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Using Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard, Using Finder to Open the Public Folder, MyBookLive, Guest

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CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED Using Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard Using Finder to Open the Public Folder 1. In a Finder window, click MyBookLive under the shared items in the side bar. 2. If presented with an authorization screen, select Guest, and then click Connect to display the Public share: 3. Double-click the Public folder to display the media subfolders: Shared Music, Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos. You can now drag and drop files into the shared folders using Finder: Note: The Public folder icon automatically displays on the desktop. Note: The Software folder contains all the software that is on the CD. Doubleclick the folder, and then double-click the SmartWare folder to display a list of WD SmartWare and other files. Although you cannot install WD SmartWare on a Mac at this time, you may want to use the other software files. 4. If you want to make a shared drive icon permanent on your desktop, create an alias. Following are two ways to do that: Note: Before creating an alias, click Finder > Preferences and make sure Connected Servers is checked. MY BOOK LIVE 22 USER MANUAL

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CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED
22
MY BOOK LIVE
USER MANUAL
Using Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard
Using Finder to Open the Public Folder
1.
In a Finder window, click
MyBookLive
under the shared items in the side bar.
2.
If presented with an authorization screen, select
Guest
, and then click
Connect
to display the Public share:
3.
Double-click the Public folder to display the media subfolders: Shared Music,
Shared Pictures, and Shared Videos. You can now drag and drop files into the
shared folders using Finder:
Note:
The Public folder icon automatically displays on the desktop.
Note:
The Software folder contains all the software that is on the CD. Double-
click the folder, and then double-click the SmartWare folder to display a
list of WD SmartWare and other files. Although you cannot install
WD SmartWare on a Mac at this time, you may want to use the other
software files.
4.
If you want to make a shared drive icon permanent on your desktop, create an
alias. Following are two ways to do that:
Note:
Before creating an alias, click
Finder > Preferences
and make sure
Connected Servers
is checked.