Working with WD SmartWare Backup Software

The WD SmartWare™ Welcome screen provides four options:

• Install WD SmartWare. Installs WD SmartWare and then lets you run your first backup operation using the default drive settings. You can also select specific content categories for backup.
• Install Drive Settings. Installs only the drive management software, which lets you set security options for your drive, for example, locking (encrypted drives only), naming, and registering your drive.
• Do Not Install. Exits the Welcome screen without installing WD SmartWare. This option is not available for Macintosh.
• Retrieve a Backup. Either installs WD SmartWare or detects it on the computer into which you plug your drive; then displays the WD SmartWare Home screen, from which you can retrieve the desired backup.

To install WD SmartWare:

Click Install WD SmartWare.

To install only the drive management software:

Click Install Drive Settings. The Drive Settings screen appears, from which you can select disk management options as well as register your drive.

To exit without installing WD SmartWare:

Click Do Not Install to exit the Welcome screen.

To retrieve a backup from a drive:

Click Retrieve a Backup at the bottom of the Welcome screen.

• If WD SmartWare is not installed on the computer into which you plug the drive, it is installed and then the Home screen appears, from which you can retrieve the desired backup.

• If WD SmartWare is already installed on the computer from which you want to retrieve a backup, plugging in the drive detects the application, and then displays the Home screen, from which you can retrieve the desired backup.