Western Digital WDBAAH0015HCH User Manual - Page 64

Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions, Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software

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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions If you selected Install Drive Settings at the What would you like to do? prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen and now want to enable the Backup and Retrieve functions: 1. On the drive maintenance Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 56), click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog: 2. Select the Enable Backup and Restore functions check box. 3. Click Enable Backup Now to: • Add the Backup and Retrieve tabs to the Home screen display • Add the Set Up Software and Set Up Drive options to the Settings screen • Remove the Preferences option from the Drive Settings screen Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software Important: You can easily uninstall the software. However, you will need to restart the backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing backup job configurations. (See "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 18.) Use your operating system's Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the WD SmartWare software from your computer: Uninstalling on Windows XP Computers 1. Click Start > Control Panel. 2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs. 3. Select WD SmartWare and click Remove. 4. Click Yes at the Are you sure... prompt. Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7 Computers 1. Click Start > Control Panel. 2. Double-click Programs and Features. 3. Click WD SmartWare or the WD SmartWare icon and click Uninstall/Change at the top of the screen. 4. Click Yes at the Do you wish to proceed... prompt. USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS - 59

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MY BOOK STUDIO AND
STUDIO LX
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS
– 59
Enabling the Backup and Retrieve Functions
If you selected
Install Drive Settings
at the
What would you like to do?
prompt on the
Welcome to WD SmartWare screen and now want to enable the Backup and Retrieve
functions:
1.
On the drive maintenance Drive Settings screen (see Figure 17 on page 56),
click
Preferences
to display the Set Preferences dialog:
2.
Select the
Enable Backup and Restore functions
check box.
3.
Click
Enable Backup Now
to:
Add the
Backup
and
Retrieve
tabs to the Home screen display
Add the
Set Up Software
and
Set Up Drive
options to the Settings screen
Remove the
Preferences
option from the Drive Settings screen
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software
Use your operating system’s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the
WD SmartWare software from your computer:
Uninstalling on Windows XP Computers
1.
Click
Start
>
Control Panel
.
2.
Double-click
Add or Remove Programs
.
3.
Select
WD SmartWare
and click
Remove.
4.
Click
Yes
at the
Are you sure...
prompt.
Uninstalling on Windows Vista or Windows 7
Computers
1.
Click
Start
>
Control Panel
.
2.
Double-click
Programs and Features
.
3.
Click
WD SmartWare
or the WD SmartWare icon and click
Uninstall/Change
at the
top of the screen.
4.
Click
Yes
at the
Do you wish to proceed...
prompt.
Important:
You can easily uninstall the software. However, you will need to restart the
backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing
backup job configurations. (See “Backing Up Your Computer Files” on page 18.)