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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX USER MANUAL Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Book as an external hard drive. In this case, however, you will not be able to: • Protect your data with automatic continuous backups (see "Backing Up Your Computer Files" on page 18) • Retrieve earlier versions of lost, or damaged files (see "Retrieving Backed Up Files" on page 26) • Secure your drive and all of the files on it with a password (see "Locking and Unlocking Your Drive" on page 30) • Customize your software and drive settings for the best possible performance (see "Managing and Customizing Your Drive" on page 34) • Check the operational condition of your drive with built-in diagnostic features (see "Checking Drive Health" on page 47) To forego these performance features and get started without installing the WD SmartWare software: 1. Click Do Not Install at the What would you like to do? prompt on the Welcome to WD SmartWare screen to display the Continue without installing WD SmartWare? prompt: 2. Click: • Continue without Install if you still do not want to install the WD SmartWare software. • Go Back if you have changed your mind and do want to install the WD SmartWare software. In this case, go to "Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software on Windows" on page 54. USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS - 60

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MY BOOK STUDIO AND
STUDIO LX
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS
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Getting Started Without the WD SmartWare Software
If you do not install the WD SmartWare software, you can still use your My Book as an
external hard drive. In this case, however, you will not be able to:
•
Protect your data with automatic continuous backups (see “Backing Up Your
Computer Files” on page 18)
•
Retrieve earlier versions of lost, or damaged files (see “Retrieving Backed Up
Files” on page 26)
•
Secure your drive and all of the files on it with a password (see “Locking and
Unlocking Your Drive” on page 30)
•
Customize your software and drive settings for the best possible performance
(see “Managing and Customizing Your Drive” on page 34)
•
Check the operational condition of your drive with built-in diagnostic features (see
“Checking Drive Health” on page 47)
To forego these performance features and get started without installing the
WD SmartWare software:
1.
Click
Do Not Install
at the
What would you like to do?
prompt on the Welcome to
WD SmartWare screen to display the
Continue without installing WD SmartWare?
prompt:
2.
Click:
•
Continue without Install
if you still do not want to install the WD SmartWare
software.
•
Go Back
if you have changed your mind and
do
want to install the
WD SmartWare software. In this case, go to “Getting Started with the
WD SmartWare Software on Windows” on page 54.