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MY BOOK STUDIO
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE – 38
Using the Drive Settings Drive Erase Function. To erase your My Book when the drive
is not locked:
1. On the Drive Settings screen (see Figure 13 on page 26), click Drive Erase to display
the Erase Drive dialog:
2. Read the warning about the loss of data if you erase your drive.
3. Click the I understand check box to signify that you accept the risk.
4. Click Drive Erase to erase your drive.
After the drive erase operation completes, go to http://support.wdc.com and see
Knowledge Base Answer ID #5419 for information about downloading and restoring the
WD SmartWare software and disk image on your My Book drive.
Note: Erasing your drive also removes your password. If you still want to use a
password to protect your drive, you will need to re-create it after restoring
the WD SmartWare software and disk image. (See “Password Protecting
the Drive” on page 25.)