Western Digital My Passport Essential SE User Manual - Page 12

Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software, Read the license agreement and click

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Note: If a Flash Player is installed on your computer, the screen is animated. Figure 4. Welcome to WD SmartWare Screen Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software To get started with WD SmartWare software: 1. The What would you like to do? prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen provides three options for getting started with the WD SmartWare software: IF you want to install . . . THEN click the . . . The full version of the WD SmartWare software, with continuous automatic backup, retrieve, drive lock password protection, and drive management features and: • Run your first backup • Password protect or register your drive Install WD SmartWare button. Only the WD SmartWare software drive lock password Install Drive Settings button. protection and drive management features, and password protect or register your drive, The full version of the WD SmartWare software and retrieve files that you have already backed up to your My Passport drive on another computer, Retrieve a backup link. 2. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. 3. Wait for the software installation to complete. This could take several minutes. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 7

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE
USER MANUAL
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED
– 7
Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software
To get started with WD SmartWare software:
1.
The
What would you like to do?
prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen
provides three options for getting started with the WD SmartWare software:
2.
Read the license agreement and click
Accept
to continue.
3.
Wait for the software installation to complete. This could take several minutes.
Figure 4.
Welcome to WD SmartWare Screen
IF you want to install . . .
THEN click the . . .
The full version of the WD SmartWare software, with
continuous automatic backup, retrieve, drive lock
password protection, and drive management features and:
Run your first backup
Password protect or register your drive
Install WD SmartWare
button.
Only the WD SmartWare software drive lock password
protection and drive management features, and password
protect or register your drive,
Install Drive Settings
button.
The full version of the WD SmartWare software and
retrieve files that you have already backed up to your
My Passport drive on another computer,
Retrieve a backup
link.
Note:
If a Flash Player is installed on
your computer, the screen is
animated.