Removing WD Smartware Icon from desktop.

Greysquirrel34 · Greysquirrel34 #1 (**permalink**)

01-28-2010, 03:17 PM

Got a WD external drive for backup and the WD Smartware Icon is on my desktop and as I am not using the WD software I want to get it off my desktop but when I try to eject it or drag it to the trash it just goes right back to the desktop. If I drag it into the finder it just makes an alias and goes right back to the desktop. Turned off the HD but when I turned it back on same problem
Any suggestion on how to get rid of it.

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #2 (**permalink**)

01-28-2010, 03:33 PM

How did the icon get there - did u use an installer to add software? If so, the run the install app again in the hope that there is an uninstall function available.

Greysquirrel34 · Greysquirrel34 #3 (**permalink**)

01-29-2010, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Collin Bl

How did the icon get there - did u use an installer to add software? If so, the run the install app again in the hope that there is an uninstall function available.

After I connected the HD to my computer and turned the HD on it showed up on my desktop along with the icon for the MY Book icon.

chscag · chscag #4 (**permalink**)

01-29-2010, 12:48 PM

Apparently you're not the only one who is trying to remove the WD Smartware from their desktop. It's also a Windows problem.

See if this helps.

One sure way to remove it is to use Disk Utility to wipe the drive, and reformat it. If you decide to do that, make sure you remove any data from the drive that you need first.

Regards.

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Greysquirrel34 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 04, 2009 Posts: 22	01-28-2010, 03:17 PM Got a WD external drive for backup and the WD Smartware Icon is on my desktop and as I am not using the WD software I want to get it off my desktop but when I try to eject it or drag it to the trash it just goes right back to the desktop. If I drag it into the finder it just makes an alias and goes right back to the desktop. Turned off the HD but when I turned it back on same problem Any suggestion on how to get rid of it.
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Collin Bl #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 07, 2009 Location: Napier NZ Posts: 3,273 Mac Specs: 27 iMac i5, 2.4 C2D MBP & iMac 20, 1TB dual TC, AppleTV, iPh4	01-28-2010, 03:33 PM How did the icon get there - did u use an installer to add software? If so, the run the install app again in the hope that there is an uninstall function available.
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chscag #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,978 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	01-29-2010, 12:48 PM Apparently you're not the only one who is trying to remove the WD Smartware from their desktop. It's also a Windows problem. See if this helps. One sure way to remove it is to use Disk Utility to wipe the drive, and reformat it. If you decide to do that, make sure you remove any data from the drive that you need first. Regards.
	QUOTE Thanks

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