WD SmartWare is needed for automatic and continuous backup of all your files. WD security allows you to place passwords and to encrypt your files. The WD Drive Utilities is a program that allows you do erase, perform diagnostics and also a registration page to register your device. By default WD has them all set to install. If you run the WD Apps Setup executable, you’ll begin installing all the WD Software.Īfter you accept the license agreement you get to select which of the three software features that you wish to install.
If you don’t want to use any of the WD software you can delete the ~300MB worth of files and use the drive how you see fit. The folder titled ‘User Manuals’ has PDF files in numerous languages that have a user manual that goes into great detail on how to use the My Passport.
On the drive WD already has five folders and an application that you can run to setup the supplied WD software.
The first time you install the WD My Passport Ultra 1TB drive into a USB port it will be automatically detected by your PC just like a traditional flash drive and you can open it up and look at the contents.
