Western Digital My Book for Mac User Manual - Manual (Page 45)

MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 40
5. Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk.
6. Click Format to erase your drive.
After the drive erase operation completes, go to http://support.wdc.com and see
Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for information about downloading and restoring the
WD SmartWare software and disk image on your My Book 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 SmartWare software and disk image. (See “Password Protecting
Your Drive” on page 24.)
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software
To uninstall the WD SmartWare software:
1. Double-click the My Book icon on the desktop or WD SmartWare in the Applications
list and double-click the Extras folder on the screen that displays:
2. Double-click the WD SmartWare Uninstaller icon:
3. Click Uninstall on the WD SmartWare Uninstaller screen:
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 14.)