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Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software

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MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL The WD Unlocker VCD provides the WD Drive Unlock utility that you can use to unlock the drive. Or you can use either the WD Security or the WD Drive Utilities software to unlock the drive. Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, starting either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software displays the Unlock Drive dialog: This happens either: • Automatically if you only have the one locked My Passport drive connected to your computer • When you select the locked drive on either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities screen if you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your computer To unlock the drive: 1. If you do not see the Unlock Drive dialog, click either: • Go > Applications > WD Security • Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities 2. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your computer, select the one that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog. 3. On the Unlock Drive dialog: a. Type your password in the Password box. b. Click Unlock Drive. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE - 15

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MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE
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The WD Unlocker VCD provides the
WD Drive Unlock utility that you can use to unlock
the drive. Or you can use either the WD Security or the WD Drive Utilities software to
unlock the drive.
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities
Software
Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the
drive to your computer, starting either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software
displays the Unlock Drive dialog:
This happens either:
•
Automatically if you only have the one locked My Passport drive connected to
your computer
•
When you select the locked drive on either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities
screen if you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to
your computer
To unlock the drive:
1.
If you do not see the Unlock Drive dialog, click either:
•
Go
>
Applications
>
WD Security
•
Go
>
Applications
>
WD Drive Utilities
2.
If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your
computer, select the one that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog.
3.
On the Unlock Drive dialog:
a.
Type your password in the
Password
box.
b.
Click
Unlock Drive
.