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Dismounting the Virtual CD, Safely Dismounting the Drive, Using the WD SmartWare Icon

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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL Dismounting the Virtual CD To be sure all data has been written to the drive before you physically disconnect it, dismount the Virtual CD as well as the drive or volume. Note: There are other reasons you may want to dismount a VCD. For example, if you have more than one My Book drive with the same software connected to your Mac, multiple My Book VCD icons display on your desktop. To clean up your desktop, you can dismount duplicate VCDs. 1. Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives. 2. Select the My Book whose VCD you want to dismount, and then on the submenu, click Unmount CD. Safely Dismounting the Drive CAUTION! To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before shutting down or removing the drive. You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac in three ways. Using the WD SmartWare Icon 1. Click the WD SmartWare icon to display a list of drives. 2. Select the My Book, and then on the submenu, select Unmount Volumes. If the drive contains more than one volume, a prompt may ask you to select the volume. 3. Dismount the Virtual CD to ensure that all data has been written before you physically disconnect the drive. Select the My Book, and then on the submenu, select Unmount CD. You may hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes 4. Wait for the drive icon to disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive from the system. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 33

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MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 33
Dismounting the Virtual CD
To be sure all data has been written to the drive before you physically disconnect it,
dismount the Virtual CD as well as the drive or volume.
Note:
There are other reasons you may want to dismount a VCD. For example, if
you have more than one My Book drive with the same software connected to
your Mac, multiple My Book VCD icons display on your desktop. To clean up
your desktop, you can dismount duplicate VCDs.
1.
Click the WD SmartWare icon
to display a list of drives.
2.
Select the My Book whose VCD you want to dismount, and then on the submenu,
click
Unmount CD
.
Safely Dismounting the Drive
You can safely dismount the drive from a Mac in three ways.
Using the WD SmartWare Icon
1.
Click the WD SmartWare icon
to display a list of drives.
2.
Select the My Book, and then on the submenu, select
Unmount Volumes
. If the
drive contains more than one volume, a prompt may ask you to select the volume.
3.
Dismount the Virtual CD to ensure that all data has been written before you
physically disconnect the drive. Select the My Book, and then on the submenu,
select
Unmount CD
.
You may hear the drive power down as the Power LED flashes
4.
Wait for the drive icon to disappear from the desktop before disconnecting the drive
from the system.
CAUTION!
To prevent data loss, close all active windows and applications before
shutting down or removing the drive.