Using the wd smartware icon, Opening the wd smartware software – Western Digital My Book Studio/Studio LX User Manual User Manual
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Using the WD SmartWare Icon
After you have installed the WD SmartWare software (see “Getting Started with the
WD SmartWare Software on Windows” on page 54), the WD SmartWare icon
displays in the Windows task bar.
By clicking the icon, you can:
• Open the WD SmartWare software
• Check the drive status and temperature
• Monitor icon alerts
• Safely disconnect the drive
The following sections describe how to use the icon and other ways to do these things,
as well as how to unlock the drive using the virtual CD on the desktop.
Opening the WD SmartWare Software
If the WD SmartWare software does not start automatically, you can restart it by:
• Clicking Start > (All) Programs > WD SmartWare > WD SmartWare.
• Double-clicking the WD SmartWare icon
in the task bar.
Note: You can also left- or right-click the WD SmartWare icon
in the task bar
and select WD SmartWare.
The WD SmartWare Home screen displays, see:
In the Content Gauge for your computer’s hard drive, all of your files that are available for
backup are shown against a blue background in six categories where:
For a complete list of all included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD
Knowledge Base at
This file category
Includes files with these extensions
Documents
.doc, .txt, .htm, .html, .ppt, .xls, .xml, and other document
extensions
.mail, .msg, .pst., and other mail extensions
Music
.mp3, .wav, .wma, and other music extensions
Movies
.avi, .mov, .mp4, and other movie extensions
Pictures
.gif, .jpg, .png, and other picture extensions
Other
Others that do not belong in the five main categories