Western Digital WDBP6A0040BBK Manuel utilisateur

My Passport™for Mac

Portable Hard Drive

User Manual

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Accessing Online Support

Visit our product support website at support.wdc.com and choose from these topics:

▪Registration – Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers at: register.wdc.com

▪Downloads –Download software and updates for your WD product at: support.wdc.com/downloads

▪Email Support – Get technical and other support through email at: support.wdc.com/support

▪Warranty & RMA Services – Get warranty, product replacement (RMA), RMA status, accessories, and data

recovery information at: support.wdc.com/warranty

▪Knowledge Base – Search by keyword, phrase, or answer ID at: support.wdc.com/knowledgebase

▪WD Community – Share your thoughts and connect with other WD users at: community.wdc.com

▪Phone Support – Get phone numbers for contacting support by region at: support.wdc.com

Table of Contents

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Accessing Online Support.................................................................................ii

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1 About Your WD Drive....................................................................................1

Features.............................................................................................................................1

Kit Contents......................................................................................................................2

Optional Accessories.......................................................................................................2

Operating System Compatibility....................................................................................2

Disk Drive Format.............................................................................................................2

Physical Description.........................................................................................................3

USB 3.0 Interface.................................................................................................................3

Power/Activity LED.............................................................................................................3

Registering Your Drive.....................................................................................................3

Handling Precautions.......................................................................................................4

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2 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started.................................................5

Connecting the Drive...................................................................................................... 5

Getting Started with the WD Software......................................................................... 6

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3 WD Discovery.................................................................................................7

Installing WD Discovery...................................................................................................7

Using WD Discovery........................................................................................................8

Devices Tab...................................................................................................................... 8

Apps Tab...........................................................................................................................8

Available Apps..................................................................................................................8

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4 Locking and Unlocking the Drive...............................................................10

Password Protecting the Drive.....................................................................................10

Unlocking the Drive........................................................................................................11

With the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software...................................................11

With the WD Drive Unlock Utility.................................................................................... 12

Changing Your Password.............................................................................................. 14

Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature...............................................................................15

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5 Managing and Customizing the Drive........................................................16

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Checking Drive Health...................................................................................................16

Erasing the Drive............................................................................................................ 17

Using the Drive Erase Function.........................................................................................17

Using Five Invalid Passwords............................................................................................18

Registering the Drive.....................................................................................................18

Restoring the WD Software.......................................................................................... 19

Turning Off the LED........................................................................................................19

Safely Disconnecting the Drive ....................................................................................19

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6 Managing and Customizing the Software.................................................20

Checking for Software Updates...................................................................................20

Uninstalling the WD Software.......................................................................................21

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7 Reformatting the Drive................................................................................22

Reformatting the Drive..................................................................................................22

Restoring the WD Software..........................................................................................22

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8 Troubleshooting.......................................................................................... 23

Installing, Partitioning, and Formatting the Drive....................................................... 23

Frequently Asked Questions......................................................................................... 23

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9 Compliance and Warranty Information.....................................................25

Regulatory Compliance.................................................................................................25

FCC Class B Information................................................................................................... 25

ICES-003/NMB-003 Statement....................................................................................... 25

Safety Compliance............................................................................................................ 25

CE Compliance For Europe.............................................................................................. 26

KC Notice (Republic of Korea only).................................................................................26

Environmental Compliance (China)..............................................................................26

Warranty Information.................................................................................................... 26

Obtaining Service..............................................................................................................26

Limited Warranty...............................................................................................................27

Australia/New Zealand.....................................................................................................28

Warranty............................................................................................................................ 28

Obtaining Service..............................................................................................................29

GNU General Public License (“GPL”)............................................................................29

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1About Your WD Drive

Welcome to your My Passport for Mac™portable hard drive. This drive offers high

capacity in a sleek portable device. It features ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, local

and cloud backup, and password protection to help protect your ﬁles from

unauthorized use.

This introductory chapter includes the following topics:

Features

Kit Contents

Optional Accessories

Operating System Compatibility

Disk Drive Format

Physical Description

Registering Your Drive

Handling Precautions

Features

With a compact design, high capacity, and your choice of local or cloud backup,

My Passport for Mac ﬁts perfectly into the busy life of anyone with an on-the-go

digital life.

