supported WD drives
Monitor icon alerts
Safely disconnect supported WD drives
The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things.
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Checking Drive Status
For supported WD drives, you can see the drive capacity used, find out if the drive is
locked, and check the drive temperature condition by hovering the pointer over the
WD Quick View icon in the Windows taskbar:
Monitoring Icon Alerts
The WD Quick View icon in the Windows taskbar flashes to indicate the status of
supported WD devices:
IF the WD Quick View icon flashes . . . THEN the device might be . . .
Green and white Locked or in a format that the WD software
does not understand (non-Windows format in
a Windows environment).
Red and white Overheated.
Power down the device and let it cool for 60
minutes. Power it back up, and if the problem
persists, contact WD Support.
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or disconnecting the drive.
You can safely disconnect the drive by either:
Clicking the WD Quick View icon in the Windows taskbar and selecting the Safely
remove My Passport Ultra... option:
Right-clicking the drive icon on the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities screen and
selecting the Eject Disk option:
Wait for the power/activity LED to stop flashing before disconnecting the drive from the
computer.
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Managing and Customizing the Software
This chapter includes the following topics:
Checking for Software Updates
Configuring Your Cloud Service Account
Uninstalling the WD Software
Checking for Software Updates
If an update is available, follow the on-screen download and installation instructions:
Software Procedure
WD Drive Utilities 1 Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:
The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon
Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive
Utilities
See
Figure 6 on page 10.
2 Click the About icon and the Check for Updates button:
WD Security 1 Open the WD Security software by clicking either:
The WD Security desktop shortcut icon
Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps >
WD Security
See Figure 5 on page 9.
2 Click the About link and the Check for Updates button:
(Continued)
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Software Procedure
WD Backup When the WD Backup software determines that a software update is
available, it:
Generates and displays a software update notification
Adds the Update WD Backup selection to the WD Backup view
menu
1 Click the WD logo icon in the Windows taskbar and select
WD Backup to display the WD Backup view menu.
2 Select Update WD Backup:
Configuring Your Cloud Service Account
Before you can use a cloud service as a backup source or target device, you must
configure your account for access by the WD Backup software.
1. Open the Select your WD storage device or cloud service dialog by clicking either:
Add Backup Plan on the WD Backup screen:
Configure backup on the WD Backup view menu from the Windows taskbar:
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2. On the Select your WD storage device or cloud service dialog, select to highlight the
Dropbox icon:
3. Click Next to display the connection dialog for your Dropbox account:
4. On the connection dialog:
a. Click Sign In. The WD Backup software initiates a connection request on your
behalf and uses your Web browser to access the Dropbox website.
b. On the Dropbox website, if you have not configured your account to remember
your login credentials, type your email address and password and click Sign In to
see the connection request from the WD Backup software.
c. Click Allow to accept the connection request.
d. The Success! indication signifies that the WD Backup software has been granted
access to your Dropbox account.
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e. Click Finish on the Dropbox connection dialog to finalize the configuration and
display the Setup Complete dialog with Dropbox selected as your backup target
device:
Uninstalling the WD Software
Use your operating system’s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the WD
software from your computer.
Operating System Procedure
Windows Vista or Windows 7 1 Click Start > Control Panel.
2 Double-click Programs and Features.
3 Click Uninstall a program and select the application or the
icon for the WD software that you want to uninstall:
WD Drive Utilities
WD Security
WD Backup
4 Click Uninstall/Change and Yes at the Do you wish to
proceed... prompt.
Windows 8 1 Right-click the tile for the WD Software that you want to
uninstall on the Start screen:
WD Drive Utilities
WD Security
WD Backup
2 Select Uninstall in the Windows taskbar.
3 Click Yes at the Are you sure... prompt.
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Using the Drive with a Mac Computer
The drive is formatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with updated Windows
operating systems. To use the drive on Mac OS X operating systems, and to use Time
Machine, if you want, you must reformat the drive to a single HFS+J partition.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Reformatting the Drive
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
Reformatting the Drive
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 http://support.wd.com and refer to Knowledge Base Answer ID 3865 for
information about reformatting the drive.
See “Troubleshooting” on page 39 for more information about reformatting a drive.
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
After you have reformatted your drive for use on Mac computers, go to
http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 7 for information about
downloading and restoring the Mac version of the WD Apps software and disk image.
The WD Backup software is not available for Mac computers.
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Troubleshooting
This chapter includes the following topics:
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have problems installing or using this product, refer to this troubleshooting section
or visit our support website at http://support.wd.com and search our knowledge base for
more help.
Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive
How to Answer ID
Partition, and format a WD drive on Windows (8, 7, Vista) and Mac
OS X
Convert a Mac OS X GPT partition to an NTFS partition in Windows 7
or Vista
Download software, utilities, firmware updates, and drivers for WD
products (from the Downloads Library)
Format a WD external hard drive in FAT32* (to use Windows or Mac
OS X)
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*The FAT32 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 GB and cannot
create partitions larger than 32 GB in Windows. To create partitions larger than 32
GB in FAT32 when reformatting the drive, download the External USB/FireWire
FAT32 Formatting Utility from http://support.wd.com/product/download.
Windows users can avoid these size limitation by formatting the drive to NTFS
using either the Windows Disk Management utility or similar third-party software.
For further details, see:
Answer ID 291 at http://support.wd.com
Article IDs 314463 and # 184006 at support.microsoft.com
The appropriate third-party software documentation or support organization
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why is the drive not recognized under My Computer or on the computer desktop?
A: If your system has a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 PCI adapter card, be sure that its drivers
are installed before connecting your WD USB 3.0 external storage product. The drive
is not recognized correctly unless USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 root hub and host controller
drivers are installed. Contact the adapter card manufacturer for installation
procedures.
Q: Why won't my computer boot when I connect my USB drive to the computer before
booting?
A: Depending on your system configuration, your computer might try to boot from your
WD portable USB drive. Refer to your system’s motherboard BIOS setting
documentation to disable this feature or visit http://support.wd.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.
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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 3.0 or USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that does not
support USB 3.0 or USB 2.0.
Q: How do I determine whether or not my system supports USB 3.0 or USB 2.0?
A: Refer to your USB card documentation or contact your USB card manufacturer.
Note: If your USB 3.0 or 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 3.0 or USB 2.0 device is plugged into a USB 1.1 port or
hub?
A: USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 are backward-compatible with USB 1.1. When connected to a
USB 1.1 port or hub, a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 device operates at the USB 1.1 full speed
of up to 12 Mbps.
If your system includes a PCI Express slot, you can achieve USB transfer rates by
installing a PCI Express adapter card. Contact the card manufacturer for installation
procedures and more information.
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Installing the SES Driver
If you do not install the WD software, you should install the SCSI Enclosure Services
(SES) driver on Windows computers to keep the hardware pop-up wizard from
displaying every time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer.
Note: The SES Driver is installed automatically when you install the WD
software.
This appendix includes the following topics:
Installing on Windows Vista Computers
Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers
Installing on Windows Vista Computers
After connecting the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5, the Found New Hardware
screen displays.
Note: If Autoplay is enabled, two additional screens might appear at the same
time as the Found New Hardware screen. If they appear, close them.
1. On the Found New Hardware screen, select the Locate and install driver software
option:
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2. On the Insert the disc... dialog, select the I don’t have the disc... option and click
Next:
3. Windows displays the Update Driver Software... screen:
4. On the Update Driver Software... screen:
IF your computer is . . . THEN . . .
Connected to the Internet, Select the Search automatically... option. Windows
automatically:
Connects to Windows Update
Finds, downloads, and installs the SES driver
(Continued)
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IF your computer is . . . THEN . . .
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Not connected to the
Internet,
Select the
Computer and:
Browse my computer... option, browse to
a. Double-click the My Passport drive.
b. Double-click the Extras folder
c. Select WD SES Device Driver
d. Click Next:
5. When the installation completes, click Close.
Installing on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Computers
After connecting the drive as shown in Figure 3 on page 5, use the Windows Computer
Management utility to install the SES driver:
1. Click the Start icon, right-click Computer, and select Manage:
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2. On the Computer Management screen, under Computer Management (Local), click
Device Manager > Unknown Device and right-click Update driver software:
3. On the Update Driver Software screen, click Browse my computer for driver
software:
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4. Browse to Computer, double-click the My Passport drive, double-click the Extras
folder, and select WD SES Device Driver:
5. Click Next.
6. When the installation completes, click Close.
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Compliance and Warranty Information
This appendix includes the following topics:
Regulatory Compliance
Environmental Compliance (China)
Warranty Information
Regulatory Compliance
FCC Class B Information
Operation of this device is subject to the following conditions:
This device may not cause harmful interference.
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
device 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:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by WD could void your authority
to operate this device.
ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-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.
Approuvé pour les Etats-Unis et le Canada. CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1, UL 60950-1:
Sûreté d'équipement de technologie de l'information.
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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.
