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MY PASSPORT SLIM USER MANUAL 4. Click Erase Drive to display a warning about erasing all of the data on the drive: 5. Read the warning and select the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk. 6. Click Erase. After the drive erase operation completes, go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about downloading and restoring the WD software and disk image on your drive. Note: Erasing your drive also removes your password. If you still want to use a password to protect your drive, you will need to re-create it after restoring the WD software and disk image. (See "Password Protecting the Drive" on page 43.) Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image In addition to deleting all of the data on your drive, erasing or reformatting the drive also removes the WD software and all of the support files, utilities, online help and user manual files. If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD software on your computer, or move the drive to another computer and install the software there, you will need to restore the WD software and disk image on your drive. To do this, after you have erased or reformatted the drive, go to http://support.wd.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE - 57

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MY PASSPORT SLIM
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE
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4.
Click
Erase Drive
to display a warning about erasing all of the data on the drive:
5.
Read the warning and select the
I understand
check box to signify that you accept
the risk.
6.
Click
Erase
.
After the drive erase operation completes, go to
and see
Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for information about downloading and restoring the WD
software and disk image on your drive.
Note:
Erasing your drive also removes your password. If you still want to use a
password to protect your drive, you will need to re-create it after restoring
the WD software and disk image. (See “Password Protecting the Drive” on
page 43.)
Restoring the WD Software and Disk Image
In addition to deleting all of the data on your drive, erasing or reformatting the drive also
removes the WD software and all of the support files, utilities, online help and user
manual files.
If you ever need to remove and reinstall the WD software on your computer, or move the
drive to another computer and install the software there, you will need to restore the WD
software and disk image on your drive. To do this, after you have erased or reformatted
the drive, go to
and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7.