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Using the WD Drive Unlock Utility, Start, My Computer, Password, Unlock Drive

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MY PASSPORT SLIM USER MANUAL Using the WD Drive Unlock Utility To erase your drive when it is locked and you have forgotten or lost your password: 1. Start the WD Drive Unlock utility by either: • Using your computer's file management utility to open the WD Unlocker virtual CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe application • Clicking Start > My Computer, and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD listed under Devices with Removable Storage 2. Make five attempts to unlock the drive by: a. Typing a password in the Password box. b. Clicking Unlock Drive. 3. The fifth invalid password attempt displays the too many password attempts dialog: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 56

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MY PASSPORT SLIM
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE
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Using the WD Drive Unlock Utility
To erase your drive when it is locked and you have forgotten or lost your password:
1.
Start the WD Drive Unlock utility by either:
•
Using your computer’s file management utility to open the WD Unlocker virtual
CD and double-clicking the Unlock.exe application
•
Clicking
Start
>
My Computer
, and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD
listed under Devices with Removable Storage
2.
Make five attempts to unlock the drive by:
a.
Typing a password in the
Password
box.
b.
Clicking
Unlock Drive
.
3.
The fifth invalid password attempt displays the too many password attempts dialog: