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LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVE – 40
Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility
Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have
the WD SmartWare, WD Security, or WD Drive Utilities software installed, you can use
the WD Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. The Drive Unlock utility is on a
virtual CD drive that appears under My Computer in the Windows Explorer display.
To unlock the drive:
1. Start the WD Drive Unlock utility by either:
• Using your computer ’s file management utility to open the WD Unlocker virtual CD
and double-clicking the Unlock.exe file
• Clicking Start > My Computer and double-clicking the WD Unlocker virtual CD
icon under Devices with Removable Storage:
2. On the WD Drive Unlock utility screen:
a. Type your password in the Password box.
b. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you want WD Drive Unlock
to remember your password on this computer.
c. Click Unlock Drive.
d. At the Your drive is now unlocked message, click Exit to close the WD Drive
Unlock utility screen.