Western Digital My Passport Wireless User Manual - Manual (Page 56)

USING WD QUICK VIEW WITH THE DRIVE
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MY PASSPORT WIRELESS
USER MANUAL
Using WD Quick View with the Drive
This chapter includes the following topics:
Installing WD Quick View
Accessing WD Quick View Shortcut Options
Note: Windows computers support WD Quick View on the My Passport Wireless
drive by a USB connection or on your network in home or hotspot mode.
Mac computers only support WD Quick View when the My Passport
Wireless drive is connected to your network. It does not support
WD Quick View when the drive is connected to a Mac computer by a USB.
The My Passport Wireless drive comes with the WD Quick View app. WD Quick View allows
you to perform the following functions quickly and efficiently:
 Open—Opens the drive’s Public folder
 Dashboard — Opens the drive’s dashboard
 Learning Center—Opens the online Learning Center so you can get information
and download apps
 Map—Maps the drive’s Public folder
 Create Shortcut—Creates a shortcut to the drive’s Public folder
 Shut Down—Shuts down the drive. Any backup or file activity is interrupted
 Alerts—Displays a list of alerts you have received
 Properties—Displays the properties of the drive as a network device
 WD SmartWare —Launches WD SmartWare if installed (Windows)
 Exit WD SmartWare—Exits WD SmartWare if installed and running
Installing WD Quick View
WD Quick View comes on the drive, and you can also install it from the online Learning
Center.
To install it from the drive:
1. Do one of the following:
 For a Windows PC: In the left pane of the File Explorer window, click Network >
MyPassport > Public > Quick View > setup.
 For a Mac computer: In the left pane of the Finder window in the SHARED section,
click MyPassport > Public > QuickView > setup.
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