User's Manual

CUSTOMIZING THE DRIVE: DASHBOARD
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USER MANUAL
Viewing Status and Making Updates on the Home Page
The main body of the Home page shows the status of the device and provides shortcuts to
two important tasks.
Capacity Panel
Displays the amount of storage taken up by various types of media files and the amount of
free storage left on your drive.
Battery Panel
Displays the current percentage of total charge the battery currently holds. Click the panel to
display the Hardware page, where you can view more detailed battery information, and
optimize by battery life or performance. This panel enables you to lock or unlock the drive
and to shut down or reboot power. See “Hardware Page” on page 45 for more information.
Connection Type Panel
Illustrates the current connection type: Direct, Hotspot, or Home Network. Click the panel to
display the Wi-Fi page, where you can change how the drive is connected. See “Wi-Fi Page”
on page 36 for more information.
Wi-Fi Page
The Wi-Fi page enables you to view or change your drive’s current connection type.