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Install WD SmartWare, Settings, Preferences

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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 6. After password protecting or registering your drive, click Continue to close the WD SmartWare initial Drive Settings screen and display the WD SmartWare Home screen (Figure 8). This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install WD SmartWare and skipping the backup. 7. After password protecting or registering your drive, click Finish to close the drive management initial Drive Settings screen. This completes the getting started procedure after selecting Install Drive Settings. In this case: • Opening the WD SmartWare software displays the drive management Home screen (see Figure 9 on page 12) with only the Settings tab for performing all drive management functions (see "Customizing Your Drive Settings" on page 35). • Clicking the Settings tab displays the drive management Drive Settings screen with a Preferences button that you can use to enable the Backup and Retrieve functions (see Figure 17 on page 27 and "Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions" on page 40). Figure 8. WD SmartWare Home Screen CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 11

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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL
USER MANUAL
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED
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6.
After password protecting or registering your drive, click
Continue
to close the
WD SmartWare initial Drive Settings screen and display the WD SmartWare Home
screen (Figure 8).
This completes the getting started procedure after selecting
Install WD SmartWare
and skipping the backup.
7.
After password protecting or registering your drive, click
Finish
to close the drive
management initial Drive Settings screen.
This completes the getting started procedure after selecting
Install Drive Settings
.
In this case:
•
Opening the WD SmartWare software displays the drive management Home
screen (see
Figure 9 on page 12
) with only the
Settings
tab for performing all
drive management functions (see “Customizing Your Drive Settings” on page 35).
•
Clicking the
Settings
tab displays the drive management Drive Settings screen
with a
Preferences
button that you can use to enable the Backup and Retrieve
functions (see
Figure 17 on page 27
and
“Enabling the Backup and Retrieve
Functions” on page 40
)
.
Figure 8.
WD SmartWare Home Screen