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MY PASSPORT SLIM USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport® Slim™ portable hard drive. This drive offers high capacity in a sleek portable device. It features ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, local and cloud backup, and password protection with hardware encryption to help protect your files from unauthorized use. This introductory chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering Your Drive Handling Precautions Features My Passport Slim features a durable metal enclosure, ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, automatic and cloud backup, and password protection with hardware encryption. It also includes a 3-year limited warranty and protective soft pouch. Sleek metal enclosure with high capacity-Our thinnest drive yet, My Passport Slim is the ideal companion for your Ultrabook™ or other slim notebook. Thin enough to fit in your briefcase, pocket or purse, it lets you travel light with all your digital content. Ultra-fast transfer rates-When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport Slim lets you access and save files with blazing speed. Reduce transfer time by up to three times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer time. (Performance can vary based on your hardware and system configuration.) Automatic, continuous backup software-The WD SmartWare™ Pro automatic backup software works quietly in the background to help protect your data using minimal PC resources. Select automatic, continuous backup to instantly back up your files. Or select the scheduled backup option to back up your files on your schedule and take control of your backup. Local and cloud backup-The WD SmartWare Pro software lets you choose where you back up your files. Back up files to your My Passport Slim drive or back up files to the cloud using Dropbox™. (A Dropbox account is required for cloud backup. Cloud services can be changed, terminated, or interrupted at any time and can vary by country.) Works great with Windows® 8-The WD Windows 8 app makes it easy to discover the digital media stored on your My Passport Slim drive with your Windows 8 computer. Your content is automatically displayed and organized so you can easily locate and enjoy your photos, videos, and music. USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility-With this single drive you get compatibility with the latest USB 3.0 devices and backward compatibility with USB 2.0 devices as well. WD Security™ software-Set password protection and hardware encryption for your drive to help protect your files from unauthorized use or access. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1

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MY PASSPORT SLIM
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE
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About Your WD Drive
Welcome to your My Passport
®
Slim
™
portable hard drive. This drive offers high capacity
in a sleek portable device. It features ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, local and cloud
backup, and password protection with hardware encryption to help protect your files
from unauthorized use.
This introductory chapter includes the following topics:
Features
Kit Contents
Optional Accessories
Operating System Compatibility
Disk Drive Format
Physical Description
Registering Your Drive
Handling Precautions
Features
My Passport Slim features a durable metal enclosure, ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity,
automatic and cloud backup, and password protection with hardware encryption. It also
includes a 3-year limited warranty and protective soft pouch.
Sleek metal enclosure with high capacity
—Our thinnest drive yet, My Passport Slim is
the ideal companion for your Ultrabook
™
or other slim notebook. Thin enough to fit in
your briefcase, pocket or purse, it lets you travel light with all your digital content.
Ultra-fast transfer rates
—When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport Slim lets
you access and save files with blazing speed. Reduce transfer time by up to three times
when compared to USB 2.0 transfer time. (Performance can vary based on your
hardware and system configuration.)
Automatic, continuous backup software
—The WD SmartWare
™
Pro automatic
backup software works quietly in the background to help protect your data using
minimal PC resources. Select automatic, continuous backup to instantly back up your
files. Or select the scheduled backup option to back up your files on your schedule and
take control of your backup.
Local and cloud backup
—The WD SmartWare Pro software lets you choose where you
back up your files. Back up files to your My Passport Slim drive or back up files to the
cloud using Dropbox
™
. (A Dropbox account is required for cloud backup. Cloud services
can be changed, terminated, or interrupted at any time and can vary by country.)
Works great with Windows
®
8
—The WD Windows 8 app makes it easy to discover the
digital media stored on your My Passport Slim drive with your Windows 8 computer.
Your content is automatically displayed and organized so you can easily locate and enjoy
your photos, videos, and music.
USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility
—With this single drive you get compatibility with
the latest USB 3.0 devices and backward compatibility with USB 2.0 devices as well.
WD Security
™
software
—Set password protection and hardware encryption for your
drive to help protect your files from unauthorized use or access.
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