Customizing wd smartware software, Creating software settings – Western Digital My Book Live Duo User Manual User Manual

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MY BOOK LIVE DUO

USER MANUAL

BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES – 34

Customizing WD SmartWare Software

The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its settings for the
best possible drive performance by:

• Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file

• Specifying a unique folder to store files retrieved from your drive

• Automatically checking for

WD SmartWare software updates

• Access WD Quick View to manage your drive.

Click the Settings tab to display the Settings screen:

On the Settings tab you can:

• Create and edit the software settings for My Book Live Duo

• Set up drive settings for your My Book Live Duo

Creating Software Settings

Click the Set Up Software button to open the My Book Live Duo Desktop, then click
Software Settings. On the Software Settings Screen.

IF you want to . . .

THEN click . . .

AND see . . .

Change the number of backup
versions to keep for each file,

File History

“Specifying the Number of
Backup Versions” on page 35.

Specify a path to a different retrieve
folder,

Retrieve Folder

“Specifying a Different Retrieve
Folder” on page 35.

Change the option that checks for
software updates whenever you
reconnect your My Book Live Duo
drive to your network,

Preferences

“Setting the Preferences (Auto
Update) Option” on page 36.

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