Western Digital My Passport Edge User Manual - Manual (Page 57)

MY PASSPORT EDGE
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE SOFTWARE – 52
2. Click the Settings tab to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 12 on
page 23).
3. On the Software Settings screen, click Retrieve Folder to display the Set Retrieve
Folder dialog:
4. On the Set Retrieve Folder dialog:
a. Click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder.
b. Click Apply.
Checking for Software Updates
When enabled, the Preferences option checks for software updates each time you
reconnect your My Passport drive to your computer. This ensures that you are always
using the most-recent software version.
To enable or disable the Preferences option:
1. Click the Settings tab to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 12 on
page 23).
2. On the Software Settings screen, click Preferences to display the Set Preferences
dialog:
3. On the Set Preferences dialog, select or clear the Automatically check for
WD SmartWare software updates check box to enable or disable the Preferences
option.
Uninstalling the WD Software
Use your operating system’s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the
WD SmartWare software from your computer.
Important: You can easily uninstall the software. However, you will need to restart the
backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing
backup job configurations. (See “Backing Up Your Computer Files” on page 26.)