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MY PASSPORT SLIM
USER MANUAL
WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 21
Backup target device icon
(continued) Right-clicking a direct-attached drive icon displays a menu with the
following options:
• Open—Displays the device listing in your computer’s file
management utility
• Properties—Displays the Windows Drive Properties dialog
• Safely remove—Prepares your system to disconnect the drive
Note: The Safely remove option is not available for
non-WD drives.
Right-clicking a network-attached device icon displays a menu
with the following options:
• Open—Displays the device listing in your computer’s file
management utility
• Dashboard—Displays the Web interface for configuring the
device
• Map—Displays the Windows Map Network Drive dialog
• Create Shortcut—Adds a shortcut to the device to your
desktop display
• Alerts—Displaysthe WD SmartWare WD Alerts reports
• Properties—Displays the Device Details and Troubleshooting
information for the device
Right-clicking the Dropbox folder icon displays a link to the
Dropbox Login Required dialog for configuring your Dropbox
account for access by the WD SmartWare Pro software.
Backup target device
selector Not shown in Figure 8 on page 17:
The backup target device selector appears under the icon for each
supported backup target device that has more than one drive
partition or network share. The drive partition or network share that
you select is the target for subsequent backup operations and the
source for subsequent retrieve operations.
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Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued)
Display Component Description