How to Wipe Clean a WD My Book Live (5 Steps)
By Jacob Michael
The Western Digital My Book Live is an external hard drive that connects to a local network to provide on-demand personal cloud storage. If you’re selling your My Book Live or need to completely wipe the drive clean for any other reason, perform a full factory restore to reset the device back to original manufacturer settings and securely wipe all data from storage.
Step 1
Click the File Explorer icon on the task bar, click “Network” and double-click the My Book Live icon to launch the My Book Live dashboard.
Step 2
Click the “Utilities” tab.
Step 3
Click “Factory Restore.”
Step 4
Select the “Full Factory Restore” option and click the “Start” button.
Step 5
Click “Yes” to confirm the drive wipe.
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Tips
- You will need to reconfigure network and cloud storage settings after performing a factory restore.
Writer Bio
Jacob Michael has been a freelance writer since 2010, with expertise in computers, cooking, travel and other topics. He holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and is pursuing a master's degree in American studies.