![]() ![]() Maybe another time but for now I would like my HD to reflect the 640 gig for me to use. With you knowledge and your contacts, would you please tell me how to remove ALL the pre-installed software and remove the VCD. What I want to do now is to recover ALL available space from MY new hard disk for my use and my use alone. The drive was purchased through and delivered to an address in London (England) prior being forwarded to myself in Melbourne (Australia) Unzip the utility (Extract the file using an extraction utility.) Double click WDSmartWareVirtualCDManagerforWindows-v1.0.7.4.exe. (WDSmartWareVirtualCDManagerforWindows-v1.0.7.4.zip) to your desktop. This is not what is advertised on the packaging, the propmotion from which I purchased it not the information on my reciept. STEP 2: Download and run the VCD Manager Download VCD Manager for Windows. MY brand new 640 gig My Passport Essential Hard Drive is in fact showing 595 gig in explorer. Unfortunately, I having to share what I would consider a reasonable part of my hard drive with th esuppliers for thier benifit of running thier software on what is now MY hard drive. The problem I have is that I purchased the drive as a 640gig External Hard Drive with the intention of not sharing it with anyone. The program does not work either using emulators for WindowsĪcronis True Image WD Edition Software Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows Install WD Discovery for Windows WD Backup WD Drive Utilities for Windows WD Security for Windows WD SES WD SmartWare WD Sync for Windows WD Universal Firmware My big problem is: how do I use the program WD SECURITY (which is essential to decrypt the hard disk) ON LINUX ? I have not found an alternative program, and there is no version for Linux.You are obviously in the know with this particular drive - My Passport Essential. Hello all, Since WD doesn’t make any official software for My passport in Linux, there’s now an unofficial port of the wd-security for Linux. Note: This utility is completely “as-is”. It only supports a temporary unlock of the encrypted WD My Passport drives. Hi i am using a wd passport and i want to use it in my ubunut linux laptop but wd softwares are just for windows how can i encrypt my drive and make backup with my portable drive on linux? hi i am using a wd passport and i want to use it in my ubunut linux laptop Has anyone created a Linux version of WD Security or WD SmartWare Drive Unlock ? I use the full retail version of Acronis True Image, and often create backups after booting from Acronis True Image bootable Recovery Media disk. Western Digital’s documentation is very explicit that it, Western Digital, knows nothing about Linux. It only mentions that there may exist “generic” drivers. By default WD My Passport Drive supports only Windows and OS X.Looking around I found some other guys that tried to resolve this problem but all the scripts I stumbled upon weren’t complete because I wanted a fully Linux version of WD Passport Ultra utilities with all the basic operations like Unlock, Secure Erase, Password Not aware of that problem – it is not mentioned on the box – I bought a WD “My Passport” external hard disk. Hi, I’ve portable western digital hard drive which was “password” protected.Get utils for WD My Passport Drive Install required packages: To unlock and read password protected disk on linux, we need to install special utilities. WD Security für Windows WD SES WD SmartWare WD Sync for Windows WD Universal Firmware Updater for Windows Western Digital SSD Dashboard Software für Mac Install WD Discovery for Mac WD Drive Utilities für Mac WD Security für Produkt Can someone please help me and guide on how to unlock the hard drive So, inorder to open the hard drive, first i need to unlock it, and then move further. THIS VIDEO SHOWS HOW TO UNLOCK THE WD ENCRYPTED WITH THE INBUILT SECURING TOOL ( WD SECURITY ), ON LINUX In this tutorial i’m going show you how to unlock the Western Digital Drive ( My passport or other versions ) on Linux. There was so much wrong (and bad) advice at the WD knowledge base that removing the WD virtual drive looked to be impossible, even Googling a fair amount of time wasn’t helpful. The VCD is necessary if you wish to install WD SmartWare or if you want to use the Drive Lock feature. Nothing I read exposed any sort of flaws in the WD security lock scheme though. The VCD contains the WD SmartWare installation software, Drive Lock application, User Manuals, and other resources, and it appears on the screen each time you connect your WD drive to the computer. What’s new! Security Fixes Resolved multiple command injection vulnerabilities including CVE-2016-10108 and CVE 2016-10107. Resolved multiple cross site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities. Ensure the best security for your Linux or Mac OS business endpoints against the Resolved a Linux kernel Dirty Cow vulnerability (CVE-2016-5195).Įndpoint security for Linux and Mac OS against the full spectrum of sophisticated cyber threats with speed, accuracy, minimal system impact and low administrative overhead. ![]()
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