Western Digital My Passport User Manual - Manual (Page 47)

MY PASSPORT
USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 42
Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature
To remove password protection from your drive:
1. Open the Change Security dialog by clicking either:
• The WD Security desktop shortcut icon if you created one when you installed the
application
• Start > (All) Programs > Western Digital > WD Apps > WD Security
2. On the Change Security dialog:
a. If you have more than one supported My Passport drive connected to your
computer, select the one that you want to remove password protection from.
b. Type your password in the Password box.
c. Select the Remove security option.
d. Click Update Security Settings.
CAUTION! After changing a password, the drive remains unlocked for as long as
you continue your current work session. Then, the WD Security software:
• Locks the drive when you shut down your computer, disconnect your drive, or
your computer goes into the sleep mode
• Requires you to type your password to unlock the drive when you restart your
computer or reconnect your drive, UNLESS you selected the Enable auto unlock
for user: check box when you changed your password