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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Book or My Passport drive as an external hard drive. In this case, however, you will not be able to: • Protect your data with automatic continuous backups (see "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 30) • Retrieve earlier versions of lost, or damaged files (see "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 35) • Secure your drive and all of the files on it with a password (see "Securing the Drive" on page 25) • Customize your software and drive settings for the best possible performance (see "Managing and Customizing the Software" on page 47 and "Managing and Customizing the Drive" on page 39) • Check the operational condition of your drive with built-in diagnostic features (see "Checking Drive Health" on page 43) To forego these performance features and get started without installing the WD SmartWare software: 1. Click Do Not Install at the What would you like to do? prompt to display the Continue without installing WD SmartWare? prompt: 2. Click: • Continue without Install if you still do not want to install the WD SmartWare software. • Go Back if you have changed your mind and do want to install the WD SmartWare software. In this case, go to "Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software" on page 18. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE AND GETTING STARTED - 24

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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE
USER MANUAL
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE AND GETTING STARTED
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Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software
If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Book or
My Passport drive as an external hard drive. In this case, however, you will not be able
to:
•
Protect your data with automatic continuous backups (see “Backing Up Your
Computer Files” on page 30)
•
Retrieve earlier versions of lost, or damaged files (see “Retrieving Backed Up
Files” on page 35)
•
Secure your drive and all of the files on it with a password (see “Securing the
Drive” on page 25)
•
Customize your software and drive settings for the best possible performance
(see “Managing and Customizing the Software” on page 47 and “Managing and
Customizing the Drive” on page 39)
•
Check the operational condition of your drive with built-in diagnostic features (see
“Checking Drive Health” on page 43)
To forego these performance features and get started without installing the
WD SmartWare software:
1.
Click
Do Not Install
at the
What would you like to do?
prompt to display the
Continue without installing WD SmartWare?
prompt:
2.
Click:
•
Continue without Install
if you still do not want to install the WD SmartWare
software.
•
Go Back
if you have changed your mind and
do
want to install the
WD SmartWare software. In this case, go to “Getting Started with the
WD SmartWare Software” on page 18.