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UseWD Passport with windows 8.1

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  • Computers
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  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7
  • Western Digital
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October 13, 2014 10:30:23 AM

My windows 7 computer died. I had a WD Passport as external backup. My new computer is 8.1. Can I just plug in the passport to the new computer and download some of the backed up files, genealogy, pics and etc?

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October 13, 2014 5:44:32 PM

depends how you backed them up.
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October 13, 2014 11:07:06 PM

Hey there, Yosimite!

As @popatim already mentioned, it really depends on how you did your backup.
Since you own a WD My Passport, I'd guess you've been using the SmartWare software.
If so, I'd suggest you take a look at this link:
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3829
It will walk you through the steps how to retrieve a backup using WD SmartWare.
If you've backed up your data in another way, let us know!

Hope this helps though. :) 
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