Checking drive status, Safely disconnecting the drive, Monitoring icon alerts – Western Digital My Passport (Unencrypted drives) User Manual User Manual
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Checking Drive Status
You can see the drive capacity used and drive temperature status by h
overing the pointer
over the
WD Quick View
icon in the taskbar:
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
You can safely disconnect the drive by either:
• Left- or right-clicking the WD Quick View icon in the taskbar, and then clicking the
Safely remove option for your My Passport drive:
• Right-clicking the drive icon on the Home screen and then clicking the Safely
remove option:
You might hear the drive power down.
Wait for the power/activity LED to turn off before disconnecting the drive from the
computer.
Monitoring Icon Alerts
The WD Quick View icon in the taskbar flashes to indicate drive status:
CAUTION!
To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or disconnecting the drive.
IF the WD SmartWare icon flashes . . .
THEN the drive might be . . .
Green and white,
In a format that the WD SmartWare software
does not understand (non-Windows format in
a Windows environment).
Red and white,
Overheated.
Power down the drive and let it cool for 60
minutes. Power it back on, and if the problem
persists, contact WD Support.