Uninstalling the wd smartware software – Western Digital My Passport SE for Mac User Manual User Manual
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MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC
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3. The fifth invalid password attempt displays the There were too many password
recovery attempts prompt:
4.
Read the warning about the loss of data if you erase your drive.
5.
Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk.
6.
Click Drive Erase to erase your drive.
After the drive erase operation completes, go to
ee Knowledge
Base Answer ID #5419 for information about downloading and restoring the
WD SmartWare software and disk image on your My Passport drive.
Note: Erasing your drive also removes your password. If you still want to use a
password to protect your drive, you will need to do it again after restoring
the
WD SmartWare software and disk image
. (See “Password
Protecting Your Drive” on page 24.)
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software
To uninstall the WD SmartWare software:
1.
Double-click the My Passport icon on the desktop or WD SmartWare in the
Applications list and double-click the Extras folder on the screen that displays:
Important:
You can easily uninstall the software. However, you will need to restart the
backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes all existing
backup job configurations. (See “Backing Up Your Computer Files” on page 13.)