Password Protection with Hardware Encryption — The My Passport for Mac drive’s

built-in 256-bit AES Hardware Encryption with WD Security™software helps keep

your content private and safe. Just activate password protection and set your own

personalized password.

Password Protection — The WD Security™software helps keep your content private

and safe. Just activate password protection and set your own personalized

password.

Reimagined Design — The bold, vibrant design of the My Passport for Mac drive is

sure to stop you in your tracks. It is portable storage reimagined and gives you the

opportunity to express yourself! Available in a wide range of beautiful colors, you

can pick what complements your own personal style.

Easy to Use — My Passport for Mac portable storage is ready to use out of the box

so you can start transferring ﬁles, saving your memories and backing up right away.

It comes with all the software you need to help protect all your data, including WD

Security and WD Drive Utilities™software.

Important: For the latest WD product information and news, visit our

website at http://www.wdc.com. For the latest software,

ﬁrmware, and product documentation and information, go to

http://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx

About Your WD Drive

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Kit Contents

As shown in ﬁgure 1, your My Passport for Mac drive kit includes the following:

Figure 1: My Passport for Mac Portable Hard Drive Kit Components

▪ My Passport for Mac portable hard drive, with the WD Discovery™, WD Security

and WD Drive Utilities software

▪ USB 3.0 cable

▪ Quick install guide

Optional Accessories

For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit www.wdc.com

Operating System Compatibility

Your My Passport for Mac drive and the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security

software are compatible with the following operating systems:

Windows macOS™

▪ Windows 7

▪ Windows 8

▪ Windows 8.1

▪ Windows 10

▪ Mavericks

▪ Yosemite

▪ El Capitan

▪ Sierra

Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware conﬁguration and operating

system.

For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service

pack (SP). For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update.

For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update.

Disk Drive Format

Your My Passport for Mac drive is formatted as a single HSF+J partition for

compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a

Windows computer, see Reformatting the Drive and Troubleshooting.

About Your WD Drive

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Physical Description

As shown in ﬁgure 2, the My Passport for Mac drive has:

▪ A USB 3.0 interface port

▪ A power/activity LED indicator

USB 3.0 Interface

USB 3.0 supports interface transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s.

USB 3.0 is backward compatible with USB 2.0. USB 2.0 supports interface transfer

rates up to 480 Mb/s.

Figure 2: My Passport for Mac drive

Power/Activity LED

The power/activity LED shows the drive’s power state as follows:

LED Appearance Power State/Activity

On steady Idle

Fast ﬂashing, approximately 3 times per second Activity

Slow ﬂashing, approximately every 2.5 seconds System standby

Off Unit off or has been conﬁgured to have the LED

turned off using WD Drive Utilities

Registering Your Drive

Always register your My Passport for Mac drive to get the latest updates and

special offers. You can easily register your drive using the WD Discovery software.

Another way is to register online at http://register.wdc.com

About Your WD Drive

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Handling Precautions

WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during

unpacking and installation. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can damage drives.

Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and installing your

external storage product:

▪ Do not drop or jolt the drive.

▪ Do not move the drive during activity.

About Your WD Drive

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2Connecting the Drive and Getting Started

This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive. It includes the following

topics:

Connecting the Drive

Getting Started with the WD Software

Connecting the Drive

1. Turn on your computer.

2. Connect the drive to your computer as shown in ﬁgure 3.

3. Verify that the My Passport drive appears under DEVICES in the Sidebar area of

your Finder display:

Note: If the External disks check box is selected on your Finder Preferences dialog, the My

Passport icon displays on your desktop:

Figure 3: Connecting the My Passport Drive

Connecting the Drive and Getting Started

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Your My Passport for Mac drive is now ready to use as an external storage

device. You can enhance its capabilities by installing the WD software that is on

the drive:

▪ WD Apps Setup

Getting Started with the WD Software

1. For Windows, run WD Discovery.exe to install WD software to help you get a

backup plan and modify drive settings. If you don’t have internet connectivity,

please install WD Backup™and WD Drive Utilities™from the WD Software

Ofﬂine Installers > For Windows folder.

2. For Mac, open WD Discovery for Mac.dmg to install WD software to help

modify drive settings. If you don’t have internet connectivity, please install WD

Drive Utilities™from the WD Software Ofﬂine Installers > For Mac folder.

Connecting the Drive and Getting Started

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