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USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 39
Updating Your Software
Clicking the Update Software button on the WD SmartWare Home screen checks for an
updated version of your WD SmartWare software. Then, if an update is available, your
Internet connection opens the Downloads page of the Western Digital Service & Support
website.
To update your software:
1.
Click the Home tab to display the Home screen (see Figure 8 on page 12).
2. Note the version of the WD SmartWare software that is installed on your computer,
shown in the WD Online box.
3. Click Update Software.
4. Follow the instructions for downloading and installing the newest version for your
operating system.
5. After the installation completes, note the new version shown in the WD Online box.
Uninstalling the WD SmartWare Software
Use your operating system’s Add or Remove Programs function to uninstall the
WD SmartWare software from your computer.
Windows XP
1. Click Start > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Select WD SmartWare and click Remove.
4. Click Yes at the Are you sure... prompt.
Windows Vista or Windows 7
1. Click Start > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Programs and Features.
3. Click WD SmartWare or the WD SmartWare icon and click Uninstall/Change at the
top of the screen.
4. Click Yes at the Do you wish to proceed... prompt.
Appearance of . . .
Means that your WD SmartWare
software is . . .
A No updates available message,
Current.
An Internet connection to the Downloads
page of the Western Digital Service &
Support website,
Out of date.
Proceed to step 4.
Important: You can easily uninstall the software. However, you will need to restart the
Run Backup backup job manually after reinstalling the software as uninstalling deletes
all existing backup job configurations. (See “Backing Up Your Computer Files” on page
14.) Uninstalling also duplicates all of the backup files on the drive. You may want to
delete the duplicates.
