Western Digital My Passport SE for Mac User Manual - Manual (Page 57)

MY PASSPORT FOR MAC AND MY PASSPORT SE FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS – 52
Unlocking Your Drive with the WD SmartWare Software
Whenever you shut down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the
drive to your computer, the WD SmartWare software displays a Drive is locked message
in place of the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive:
To unlock the drive using the WD SmartWare software:
1. As prompted, click the My Passport image above the Drive is locked prompt to
open the WD SmartWare drive unlock screen:
2. Type your password in the Password box.
3. Click Unlock to unlock your drive and enable the WD SmartWare software.