MY PASSPORT
USER MANUAL
WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 20
Advanced backup area In category mode, the initial/default configuration of the
WD SmartWare software is to back up all of your files. In this
configuration, the advanced backup area is blank.
Clicking Advanced View displays a backup files selection box that
you can use to specify the categories of files that you want to back
up:
Clicking Apply Changes in the backup files selection box updates
the content gauge for your computer and your My Passport drive.
Clicking Switch to File Backup displays a folder structure view
that you can use to specify individual files or folders that you want
to back up:
Note: The folder structure displaces the content
gauge for your computer on the Backup tab
display.
In file mode, the initial/default configuration of the WD SmartWare
software is with none of the files/folders selected for backup. After
selecting the files or folders that you want to back up, clicking:
•Apply Changes updates the content gauge for your
My Passport drive.
•Revert clears your recent selections and redisplays the prior
applied configuration.
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Table 2. Backup Tab Functional Description (Continued)
Display Component Description