Western Digital My Passport Edge User Manual User Manual
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MY PASSPORT EDGE
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE
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3.
The fifth invalid password attempt displays the too many password attempts dialog:
4.
Click Erase Drive to display a warning about erasing all of the data on the drive:
5.
Read the warning and select the I understand check box to signify that you accept
the risk.
6.
Click Erase.
After the drive erase operation completes, go to
suppordc.com
and see Knowledge
Base answer ID 7 for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and
disk image on your My Passport drive.
Erasing your drive also removes your password. If you still want to use a password to
protect your drive, you will need to re-create it after restoring the WD software and disk
image. (See “Password Protecting the Drive” on page 35.)