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How do I unlock my WD drive?

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How do I unlock my WD drive?

▪ Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities On the Unlock Drive dialog: a. Type your password in the Password box. b. Click Unlock Drive.

How do I remove Western Digital Auto Unlock drive for this user external hard drive?

You can follow the below steps to disable the Auto Unlock feature from the drive:

  1. Open WD Security and click on the My Passport drive icon.
  2. Select the “Change Password” option and uncheck the “Enable the Auto Unlock for this computer” option.
  3. type the current password in the “Current password Box”

How do I unlock my WD hard drive for Mac?

1. If you do not see the Unlock Drive dialog, click either: Go > Applications > WD Security ▪ Go > Applications > WD Drive Utilities 2. If you have more than one supported device connected to your computer, select the one that is locked to display the Unlock Drive dialog.

How do I unlock my external hard drive?

How to Unlock a Hard Drive

  1. Step 1: Run a disk check. Install the boot disk or USB drive, and power the computer on.
  2. Step 2: Run a system file check. Boot the computer from the disk or USB as you did in step one.
  3. Step 3: Complete a startup repair.
  4. Step 4: Try a system restore.
  5. Step 5: Refresh your PC.

Why is my WD hard drive not recognizing?

If the WD external hard drive shows as unrecognized, go to the driver’s tab and delete/uninstall the driver. Then check out whether the external hard drive shows up in My Computer/My PC or not. If it doesn’t show up, reboot or restart the PC.

How do I reset my WD Passport?

For a system only reset, the battery has to have at least a 25% charge.

  1. With the power ON , hold down the Power and WPS buttons at the same time for around 10 seconds until the drive reboots and the Power and Battery Status LED flashes white.
  2. Wait until the Wi-Fi LED is blue before reconnecting.

How do I unlock my external hard drive Windows 10?

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  1. Connect the removable hard drive.
  2. Type in your password, and click on the Unlock button.
  3. Open the Control Panel, and click on the BitLocker Drive Encryption icon.
  4. Click on Turn Off BitLocker for the drive letter for the removable hard drive or USB flash drive that you want to decrypt.

What is drive locking and unlocking?

With Predator, you can turn your USB drive into a “key” that unlocks your computer when plugged in, and locks it when it’s removed.

How do I turn on my Western Digital external hard drive?

Getting Started with the WD MyBook Drive

  1. Plug in the power supply to the wall/powerbar and to the drive.
  2. Plug the USB cable between the computer and the drive.
  3. The drive should now turn on.
  4. Look for the new hard drive in My Computer.
  5. Double click on it and then on “WD Apps Setup”.