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MY BOOK USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive, unless you selected the Enable auto unlock for this computer... check box, you will have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever:  You shut down or restart your computer  You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer  Your computer exits the sleep mode Depending on the software configuration of your computer, there are two ways to unlock the drive, using the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software. With the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, starting either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software displays the Unlock Drive dialog: This happens either:  Automatically if you only have the one locked drive connected to your computer  When you select the locked drive on either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities screen if you have more than one supported device connected to your computer 1. If you do not see the Unlock Drive dialog, click either:  The WD Security or WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon  Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security  Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities 2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the one that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog. 3. On the Unlock Drive dialog: a. Type your password in the Password box. b. Click Unlock Drive. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 21

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MY BOOK
USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE
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Unlocking the Drive
After you have created a password to keep others from accessing the files on your drive,
unless you selected the
Enable auto unlock for this computer...
check box, you will
have to type your password to unlock the drive whenever:
You shut down or restart your computer
You disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer
Your computer exits the sleep mode
Depending on the software configuration of your computer, there are two ways to unlock
the drive, using the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software.
With the WD
Security or WD
Drive Utilities Software
Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the
drive to your computer, starting either the WD
Security or WD
Drive Utilities software
displays the Unlock Drive dialog:
This happens either:
Automatically if you only have the one locked drive connected to your computer
When you select the locked drive on either the WD
Security or WD
Drive Utilities
screen if you have more than one supported device connected to your computer
1.
If you do not see the Unlock Drive dialog, click either:
The
WD
Security or WD
Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon
Start
>
All Programs
>
Western Digital
>
WD Apps
>
WD
Security
Start
>
All Programs
>
Western Digital
>
WD Apps
>
WD
Drive Utilities
2.
If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the
one that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog.
3.
On the Unlock Drive dialog:
a.
Type your password in the
Password
box.
b.
Click
Unlock Drive
.