WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager

WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager is an application developed by Western Digital to help you manage the use of the VDC (Virtual CD).

The VCD feature is added to the My Passport and My Book hard drives and contain their installation software, password protection application, the encryption tool, user’s manual and other resource that the drive needs to function properly.

Each time you connect your external storage unit, the VCD appears in Windows Explorer like any other CD volume. This helps you when you need to install WD SmartWare, as well as encrypt or decrypt files using its security features.

Otherwise, if you don’t need to have the Virtual CD displayed, for example if you don’t want unauthorized people to make changes to your drive or if there are just too many devices connected, you can disable the VCD. And by disable, you don’t remove the feature, but hide it from sight.

If at any time you wish to display the VCD, you can do so by running WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager again.

To help you hide or display the VCD, WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager uses a simple, comprehensive wizard interface that guides you through the process. Before you get to remove the VCD, you need to update the drive firmware and there are some precautions that you need to be aware of.

In case you have multiple devices connected and want to disable the VCD for some of them, the application allows you to do just that.

Once you succeed in hiding the Virtual CD, you also disable the automatic file backup and retrieve features. You also no longer have access to the drives’ security settings.

WD SmartWare Virtual CD Manager is a reliable tool that helps you keep your drive settings and features safe and also tidies up the look of your operating system by hiding unnecessary items.