Western Digital My Passport Ultra for Mac User Manual - Page 18

Change password, Current Password, New Password, Verify Password, Password Hint

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Locking and Unlocking the Drive 3. On the Edit security settings dialog, select the Change password option to display the change password dialog: 4. On the change password dialog: a. Type your current password in the Current Password box. b. Type your new password in the New Password box, using up to 25 characters. c. Retype your new password in the Verify Password box. d. Type a hint to help remember your new password in the Password Hint box. e. Select or clear the Enable auto unlock for this computer... check box to signify whether you want the WD Security software to remember your new password for the selected drive on this computer. f. Click Update Security Settings. CAUTION! After changing a password, the drive remains unlocked for as long as you continue your current work session. Then the WD Security software: ▪ Locks the drive when you shut down your computer, disconnect your drive, or your computer goes into the sleep mode ▪ Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your computer or reconnect your drive, UNLESS you selected the Enable auto unlock for this computer... check box when you changed your password My Passport Ultra for Mac 14 User Manual

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3.
On the Edit security settings dialog, select the
Change password
option to
display the change password dialog:
4.
On the change password dialog:
a.
Type your current password in the
Current Password
box.
b.
Type your new password in the
New Password
box, using up to 25
characters.
c.
Retype your new password in the
Verify Password
box.
d.
Type a hint to help remember your new password in the
Password Hint
box.
e.
Select or clear the
Enable auto unlock for this computer...
check box to signify
whether you want the WD Security software to remember your new
password for the selected drive on this computer.
f.
Click
Update Security Settings
.
CAUTION!
After changing a password, the drive remains
unlocked
for as long as you
continue your current work session. Then the WD Security software:
Locks the drive when you shut down your computer, disconnect your drive, or your
computer goes into the sleep mode
Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your
computer or reconnect your drive,
UNLESS
you selected the
Enable auto unlock for
this computer...
check box when you changed your password
Locking and Unlocking the Drive
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