About your wd drive, Features – Western Digital My Book/My Book Essential (USB 3.0) User Manual User Manual
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MY BOOK
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE
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About Your WD Drive
Welcome to your My Book
®
external hard drive, an elegant, high-capacity storage
solution for all the chapters of your digital life. Our latest edition features visual, easy-to-
use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection.
WD's best-selling My Book USB external hard drive features WD SmartWare™ software
that backs up your data automatically and continuously, shows your backup as it
happens, and brings back lost files effortlessly.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Operating System Compatibility
Disk Drive Format
Physical Description
Registering the Drive
Handling Precautions
Features
Major features of the My Book drive include:
Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 interface—A single drive with universal compatibility today
and next-generation speed for tomorrow. Use it with USB 2.0 now and step up to USB
3.0 speed when you are ready.
Up to 3x faster transfer rates—When connected to a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port, this
drive lets you access and save files up to 3 times faster than USB 2.0. Transfer a full-
length HD movie in just 3 minutes instead of 13 minutes.*
*Performance may vary based on user’s hardware and system configuration.
Massive capacity—With up to 4 TB capacity, there is plenty of room to store and
protect your precious memories and important files.
WD SmartWare software—You are in control of your backup. Install all the features,
select just the components you need, or if you prefer, choose not to use the software at
all.
Automatic, continuous backup—Works quietly in the background to protect your data
using minimal PC resources. Whenever you add or change a file it is instantly backed up.
Password protection for privacy—Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is
protected from unauthorized access with password protection and encryption.
WD quality inside and out—For over 20 years, millions of people worldwide have
trusted their data to WD hard drives. We are successful because we understand the
importance of your data and our first concern is keeping that data safe.
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