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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE
USER MANUAL
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE AND GETTING STARTED
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Installing the Software and Getting Started
This chapter provides instructions for installing the WD SmartWare software and getting
started with your first backup and initial drive settings.
The WD SmartWare setup file can be:
On the drive for direct-attached WD storage devices
Either on the drive or on the setup CD for network-attached WD storage devices
In a downloads folder on your computer
When the setup file is on the drive or the setup CD, disregard this procedure and follow
the software installation procedure in the device user manual.
Installing the WD SmartWare Software
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Use your computer’s file management utility to open the downloads folder where you
saved the software and double-click the WD SmartWare Installer program file:
2.
Click Next on the WD SmartWare installer/setup wizard:
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