Checking drive status – Western Digital My Passport SE for Mac User Manual User Manual

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MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC

USER MANUAL

MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE

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Checking Drive Status

Use the WD SmartWare icon to determine whether the drive is encrypted (locked), how
full the drive is, the drive’s serial number, and the temperature condition of the drive:

1.

Click the WD SmartWare icon

to display a list of drives and select the

My Passport drive:

2.

If the drive is unlocked (not encrypted), the submenu shows the serial number of the

drive, the space available, and temperature condition.

If the drive is locked:

a. Click Unlock Drive on the submenu to open the

WD SmartWare Drive Unlock

screen:

b. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock.

c. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt click Exit to close the

WD SmartWare

Drive Unlock screen.

Repeat step 1 to see the drive status.

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