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Factory Restore, Reboot/Shutdown, Restore Type, or Full, Change to Quick Restore

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MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Factory Restore Note: For information about using the Reset button to return the password and network mode to factory settings, see "Resetting the My Book Live" on page 125. In this area of the Settings page, the Administrator can choose a short factory restore or a full one. The drive loses all information and the Administrator password returns to none. Note: A Quick Factory Restore formats the drive, while a Full Factory Restore securely erases the drive. Important: You may want to export and save the drive's current configuration before restoring factory default settings so that you can import it afterwards. Note that importing a configuration in this case does not restore shares or users. If you want to restore the complete contents of a My Book Live including user settings, backups, and data, use the safepoint feature described on page 85. To restore factory defaults: 1. For Restore Type, select Quick Factory Restore (default setting) or Full Factory Restore and click the Start button. 2. When asked to confirm the action, click the Yes button to continue or the No button to return to the Utilities page. 3. When the progress bar displays, if you selected Full Factory Restore in step 1, but you change your mind, click the Change to Quick Restore button to start a Quick Factory Restore from the beginning. WARNING! Interrupting the factory restore process may damage the My Book Live drive. Wait until after the reboot to use the drive again. At the end of the restore, the "Complete Restore Finished" message displays, and the system reboots. Reboot/Shutdown You can safely reboot and shut down your My Book Live drive using two methods:  Use the Reboot/Shut Down section of the Utilities screen (discussed in this section), -OR Use the WD Quick View icon (see "Safely Shutting Down" on page 50). CONFIGURING BASIC SETTINGS - 69

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MY BOOK LIVE
USER MANUAL
CONFIGURING BASIC SETTINGS
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Factory Restore
Note: For information about using the
Reset
button to return the password and
network mode to factory settings, see “Resetting the My Book Live” on page
125.
In this area of the Settings page, the Administrator can choose a short factory
restore or a full one. The drive loses all information and the Administrator password
returns to none.
Note: A Quick Factory Restore formats the drive, while a Full Factory Restore
securely erases the drive.
To restore factory defaults:
1.
For
Restore Type
, select
Quick Factory Restore
(default setting)
or Full
Factory Restore
and click the
Start
button.
2.
When asked to confirm the action, click the
Yes
button to continue or the
No
button to return to the Utilities page.
3.
When the progress bar displays, if you selected
Full Factory Restore
in step 1,
but you change your mind, click the
Change to Quick Restore
button to start
a Quick Factory Restore from the beginning.
At the end of the restore, the “Complete Restore Finished” message displays,
and the system reboots.
Reboot/Shutdown
You can safely reboot and shut down your My Book Live drive using two methods:
Use the Reboot/Shut Down section of the Utilities screen (discussed in this
section),
-OR-
Use the WD Quick View icon (see “Safely Shutting Down” on page 50).
Important:
You may want to export and save the drive's current configuration
before restoring factory default settings so that you can import it
afterwards. Note that importing a configuration in this case does not
restore shares or users.
If you want to restore the complete contents of a My Book Live
including user settings, backups, and data, use the safepoint feature
described on page 85.
WARNING!
Interrupting the factory restore process may damage the My
Book Live drive. Wait until after the reboot to use the drive
again.