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Managing and Customizing the Drive a. If you have WD Discovery installed and open, you can run WD Drive Utilities by going to the Apps tab, finding WD Drive Utilities and clicking Open. b. Otherwise, you can run WD Drive Utilities from the Windows Start menu by clicking Start > All Programs > WD Discovery > More WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities or Start > All Programs > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities. 2. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one that you want to check. 3. On the Diagnose dialog, click the button for the test that you want to run: ▪ Run Drive Status Check ▪ Run Quick Drive Test ▪ Run Complete Drive Test Safely Disconnecting the Drive Windows and Macintosh operating systems have a means for safely disconnecting and removing the drive without turning off the system: ▪ Windows has a Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media icon in the system tray which, when used, ensures that all data is flushed from system cache before device removal. ▪ Mac users can simply drag the drive icon to the trash before disconnecting it. Erasing the Drive Note: Erasing your drive also deletes the WD software and all of the support files and utilities. You can download these to restore your easystore drive to its original configuration after erasing the drive. Using the Drive Erase Function To erase your drive when it is not locked: 1. There are two ways to run WD Drive Utilities: a. If you have WD Discovery installed and open, you can run WD Drive Utilities by going to the Apps tab, finding WD Drive Utilities and clicking Open. b. Otherwise, you can run Drive Utilities from the Windows Start menu by clicking Start > All Programs > WD Discovery > More WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities or Start > All Programs > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities. 2. If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select the one that you want to erase. 3. On the WD Drive Utilities screen, click Drive Erase to display the drive erase dialog. 4. On the drive erase dialog: a. If you want to change the volume name, type over the name in the Volume Name box. easystore 17 User Manual

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a.
If you have WD Discovery installed and open, you can run WD Drive Utilities
by going to the Apps tab,
finding
WD Drive Utilities and clicking
Open
.
b.
Otherwise, you can run WD Drive Utilities from the Windows Start menu by
clicking
Start > All Programs > WD Discovery > More WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities
or
Start > All Programs > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities
.
2.
If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select
the one that you want to check.
3.
On the Diagnose dialog, click the button for the test that you want to run:
▪
Run Drive Status Check
▪
Run Quick Drive Test
▪
Run Complete Drive Test
Safely Disconnecting the Drive
Windows and Macintosh operating systems have a means for safely disconnecting
and removing the drive without turning off the system:
▪
Windows has a Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media icon in the system tray
which, when used, ensures that all data is
flushed
from system cache before
device removal.
▪
Mac users can simply drag the drive icon to the trash before disconnecting it.
Erasing the Drive
Note:
Erasing your drive also deletes the WD software and all of the support
files
and utilities. You can download these to restore your easystore
drive to its original
configuration
after erasing the drive.
Using the Drive Erase Function
To erase your drive when it is not locked:
1.
There are two ways to run WD Drive Utilities:
a.
If you have WD Discovery installed and open, you can run WD Drive Utilities
by going to the Apps tab,
finding
WD Drive Utilities and clicking
Open
.
b.
Otherwise, you can run Drive Utilities from the Windows Start menu by
clicking
Start > All Programs > WD Discovery > More WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities
or
Start > All Programs > WD Apps > WD Drive Utilities
.
2.
If you have more than one supported drive connected to your computer, select
the one that you want to erase.
3.
On the WD Drive Utilities screen, click
Drive Erase
to display the drive erase
dialog.
4.
On the drive erase dialog:
a.
If you want to change the volume name, type over the name in the Volume
Name box.
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