Western Digital My Passport (Unencrypted drives) User Manual User Manual
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MY PASSPORT
USER MANUAL
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED
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8.
Depending on your selections:
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Installing the WD Drive Utilities software with the Launch Application option
displays the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 on page 10 and “Managing
and Customizing the Drive” on page 36).
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Installing the WD SmartWare software displays the Backup Plan Selection screen
for selecting the type of backup that you want to perform:
9.
On the Backup Plan Selection screen:
a. Select the option for the type of backup that you want to run:
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Category Backup—Finds and backs up all of the files of the selected
categories on your computer.
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File Backup—Backs up files or folders that you select from a folder view of
your computer’s internal hard drive.
b. Click Next to display the initial Backup screen (Figure 5 on page 11).
10.
On the initial Backup screen you can either:
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Run your first backup—See “Backing Up Files” on page 27 before clicking Start
Backup.
After the backup completes, click Continue to display the WD SmartWare Home
screen (Figure 6 on page 12).
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Skip the backup by clicking Skip Backup to display the WD SmartWare Home
screen (Figure 6 on page 12).