Western Digital My Passport Studio User Manual - Manual (Page 58)

MY PASSPORT STUDIO
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 53
The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things,
as well as how to unlock the My Passport drive using the virtual CD on the desktop.
Opening the WD SmartWare Software
When the WD SmartWare software is running in the background, you can open it in the
following ways:
• Click Start > (All) Programs > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare.
• Double-click the WD SmartWare icon in the task bar.
Note: You can also right-click or left-click the WD SmartWare icon in the
task bar and select WD SmartWare.
The WD SmartWare Home screen displays:
In the Content Gauge for your computer’s hard drive, all of your files that are available for
backup are shown against a blue background in six categories where:
This file category Includes files with these extensions
Documents .doc, .txt, .htm, .html, .ppt, .xls, .xml, and other document
extensions
Mail .mail, .msg, .pst., and other mail extensions
Music .mp3, .wav, .wma, and other music extensions
Movies .avi, .mov, .mp4, and other movie extensions
Pictures .gif, .jpg, .png, and other picture extensions
Other Others that do not belong in the five main categories