WD My Passport Ultra-Portable Hard Drive 2TB Setup

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 Follow these guidelines to do WD My Passport Ultra 2TB setup on a Windows 10 computer.


Unpack the WD My Passport Ultra and connect it to the Windows 10 computer with the USB cable provided.

Open the file explorer/manager and check whether the WD drive is listed.

A Found New Hardware notification appears. Click the Cancel button.

Double-click the WD My Passport Ultra drive and then double-click the WD Apps Setup icon.

The 'Welcome to the WD Software Installer' window appears. Click Next.

Ensure that the 'Recommended' radio button is selected and click the T&C agreement checkbox below. Click Next.

If you choose 'Custom Installation,' you should choose the WD applications that have to be installed on your computer. Click Next.

After the WD My Passport Ultra applications are installed, a desktop shortcut for each application is created.

The 'Installation Complete' screen appears. Click Finish. Click the 'Check for Updates' button to search for updates and apply them to the WD application.

You can configure settings such as 'Back up files,' 'Set security,' and 'Manage your drive' later on. The 'Set security' feature lets you set a password for the WD My Passport Ultra 2TB drive.

You can also set the computer's admin account to always have access to the drive without having to enter a password. The 'backup features' option lets you backup data on the WD drive to the WD Cloud.

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