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Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed: 1. Double-click the WD Unlocker VCD icon and double-click the Drive Unlock icon on the screen that appears: 2. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock on the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen: 3. Click Exit at the Your drive is now unlocked prompt to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen. Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Important: You can easily uninstall the software. However, you will need to restart the backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing backup job configurations. (See "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 15.) To uninstall the WD SmartWare software: 1. Double-click the My Passport icon on the desktop or WD SmartWare in the Applications list and double-click the Extras folder on the screen that displays: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 52

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC
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To unlock the drive without the WD SmartWare software installed:
1.
Double-click the WD Unlocker VCD icon and double-click the Drive Unlock icon on
the screen that appears:
2.
Type your password in the
Password
box and click
Unlock
on the WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock utility screen:
3.
Click
Exit
at the
Your drive is now unlocked
prompt to close the WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock utility screen.
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software
To uninstall the
WD SmartWare software:
1.
Double-click the My Passport icon on the desktop or WD SmartWare in the
Applications list and double-click the Extras folder on the screen that displays:
Important:
You can easily uninstall the software. However, you will need to restart the
backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing
backup job configurations. (See “Backing Up Your Computer Files” on page 15.)