MY PASSPORT
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE – 49
Using the WD Drive Unlock Utility
To erase your My Passport when the drive is locked and you have forgotten or lost your
password:
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 application
•Clicking Start > My Computer, opening the WD Unlocker virtual CD listing under
Devices with Removable Storage, and double-clicking the Unlock.ex e file
2. Make five attempts to unlock the drive by:
a. Typing a password in the Password box.
b. Clicking Unlock Drive.