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MY PASSPORT USER MANUAL 3. On the Software Settings screen, click Retrieve Folder to display the Set Retrieve Folder dialog: 4. On the Set Retrieve Folder dialog: a. Click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder. b. Click Apply. Checking for Software Updates When enabled, the Preferences option checks for software updates each time you reconnect your My Passport drive to your computer. This ensures that you are always using the most-recent software version. 1. Click the Settings tab to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 11 on page 24). 2. On the Software Settings screen, click Preferences to display the Set Preferences dialog: 3. On the Set Preferences dialog, select or clear the Automatically check for WD SmartWare software updates check box to enable or disable the Preferences option. Uninstalling the WD Software To uninstall the . . . software, WD SmartWare WD Drive Utilities WD Security Click Start > (All) Programs > Western Digital > . . . WD SmartWare > Unistall WD SmartWare WD Apps > Uninstall WD Drive Utilities WD Apps > Uninstall WD Security You can also use your computer operating system's Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the WD software. Important: Uninstalling the WD SmartWare software deletes all existing backup job configurations. You must restart the backup job manually after reinstalling the software. (See "Backing Up Files" on page 27.) MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE SOFTWARE - 53

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MY PASSPORT
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE SOFTWARE
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3.
On the Software Settings screen, click
Retrieve Folder
to display the Set Retrieve
Folder dialog:
4.
On the Set Retrieve Folder dialog:
a.
Click
Browse
and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder.
b.
Click
Apply
.
Checking for Software Updates
When enabled, the Preferences option checks for software updates each time you
reconnect your My Passport drive to your computer. This ensures that you are always
using the most-recent software version.
1.
Click the
Settings
tab to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 11 on
page 24).
2.
On the Software Settings screen, click
Preferences
to display the Set Preferences
dialog:
3.
On the Set Preferences dialog, select or clear the
Automatically check for
WD SmartWare software updates
check box to enable or disable the Preferences
option.
Uninstalling the WD Software
You can also use your computer operating system’s Add or Remove Programs function
to uninstall the WD software.
To uninstall the . . . software,
Click
Start
>
(All) Programs
>
Western Digital
>
. . .
WD SmartWare
WD SmartWare
>
Unistall WD SmartWare
WD Drive Utilities
WD Apps
>
Uninstall WD Drive Utilities
WD Security
WD Apps
>
Uninstall WD Security
Important:
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare software deletes all existing
backup job configurations. You must restart the backup job manually after
reinstalling the software. (See “Backing Up Files” on page 27.)