Move the “WD Drive Utilities v2.1.1.100” application to wherever your previous “WD Drive Utilities” application was located.10.

Paste the “WD Drive Utilities” application on your desktop and rename it “WD Drive Utilities v2.1.1.100”9. Open the “WD Drive Utilities” folder and copy the “WD Drive Utilities” application.8.

Scroll down in the “Resources” folder and double-click the “WD Drive Utilities.zip” file.7. Instead, right-click the file “WD Drive Utilities Installer” application and select the “Show Package Contents” option.4. Open the “WD Drive Utilities” disk image. Double-click the “WD_Utilities_Installer_for_Mac_2_1_1_100.dmg” to create the “WD Drive Utilities” disk image on your desktop.3. Double-click the downloaded zip file to create the “WD_Utilities_Installer_for_Mac_2_1_1_100.dmg” on your desktop. Download WD_Utilities_Standalone_Installer_Mac_2_1_1_100.zip file from MacUpdate.2. How to upgrade WD SmartWare to WD SmartWare Pro List of supported drives by WD Backup Downloads (firmware, software, drivers, etc) for WD drives based on Product ID (PID) WD SmartWare does not recognize My Book or My Passport as a backup destination Where to download software, utilities, firmware updates, and drivers for WD products.Īssuming you have an older version of the “WD Drive Utilities” application installed, here is how I installed the newer WD Drive Utilities (v2.1.1.100) application:1. Package Contents: Desktop hard drive USB 3.0 cable AC adapter For Windows: WD Discovery software for WD Backup, WD Security and WD Drive Utilities For Mac: WD Discovery software for WD Security and WD Drive Utilities Quick install guide. WD My Book 4TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive WDBBGB0040HBK-NESN Black. They may be right as I was able to successfully download and install it on an older iBook, also running Leopard. WD Tech Support has been unable to help me since they feel it is a Mac related problem. I'd like to have the SmartWare software since it allows me to set certain drive parameters such as turning off the Sleep Timer.

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