Western Digital WDBADB5000Axxx User Manual - Page 36

Changing Your Password, Password, Password hint, Unlock, Your drive is now unlocked, Security

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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 2. Type your password in the Password box. If you provided a password hint when you created your password, click the Password hint pointer to see the hint. 3. Click Unlock to unlock your drive. If you click Exit, you will not be able to access the files on your drive. 4. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD SmartWare Drive Unlock utility screen. Changing Your Password To change your password: 1. Click Security on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 12 on page 29) to display the Your Drive is Secure dialog: 5. Type your password in the Password box. 2. Select the Change password option and: a. Type your new password in the New password box. b. Retype your new password in the Verify password box. c. Type a hint to help remind yourself of your new password in the New password hint box. 6. Click Update Security Settings to change your password. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE - 31

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MY PASSPORT STUDIO
USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING YOUR DRIVE – 31
2.
Type your password in the
Password
box.
If you provided a password hint when you created your password, click the
Password hint
pointer to see the hint.
3.
Click
Unlock
to unlock your drive.
If you click
Exit
,
you will not be able to access the files on your drive.
4.
At the
Your drive is now unlocked
prompt, click
Exit
to close the WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock utility screen.
Changing Your Password
To
change your password:
1.
Click
Security
on the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 12 on page 29) to display the
Your Drive is Secure dialog:
5.
Type your password in the
Password
box.
2.
Select the
Change password
option and:
a.
Type your new password in the
New password
box.
b.
Retype your new password in the
Verify password
box.
c.
Type a hint to help remind yourself of your new password in the
New password
hint
box.
6.
Click
Update Security Settings
to change your password.