Uninstalling the wd software, Uninstalling on windows vista or windows 7, Uninstalling on windows 8 – Western Digital My Passport Ultra Metal User Manual User Manual
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Uninstalling the WD Software
Use your operating system’s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the WD
software from your computer.
Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7
1.
Click Start > Control Panel.
2.
Double-click Programs and Features.
3.
Click Uninstall a program and select the application or the icon for the WD software
that you want to uninstall:
•
WD SmartWare
•
WD Security
•
WD Drive Utilities
4.
Click Uninstall/Change and Yes at the Do you wish to proceed... prompt.
Uninstalling on Windows 8
1.
Right-click the tile for the WD Software that you want to uninstall on the Start screen:
•
WD SmartWare
•
WD Security
•
WD Drive Utilities
2.
Select Uninstall in the Windows taskbar.
3.
Click Yes at the Are you sure... prompt.
Important:
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare software deletes all existing backup job
configurations. Your backup files will still be there, but you will have to manually re-
enable each backup after reinstalling the WD SmartWare software. (See “Backing Up
Files” on page 31.)