MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 49
Quickly Unlocking the Drive Using the Virtual CD on a Mac
You may need to unlock the drive manually in cases such as the following:
• You uninstall the software and disconnect the drive while the drive is locked.
• You move your drive to another system, and need to unlock it without installing
the software.
To unlock the drive:
1. Double-click the WD SmartWare virtual CD on the desktop.
2. Double-click the DriveUnlock icon. The WD SmartWare Drive Unlock screen
displays.
3. Enter your password and click the Unlock button. If you do not remember your
password, click the arrow to the left of Password Hint to reveal the hint.
4. Click Unlock to unlock your drive.
If you click Exit, you will not be able to access the files on your drive.
