can I unlock the drive permanently?
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I would think so. Mine are accessible with out having to enter passwords.... or being locked....
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I have never locked it. I assume that if you don't activate that feature, it will remain unlocked--the same way your phone works unless you've set up the option to lock it and then unlock it with a password. I really love the WD My Book for Mac. It's just like a great memory stick. I have no regrets and I've had it for over a year. My other WD My Book on my Windows computer is five years old and works perfectly. So, go ahead and buy it.
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It worked fine for me, was even recognized as A: drive which was what I needed for an old program unlock code. That was on Windows 7 ultimate.
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yes you can choose to clone a partition or the complete drive as far as i remember both options were valid , i chose to copy a partition not the drive it self.
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Yes you can. i tried it and it was effortless. but im not sure what you want to do. Best bet, go for it. This seagate is GREAT... im buying another formyself, and of course gift for loved ones.
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I'm sorry. I don't know. I had a drive cloned *for* me. I suggest you contact Seagate. They're awesome.
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The USB hdd can not currently be disabled. However, it does have an upgradeable firmware and isosel.bin. In communication with the author said the virtual CD-ROM was the first device because issues like that. Does this guarantee it will work for you, in short NO but it increases the odds. In addition you can file a support ticket and they will respond to you.
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Yes, but not automatically. Drive is hardware encrypted, so you first have to decrypt the drive to gain access. Thereafter, it works like any flash drive.
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As long as your computer equipment has the appropriate usb driver program installed (most do) it should work. A more pressing concern might be whether or not you choose to password protect or encrypt the files to prevent loss of privacy in the event the drive is lost or stolen. I haven't personally explored this function on the drive.
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Yes. You can encrypt the data on the drive. The Synology website has a step-by-step tutorial on the process: https://www.synology.com/en-global/knowledgebase/tutorials/455
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What Tony said. I use GiliSoft USB Encryption software (not free). It allows me to secure as much of the drive as I want ans leave the rest unsecured. I've been very pleased with it.
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Hi James, This jem of a program gives you the option of closing permanently the disk, or if you are planning to put in more data in a future date then un-tick the tick box where it says "You want to close disk ? " The location of this tick box is at the final options before you press " BURN " ( Example: 1st time you un-tick the box, burn the disk, then at a later date you place more data, but this time you tick the box, then yes the disk is locked.... It's all up to you.....! James I hope that this answered all your questions...
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I'm no guru, but should be no problem if the drive contains a boot disk. So your problem may be how to make one; search on line for that. Further, a friend told me that he set his boot priority (press F2 while booting) to use the external drive (USB stick for him), and that worked, but not after he removed the stick. When he replaced it the setting was no longer there. So you would have to marry the drive to the computer and never unplug it. (On my laptop I mount it with velcro strips.) This may help.
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No but you can boot from a standalone CD program and make a copy of a drive that has been freshly formatted.
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You can certainly copy it. I do not use automated backup routines (except for C: drive) so cannot comment on these.
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No, just simply "Select" the WD My Passbook hard drive as your storage device of choice.
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There is a "reset password" menu item. When I clicked on it, it said that the drive would be erased and reformatted. So it looks like you would need to back up the data and restore it after resetting the password.
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No. The HDD works with the door locked or unlock. The lock only protects from accidently opening the bay door.Additional note. The bay without the fans is better. The ones with the fans are more enclosed but the fans do not last, causing earlier overheating and failure.