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MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL minimal inconvenience. Then, run all three whenever you encounter disk error conditions when writing or accessing files. 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilities screen, Diagnose dialog (see Figure 6 on page 10). 2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the one that you want to check. 3. On the Diagnose dialog, click the button for the test that you want to run: Run Drive Status Check Run Quick Drive Test Run Complete Drive Test Erasing the Drive CAUTION! Erasing your drive permanently deletes all of the data on the drive. Always make sure that you no longer need any of the data on your drive before erasing it. Note: Erasing your drive also deletes the WD software and all of the support files, utilities, and user manual files. You can download these to restore your to its original configuration after erasing the drive. Erasing your drive does not erase the WD Drive Unlock utility software files that are on the drive's virtual CD. They remain, even after erasing or reformatting the drive. WD Drive Utilities provides two ways to erase your drive, depending on whether it is locked or not: IF your drive is . . . Not locked Locked AND you . . . Want to erase the drive Have forgotten or lost your password and must erase the drive THEN see . . . "Using the Drive Erase Function" "Using Five Invalid Passwords" on page 19 Using the Drive Erase Function To erase your drive when it is not locked: 1. Click Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities to display the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 on page 10). 2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the one that you want to erase. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 18