Mostly, i use western digital passports, passport ultras, etc. Western digital my book opening the case removing the drive i recently needed to removed the drive from a western digital my book external usbesata drive enclosure. Solved wd my passport usb external hdd now shows up as. Should i remove wd drive utilities by western digital. Upon the fifth failed attempt, you will be prompted to erase your drive. Unlock my book without wd smartware external drives for. So i recently got a wd my book and my book duo and downloaded the. Its now my understanding that mhdd is unable to assist unless were dealing with an ata drive and ive a hunch that a usb3 to sata convertor cable wont help our situation either.
Plug your external hard hard drive to your computer and unlock it with the. Why wont my computer boot when i connect my usb drive to the computer before. I have a wd my book 3tb storage, usb 3, and just like many other enthusiast owners of this external drive, im trying to get rid of their crapware. How to change or remove encryption on westerndigital ultra external hard drive using wd security.
How to delete wd unlocker udf partition microsoft community. I have a western digital external hard disk, which i. I had the same issue with my 4tb wd my book external drive and i did the following. Verify your account to enable it peers to see that you are a professional. I then have to restart my pc a bunch of times to get the wd unlocker to come up again. Her files are backedup on a wd my book essential external hard drive. They implemented the security, they will know how, if at all, how to crack it. How to fix wd my passport access denied in windows.
If you want to remove password with mhdd you have to use dispwd it locks out drive forever, unlock is only till you reboot. This book contains many real life examples derived from the authors experience as a linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. I cant safely remove my wd external hard drive when i try to safely remove my book external hard drive there is a long delay 30 seconds and then i get the message saying the device could not be removed.
The actual password will be stored on a chip within the drive hardware which itself will be encrypted. When connection port is dead or damaged, you will not see wd hard drive in windows 10. I just right click on it in my computer, click eject, and then remove the usb cable. The program to restore is password protectected and we have no way of getting that information. I have to connect it through a bizarre way to make it show up in explorer. I realizes there were threads related to the same issue, but its not what i.
My book duo, my passport, my passport ultra wd backup, my passport ultra metal, my passport for mac, my passport for mac, and my passport air. My wd passport ultra 2tb external hard drive is not showing up in explorer when i plug it into the usb port in a normal way. I run unlocker on the drives, and unlocker shows no activity or actions that i can. Unable to safely remove wd external hard disk windows 7. Wd my passport usb external hdd now shows up as local disk. Get answers from your peers along with millions of it pros who visit spiceworks.
Hello, when i connect my passport, i see that windows explorer recognizes it but the wd app does not. Hi, i just bought a my passport and set it up with a password xxxxx using wd unlocker, which works fine, but i have changed my mind and now want use it as part of an automatic backup system. My passport for mac portable hard drive, with the wd security and wd drive. After researching the issue, it appears that the western digital my book drives use software called wd discovery to lock and unlock the drive. How can i unlock wd external hard drive without losing all. Problem with wd my book wd unlocker showing twice when in explore discus and support problem with wd my book wd unlocker showing twice when in explore in windows 10 drivers and hardware to solve the problem. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive. How to remove auto unlock drive for this user external drive. I use this drive unlocked as i am the only one using the drive and no. The passport is what i have been using with my dell with no problems. Selfencrypting western digital hard drives easy to crack. Designed to meet wds demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended.
A workaround for removing western digitals smartware. Western digital my book opening the case removing the. Cannot safely remove external drives windows 10 forums. This has worked for me a few times to remove the old password an external drive. In recent weeks, it has become impossible for me to safely remove my external drives. I have a new 4tb my book external drive that im ready to toss in the trash. Forgot password to wd my passport drive data storage. It shows up when i plug it in, i put my password into the wd drive unlock, but then. Wd 1140 my book usb device will only show up as local disk. Is it a hidden feature that you have to unlock in the software. Within 5 seconds my drive was recognized by the app, and it works just like it has on all of my devices. Selfencrypting western digital hard drives easy to crack more login.
Wd drive utilities and wd security, are contained within the wd drive utilities and the wd security zip files and installs custom western digital software for wd usb and firewire enabled external hard drives. Wd cant force the school to install the unlocker application on their computers. When i powered down and removed my passport, then turn back on and did. On a separate pc using windows 10 it works fine discussion in windows 10 drivers and hardware started by. Connect your hard drive that you want to remove wd unlocker from.
The wd smartware software provides the drive unlock utility on a virtual cd drive that appears under my computer in your windows explorer display whenever the drive is password protected. With windows 10 i went to settings, devices, connected devices, add a device. Wd security enter an incorrect password five times in a row. Like an, i set up a password lock when i first installed the drive not realizing that rendered it useless for backups. Wd external hard drive not recognized windows 7 help forums. Western digital hard drive data recovery definitive guide.
