User manual

MY BOOK ESSENTIAL
USER MANUAL
USING THE DRIVE WITH A MAC – 58
Manually. If your computer goes into sleep mode, an unlock screen might not display
when you reactivate it. To unlock the drive, you can use either the:
• WD SmartWare VCD as described in “Unlocking Your Drive Without the
WD SmartWare Software” on page 59
• WD SmartWare icon
To unlock the drive manually, using the WD SmartWare icon:
1. Click the WD SmartWare icon in the bar at the top-right corner of the screen.
2. Select the My Book drive and then click Unlock Drive:
3. Type your password in the Password box and click Unlock on the WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock screen:
4. At the Your drive is now unlocked prompt, click Exit to close the WD SmartWare
Drive Unlock screen.