MY PASSPORT
USER MANUAL
LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 39
Unlocking the Drive with the WD SmartWare Software
Whenever you shut down and restart your computer, or disconnect and reconnect the
drive to your computer, unless you selected the Enable auto unlock for user: check box when
you created your password, 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 with WD SmartWare software:
1. If the WD SmartWare Unlock your drive dialog does not appear automatically, click
the drive image above the Drive is locked message to display it:
2. Type your password in the Password box.
3. Click Unlock.