Western Digital My Passport User Manual - Manual (Page 14)

MY PASSPORT
USER MANUAL
CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 9
8. Depending on your selections:
• Installing the WD Drive Utilities software with the Launch Application option
displays the WD Drive Utilities screen (see Figure 4 and “Managing and
Customizing the Drive” on page 43).
• Installing the WD Security software with the Launch Application option displays
the WD Security screen (see Figure 5 on page 10 and “Locking and Unlocking
the Drive” on page 36).
• Installing the WD SmartWare software displays the Backup Plan Selection screen
for selecting the type of backup that you want to perform:
9. On the Backup Plan Selection screen:
a. Select the option for the type of backup that you want to run:
• Category Backup—Finds and backs up all of the files of the selected
categories on your computer.
• File Backup—Backs up files or folders that you select from a folder view of
your computer’s internal hard drive.
b. Click Next to display the initial Backup screen (Figure 6 on page 11).
10. On the initial Backup screen you can either:
• Run your first backup—See “Backing Up Files” on page 27 before clicking Start
Backup.
After the backup completes, click Continue to display the WD SmartWare Home
screen (Figure 7 on page 12).
• Skip the backup by clicking Skip Backup to display the WD SmartWare Home
screen (Figure 7 on page 12).