

Figure A The opening screen of the WD Apps Setup wizard shows all the tools that come with the My Passport Ultra. After a moment, the WD Apps Setup wizard, shown in Figure A, appeared on the screen. I just accessed the drive in File Explorer and double-clicked the WD Apps Setup file. After I connected the drive to my laptop with the included USB 3.0 cable I was off and running. Installing WD Backup was easy, and of course, all the software and user manuals are on the drive itself. The drive is powered by a USB 3.0 connection and offers a satisfactory data transfer rate of up to 5 GB/s. You can accessorize the drive with a colored rubber grip, which surrounds it to give you a more solid hold on the unit and to protect it if dropped. The My Passport Ultra is a compact drive that fits in the palm of your hand and comes in a variety of colors (Classic Black, Brilliant White, Noble Blue, and Wild Berry). SEE: Microsoft releases workflow automation tool Flow, and PowerApps custom app platform The drive I decided to investigate further, installed the software, and really liked what I found. But when I connected the drive and began to look around, I remembered reading that last year Western Digital replaced the WD Smartware backup package with a new package called WD Backup. So my original plan was to use File History to back up onto the My Passport Ultra drive. Now, as you know from reading my articles, I’m a Windows guy through and through, and I use the native Windows programs for the majority of my software needs. Windows 11: Tips on installation, security and more (free PDF) Windows 11 SE: Why it's both more and less locked down than Windows 10 S Windows Server IoT 2022 is for a lot more than Internet of Things Windows 11 cheat sheet: Everything you need to know So I tracked down a 2TB version of the drive for about $90 at a computer store near where I was staying. I was intrigued by the idea of having a large capacity, yet portable hard drive at my disposal while I was traveling.

However, I had recently seen an advertisement for a Western Digital My Passport Ultra.

To protect the work I had done while traveling, I simply made copies on OneDrive. Of course, I had made a File History backup before I left, so I knew most of my data was safe.

While I was on a recent trip, my laptop started making some funny sounds when booting up and I began to worry about the data I had created while I had been traveling. How to back up Windows 10 with Western Digital’s My Passport Ultraįind out about this colorful compact drive that might be the right tool to safeguard your data when you're on the road.
