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Loading Content on Your Drive
This chapter includes the following topics:
Loading Content using a USB Connection
Loading Content using a Wi-Fi Connection
Using a Compatible Wireless Camera
Backing up a Computer to the Drive
One of the first things you’ll want to do with your My Passport Wireless Pro drive is to load
content using USB, wireless, Android/iOS mobile device, or compatible wireless camera
connections. Another way to load content is to back up a computer to you drive.
Note:
To load content from an SD card, see “Moving or Copying Content from an SD
Card”
Loading Content using a USB Connection
The best way to transfer a large number of files to/ from your device is by using a USB port
connected to your computer. This process is faster than using the the My Passport Wireless Pro
Wi-Fi network. Use the following steps to transfer your data using the USB port.
Note:
When you connect your computer and drive this way, the drive’s wireless
network is disabled.
1.
With the 3.0 USB cable included with your device, connect the My Passport
Wireless Pro device to your computer,
2.
On your computer, open the File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac).
3.
Do one of the following:
▪ Windows: In the left pane of the File Explorer window, click Computer and
double-click the My Passport Wireless Pro drive.
▪ Mac: In the left pane of the Finder window in the DEVICES section, double-
click the My Passport Wireless Pro drive.
4.
Drag and drop files from your computer to the My Passport Wireless Pro drive (or
from your computer to the My Passport Wireless Pro drive). A copy of your files
are saved on the drive.
Loading Content using a Wi-Fi Connection
Use the following steps to transfer your data using a Wi-Fi connection.
Devices on the same network
1.
Ensure that your device(s) are connected to your My Passport Wireless Pro drive
or to the same wireless network as your My Passport Wireless Pro drive.
The drive can act as a wireless client device on your Wi-Fi network so everyone
on the network can access it (like a regular network attached storage device).
Loading Content on Your Drive
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