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Installing the WD SmartWare Software, Cancel, Use as Backup

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL Installing the WD SmartWare Software 1. Double-click the My Passport icon and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on the screen that displays: 2. A message asks whether you want to use the My Passport drive to back up with Time Machine: WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine software. When using Time Machine, you can still use the WD SmartWare software for password protecting the drive, registering the drive, and running drive diagnostics. a. If you do not want to use the Time Machine backup software, click Cancel. b. If you do want to use the Time Machine backup software, click Use as Backup Disk. The My Passport icon now displays as: The WD SmartWare Software Installer screen displays: USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 44

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC
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Installing the WD SmartWare Software
1.
Double-click the My Passport icon and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon on
the screen that displays:
2.
A message asks whether you want to use the My Passport drive to back up with
Time Machine:
WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine software.
When using Time Machine, you can still use the WD SmartWare software for
password protecting the drive, registering the drive, and running drive diagnostics.
a.
If you
do not
want to use the Time Machine backup software, click
Cancel
.
b.
If you
do
want to use the Time Machine backup software, click
Use as Backup
Disk
. The My Passport icon now displays as:
The WD SmartWare Software Installer screen displays: