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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Figure 8. Drive Management Home Screen WD SmartWare Software Overview The WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to: • Secure your drive-In drive settings, create a password to protect your drive from unauthorized access or data theft. • Protect your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you add or change a file. Note: Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your My Passport drive is connected to your computer. Then, whenever you disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for new or changed files and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before. • See your backup as it happens-Seeing is believing. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup. • Retrieve lost files effortlessly-Bring back your valuable data to its original location whether you've lost all your data or just overwritten an important file. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE
USER MANUAL
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED
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WD SmartWare Software Overview
The WD SmartWare software is an easy-to-use tool that gives you the power to:
•
Secure your drive—In drive settings, create a password to protect your drive from
unauthorized access or data theft.
•
Protect your data automatically—Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes
a copy whenever you add or change a file.
Note:
Automatic backup protection is continuous for as long as your
My Passport drive is connected to your computer. Then, whenever you
disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare
software rescans your computer for new or changed files and resumes
automatic, continuous backup as before.
•
See your backup as it happens—Seeing is believing. Visual backup organizes and
displays your content into categories and shows the progress of your backup.
•
Retrieve lost files effortlessly—Bring back your valuable data to its original
location whether you’ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file.
Figure 8.
Drive Management Home Screen