KC Notice (Republic of Korea only)
기종별 사용자 안내문
B 급기기
(가정용방송통신기자재)
이기기는가정용(B 급) 전자파적합기기로서주로
가정에서사용하는것을목적으로하며, 모든지역에
서사용할수있습니다
Environmental Compliance (China)
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SJ/T11363-2006
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T/T11363-2006
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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 http://support.wd.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 an 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
http://support.wd.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.
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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 3 years in the
North, South and Central America region, 3 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, is counterfeit or fake, or that the
asserted defect a) is not present, b) cannot reasonably be rectified because of damage
occurring before WD receives the Product, or c) is attributable to misuse, improper
installation, alteration (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
http://support.wd.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. 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.
GNU General Public License (“GPL”)
Firmware incorporated into this product may include third party copyrighted software
licensed under the GPL or Lesser General Public License (“LGPL”) (collectively, “GPL
Software”) and not Western Digital’s End User License Agreement. In accordance with
the GPL, if applicable: 1) the source code for the GPL Software may be downloaded at
no charge from http://support.wd.com/download/gpl or obtained on CD for a nominal
charge from http://support.wd.com/download/gpl or by calling Customer Support within
three years of the date of purchase; 2) you may re-use, re-distribute, and modify the GPL
Software; 3) with respect solely to the GPL Software, no warranty is provided, to the
extent permitted by applicable law; and 4) a copy of the GPL is included herewith, may
be obtained at http://www.gnu.org, and may also be found at
http://support.wd.com/download/gpl.
Modification of or tampering with the Software, including but not limited to any Open
Source Software, is solely at your own risk. Western Digital is not responsible for any
such modification or tampering. Western Digital will not support any product in which
you have or have attempted to modify the Software supplied by Western Digital.
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Index
A
Alerts, flashing icon 33
B
Backup
about backing up files
procedure
Box contents
13
2
C
CAUTION about
erasing the drive
lost passwords
preventing data loss when disconnect-
ing
your unlocked drive
China RoHS, environmental compliance
47
Cloud service, configuring
Compatibility with operating systems
Complete drive test
Compliance, regulatory
Converting drive format
Creating a password
21
33
27
D
Diagnose dialog 21, 24, 25, 28, 31, 32
Disconnecting the drive
Disk image, downloading and restoring
38
Drive
diagnostics and status checks
disconnecting
disconnecting from a PC
formats, converting
handling precautions
sleep timer
status check
Drive Erase dialog
Drive status check
Drive Utilities
Diagnose dialog
Drive Erase dialog
Register Your Device screen
Sleep Timer dialog
33
32
33
29
27
E
End User License Agreement, link 6
Environmental compliance, China RoHS
47
Erasing the drive
29
11
28
21, 25
35
3
46
39
21
33
31,
27
33
3
4
21, 24, 25, 28, 31, 32
29
31
32
F
FCC Class B information 46
Flashing icon alerts
Full media scan
33
27
G
GNU general public license 48
GPL software
48
H
Handling precautions 4
Hardware
2
I
ICES-003/NMB-003 compliance 46
Indicator light
4
K
Kit contents 2
L
LED indicator 4
Limited warranty
48
O
Operating systems 3
P
Password protecting your drive 21
CAUTION about lost passwords
Physical description
Precautions for handling
Product features
3
4
1
Q
Quick drive test 27
R
Reformatting the drive 38, 39
Register Your Device screen
Registering your drive
Regulatory compliance
Restore
about restoring files
procedure
Restoring the software disk image
18
31
31
46
18
S
Safety compliance 46
Service
Sleep Timer dialog
Software Installer screen
Software settings
Software, GPL
47
32
cloud service account
software updates
34
48
6
35
21
31, 38
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Space available 33
Status check
System compatibility
33
3
T
Temperature check 33
U
Uninstalling WD software 37
Unlocking the drive
from the virtual CD
with the WD Security software
without the WD Security software
USB interface
22
23, 33
4
W
Warranty information 47
WD Backup software screen
WD Drive Utilities software
Diagnose dialog
Drive Erase dialog
Register Your Device screen
screen
Sleep Timer dialog
WD Quick View icon
WD Security software
Edit security settings dialog
screen
WD service, obtaining
Windows
uninstalling WD software
10
9
21, 24, 25, 28, 31, 32
29
32
32
47
9
37
22
31
24, 26
23
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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, the WD logo, and My Passport are registered trademarks and WD Backup, WD Security, WD Drive
Utilities, Data Lifeguard, and My Passport Ultra are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other
countries. Apple, Mac, OS X, and Time Machine are trademarks of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual products.
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