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Disconnecting the Drive Safely, Customizing Your Software Settings, remove My Passport Elite USB HDD.

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MY PASSPORT ELITE USER MANUAL Disconnecting the Drive Safely CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down or removing the drive. 1. Right-click the WD SmartWare icon in the system tray, and then click Safely remove My Passport Elite USB HDD. You may hear the drive power down. 2. Wait for the drive icon to be removed from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the system. Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by: • Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file • Inhibiting backups until times when your computer is idle • Specifying a unique folder on your computer to store files retrieved from your drive • Automatically: - Displaying the WD SmartWare Home screen whenever you connect your drive to your computer - Checking for WD SmartWare software updates To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for the best possible performance with your drive, on the Software Settings screen (see Figure 11 on page 22): IF you want to . . . Change the number of backup versions to keep for each file, Enable anytime backups or inhibit them until your computer is idle, Specify a path to a different retrieve folder, Change the options that: • Display the WD SmartWare Home screen whenever you reconnect drive to your computer • Check for software updates THEN click . . . File History Backup Speed Retrieve Folder Preferences AND see . . . "Specifying the Number of Backup Versions" on page 22. "Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle" on page 23. "Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder" on page 35. "Setting the Preferences Options" on page 36. Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder When you start a retrieve, you can choose whether you want to store the retrieved files in either: • Their original locations on your computer • A Retrieved Content folder By default, the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved Content subfolder in your My Documents folder. To specify a different folder: 1. Either create a new folder or determine which existing folder you want to use. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 35

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MY PASSPORT ELITE
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 35
Disconnecting the Drive Safely
1.
Right-click the WD SmartWare icon
in the system tray, and then click
Safely
remove My Passport Elite USB HDD.
You may hear the drive power down.
2.
Wait for the drive icon to be removed from the desktop before disconnecting the
drive from the system.
Customizing Your Software Settings
The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own
software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by:
•
Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file
•
Inhibiting backups until times when your computer is idle
•
Specifying a unique folder on your computer to store files retrieved from your
drive
•
Automatically:
-
Displaying the WD SmartWare Home screen whenever you connect your drive
to your computer
-
Checking for WD SmartWare software updates
To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for the best possible performance
with your drive, on the Software Settings screen (see Figure 11 on page 22):
Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder
When you start a retrieve, you can choose whether you want to store the retrieved files in
either:
•
Their original locations on your computer
•
A Retrieved Content folder
By default, the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved Content subfolder
in your My Documents folder. To specify a different folder:
1.
Either create a new folder or determine which existing folder you want to use.
CAUTION!
To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or removing the drive.
IF you want to . . .
THEN click . . .
AND see . . .
Change the number of backup
versions to keep for each file,
File History
“Specifying the Number of
Backup Versions” on page 22.
Enable anytime backups or inhibit
them until your computer is idle,
Backup Speed
“Pausing Backups Until Your
Computer is Idle” on page 23.
Specify a path to a different retrieve
folder,
Retrieve Folder
“Specifying a Different Retrieve
Folder” on page 35.
Change the options that:
•
Display the WD SmartWare Home
screen whenever you reconnect
drive to your computer
•
Check for software updates
Preferences
“Setting the Preferences
Options” on page 36.