Western Digital My Passport Ultra Metal User Manual - Page 30

Managing and Customizing the Software, Checking for Software Updates

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MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION USER MANUAL 16 Managing and Customizing the Software This chapter includes the following topics: Checking for Software Updates Configuring Your Cloud Service Account Uninstalling the WD Software Checking for Software Updates If an update is available, follow the on-screen download and installation instructions: Software WD Drive Utilities Procedure 1 Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either: The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon Start > All Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities See Figure 5 on page 9. 2 Click the About icon and the Check for Updates button: WD Backup When the WD Backup software determines that a software update is available, it: Generates and displays a software update notification Adds the Update WD Backup selection to the WD Backup view menu 1 Click the WD logo icon in the Windows taskbar and select WD Backup to display the WD Backup view menu. 2 Select Update WD Backup: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE SOFTWARE - 26

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MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE SOFTWARE
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Managing and Customizing the Software
This chapter includes the following topics:
Checking for Software Updates
Configuring Your Cloud Service Account
Uninstalling the WD Software
Checking for Software Updates
If an update is available, follow the on-screen download and installation instructions:
Software
Procedure
WD Drive Utilities
1
Open the WD Drive Utilities software by clicking either:
±
The WD Drive Utilities desktop shortcut icon
±
Start
>
All Programs
>
Western Digital
>
WD Apps
>
WD Drive
Utilities
See Figure 5 on page 9.
2
Click the
About
icon and the
Check for Updates
button:
WD Backup
When the WD Backup software determines that a software update is
available, it:
±
Generates and displays a software update notification
±
Adds the
Update WD Backup
selection to the WD Backup view
menu
1
Click the WD logo icon in the Windows taskbar and select
WD Backup
to display the WD Backup view menu.
2
Select
Update WD Backup
:
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