Getting started with the wd smartware software, See “getting started with the wd smartware – Western Digital My Passport SE for Mac User Manual User Manual
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Getting Started with the WD SmartWare Software
To install the WD SmartWare software:
1.
Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the WD SmartWare icon
on the screen that displays:
Note: Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard only: A message asks if you want
to use the My Passport drive to back up with Time Machine:
WD SmartWare software is fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine
software. When using Time Machine,
you can still use the WD SmartWare
software for password protecting the drive, registering the drive, and
running drive diagnostics.
a. If you do not want to use the Time Machine backup software, click
Cancel.
b. If you do want to use the Time Machine backup software, click Use as
Backup Disk. The My Passport icon now displays as:
The WD SmartWare Software Installer screen displays: