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Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility, On the WD Drive Unlock utility screen

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MY BOOK USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD software installed, you can use the WD Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. The WD Drive Unlock utility is on a virtual CD drive that appears in your computer's file management utility display. 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 WD Drive Unlock.exe file • Clicking Start > My Computer and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD icon under Devices with Removable Storage 2. On the WD Drive Unlock utility screen: a. Type your password in the Password box. b. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you want the WD Drive Unlock utility to remember your password on this computer. c. Click Unlock Drive. d. At the Your drive is now unlocked message, click Exit to close the WD Drive Unlock utility screen. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 50

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MY BOOK
USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE
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Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility
Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have
the WD software installed, you can use the WD Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive
there. The WD Drive Unlock utility is on a
virtual
CD drive that appears in your
computer's file management utility display.
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 WD Drive Unlock.exe file
•
Clicking
Start
>
My Computer
and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD
icon under Devices with Removable Storage
2.
On the WD Drive Unlock utility screen:
a.
Type your password in the
Password
box.
b.
Select the
Enable auto unlock for user:
check box if you want the WD Drive
Unlock utility to remember your password on this computer.
c.
Click
Unlock Drive
.
d.
At the
Your drive is now unlocked
message, click
Exit
to close the WD Drive
Unlock utility screen.