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Safely Dismounting the Drive, Using the WD SmartWare Icon

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL a. Click Unlock Drive on the submenu to open the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen: b. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock. c. Click Exit at the Your drive is now unlocked prompt to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen. d. Repeat step 1 and step 2 to display the drive status. Safely Dismounting the Drive You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac using either the: • WD SmartWare icon • My Passport icon CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down or removing the drive. Using the WD SmartWare Icon To safely dismount the drive using the WD SmartWare icon: 1. Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives. 2. Select the My Passport drive, and then on the submenu, select Unmount Volumes: If the drive has more than one volume, a prompt asks you to select the volume. You might hear the drive power down. 3. Wait for the drive icon to disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the computer. USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC - 49

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC
– 49
a.
Click
Unlock Drive
on the submenu to open the
WD SmartWare Drive Unlock
screen
:
b.
Type your password in the
Password
box and click
Unlock
.
c.
Click
Exit
at the
Your drive is now unlocked
prompt to close the
WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock screen
.
d.
Repeat step 1 and step 2 to display the drive status.
Safely Dismounting the Drive
You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac using either the:
•
WD SmartWare icon
•
My Passport icon
Using the WD SmartWare Icon
To safely dismount the drive using the
WD SmartWare icon:
1.
Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives.
2.
Select the My Passport drive, and then on the submenu, select
Unmount Volumes
:
If the drive has more than one volume, a prompt asks you to select the volume.
You might hear the drive power down.
3.
Wait for the drive icon to disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive
from the computer.
CAUTION!
To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or removing the drive.