Western Digital My Passport Pro User Manual - Page 20

MY PASSPORT PRO USER MANUAL d. If you want to perform a secure erase operation on a drive, select its Perform a secure erase check box. Note: Selecting this option ensures all data on the device is erased. This will take several hours to complete. If you do not select this option, a quick erase will be performed and the data might be recoverable using disk recovery software. e. Read the warning about the loss of data when you erase the drive and select the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk and activate the Erase Drive button: Important: If you want to save any of the data that is on the device drives, back it up to another device before continuing with the drive erase. f. Click Erase Drive. 5. When prompted, type your password and click OK to continue: 6. After the drive erase operation completes, click OK to close the completion message display: 7. 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. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY PASSPORT PRO DEVICE - 17