User Manual

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Maintenance for Your Drive Maintenance for Your Drive
Restore the Drive Icon
If the G-DRIVE PRO TB drive icon was erased during the conguration process (see the
previous section), you can restore the icon with the following easy steps.
NOTE: This process is not required for the operation of the G-DRIVE PRO TB. However,
it will make your drive’s appearance on the computer desktop look nicer and more
accurate.
1. To get the G-Technology icon package, go to www.g-technology.com/support and
navigate to your product. There will be a link to download the icons.
2. Once downloaded, it should automatically open the G-Technology Icons folder as
shown below. If not, double-click the Zip le to open. Next, double-click the DMG
le to open the G-Tech Icons package.
3. Click to select the drive icon for G-DRIVE PRO TB in the package window. Press
Command+C to copy the icon. (below)
WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE.
6. Click on the Erase button to continue. A progress bar in the lower right corner of
the window will show the progress of the disk’s reformatting.
7. After the drive is reinitialized, you should automatically see the Time Machine
dialog box.
• Click the Use as Backup Disk button if you want to use the drive with
Time Machine.
• Click the Don’t Use or Decide Later button if you do not want to use
Time Machine at this point.
8. Quit the Disk Utility program. After reinitializing the drive, the custom icon for
G-DRIVE PRO TB has been erased. You can optionally restore this icon with the steps
on the next page.