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Older My Passport drives emulated a CD-ROM drive every time they were plugged in. This vCD contained the WD SmartWare software. For users wanting to use the drive purely for storage, WD Discovery v1.80 offers a checkbox to permanently disable this virtual CD feature—a function removed in later releases. wd-discovery-v1.80.zip
Are you trying to from a drive, or are you just looking to secure it with a password? For users wanting to use the drive purely
The short answer is
: Acts as a hub to download and update other WD apps like WD Security (for password protection) and WD Drive Utilities (for RAID and health checks) . WD Discovery Software User Guide, Download, and Instructions
WD Discovery Software User Guide, Download, and Instructions
WD Discovery Software User Guide, Download, and Instructions