Only way to remove the unlocker is to format the drive. So if someone steals the hard drive out of my external drive they wont be able to read my data. I just bought a my passport and set it up with a password. This is a partition on the my book drive that contains the software that will allow you to unlock the drive. Second, i am unable to remove my external hdd samsung s2. After it was recognized by my surface book and software was installed, i opened the wd app. How to fix wd my passport access denied in windows 1087. I was surprised that i didnt have the option of cherrypicking files i wanted to archive and that the drive just seemed to back up everything over a very long space of time over 2 hours to. Unlocker is intended to help you delete files that windows doesnt want you to delete, but it also helps for ejecting drives. Problem with wd my book wd unlocker showing twice when in. There is no function in the unlock software that allows me to permanently unlock it. My wd drive has this stupid lcd window thats supposed to show how full it is, and like an idiot didnt wipe smartware because i wanted the window to work. Should i remove wd drive utilities by western digital technologies. How do i disable the password lock on my my book 1 tb, i want to so i may use it directly with my xbox 360, since it wont pick it up on my pc list.
Plug your external hard hard drive to your computer and unlock it with the password. I keep getting the message that the drive is currently in use try again later. If the school pcs wont allow the unlocker application to run, all you can do is remove the password from the drive. On the edit security settings dialog, the remove password option is selected by default. After the formatting is complete, right click on the drive and select delete. How can i unlock wd external hard drive without losing all data. If the school pcs wont allow the unlocker application to run, all you. Wd drive utilities program is created by western digital technologies, inc. Figure 5 on page 8 and locking and unlocking the drive on page 20. The next time i buy an external drive, the first thing i will do is reformat it to remove any and all valueadded software. Similar to deletion, a quick reformat wont get rid of the data stored in your external drive right away. The unlocker vcd remains hidden unless you set a password, and hides itself again when you remove a password, but it cannot be removed from the drive.
I have a mybook essential western digital external hard drive. In shooting another video for call that geek, i found that my wd passport not recognized in the system. Instead, the space your lost data took is now marked as available to be reused. My book drive, with the wd backup, wd drive utilities, and wd security. Page 1 of 2 cant copy off of external hard drive bad sectors. To uninstall wd unlocker, you would need to have wd security installed. Open wd security if you dont have it download and install it. Remove wd unlocker partition from wd my book super user. Connecting to wd my book live discus and support connecting to wd my book live in windows 10 drivers and hardware to solve the problem. Find out the most possible events, causing wd hard drive not recognized in windows 10, take responding. You wont find lots of extra options hidden in a system of hidden menus, either. I installed usb safely remove, but without any success. View topic unlock wd my book essential hddguru forums. To obtain permission in order to remove access denied on my passport, follow the guide carefully.
I have to manually unlock the drive every time i use it. Unfortunately, this wasnt an obvious process and this excellent article by scott cramer didnt apply to the newer version 1 tb drive enclosure i have. Major problems copying files to a new my book 8tb wd. How to unlock a wd external drive without a password. Western digital my book, i cannot safely remove when i click on the icon. Wd smartware wd smartware is another great tool for recuperating access to your hard drive. Its a shot in the dark but has anyone worked with the newer usb3 connected drives and would you know if bypassing the wd unlock is possible with this setup. How to change or remove password from wd ultra external. Whenever i plug this device into a computer, there is a virtual cd unit that pops up called wd unlocker, and im trying to remove it physically, instead of just hiding it i found many guides on. How to remove auto unlock drive for this user external. If you dont do this, you may lose data on the hard drive and it may get. To check whether the usb port is ok, you can unplug wd hard drive and connect it to another usb port to see if it is able to be recognized by windows 10. I can log into my book live, but when i go to file explorer my book live doesnt appear. Unlocking the drive without the wd smartware software whenever you connect your passwordprotected drive to a computer that does not have the wd smartware software installed, you can use the wd smartware drive unlock utility to unlock the drive there.
Sign up for our newsletter and receive a coupon for your next order. I have a wd 3tb my book using wd unlocker for the drive. Wd security auto unlock feature, stech anfo,how to unlock hard disk password,how to remove auto unlock drive for this user external drive western digital,my passport,western digital,western. Uninstall wd drive utilities how to fully remove wd. Solved how to unlock forgotten wd hdd smartware password. How to solve my wd hard drive not recognized in windows 10. If, on the other hand they steal the whole external hard drive, they will have the encryption chip too and can just plug it into their usb and read everything of mine. Your suggestion to copy the problem files to other hard drives is a great idea, though unfortunately i wont be able to. Millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. Can not access wd passport microsoft surface forums. How to remove password lock on wd mybook 1tb super user.
A workaround for removing western digitals smartware virtual cd partition. Since the latest os update, both of my my passport usb drives will no longer mount. How to unlock a wd external drive without a password ccm. Unlocking a wd my external hard drive heres a quick rundown of the tools that you can use to use to unlock your wd external hard drive. To get started, choose the western digital brand youd like help with. I had the same issue with my 4tb wd my book external drive and i did the.
My passport wont load after unlocked wd portable drives wd. I think i found out what application blocks the removal, but i do not. Right click on the drive to format, select format from the context menu, click on ok and wait for the drive to be formatted. On the edit security settings dialog, the remove password option is selected by.
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