This answer provides a direct download to the stand-alone SES (SCSI Enclosure Services) driver. It also provides instructions for recovering the WD SmartWare installer.END Important:. The WD SES driver is not required for the drive to be recognized by a computer. If the OS is requesting a driver, please see.
Thew last couple of updates have caused my WD icons to disappear. They used to be on my desktop, but I discovered through correspondence with WD that Windows now only allows WD icons to be pinned to the Taskbar or to Start. There was an update a few days ago and again my WD Smartware icon disappeared and I had to repin it.
Newer SES Drivers are distributed through Windows Updates and are installed automatically with,. The legacy WD SES Driver dated from 2011 or earlier is available for download.
The SES driver sections of this article only affects Windows users. Mac OSX does not require a special SES driver. If you are unsure what the SES driver is or why you should install it, please see. To determine if a computer is 32-bit or 64-bit, please see. Description Instructions Download WD SES Driver (32-bit) (instructions will appear below this table) WD SES Driver (64-bit) (instructions will appear below this table) WD SmartWare for Windows (instructions will appear below this table) WD SmartWare for macOS (instructions will appear below this table). WD SES Driver (32-bit) For assistance installing the 32-bit version of the SES driver please see the instructions below:.
Download the. Open the.ZIP File file in the unzipping program of your choice. ( Note: The image below is using the built-in unzipping application in Windows 7- your own unzipping program may look different). Once extracted you will see a WD SES Driver Setup (x86).msi file. Double click on this file to begin the setup. Wait while the SES Driver installer prepares the installation. This process may take several minutes depending on the speed of your computer.
Click Next. Click Next again. Click Install to begin installing the SES driver. Wait while the installation runs. Click Finish. If you are prompted to reboot, restart your computer before using the external hard drive.
WD SES Driver (64-bit) For assistance installing the 64-bit version of the SES driver please see the instructions below:. Download the. Open the.ZIP File file in the unzipping program of your choice. ( Note: The image below is using the built-in unzipping application in Windows 7- your own unzipping program may look different). Once extracted you will see a WD SES Driver Setup (x64).msi file. Double click on this file to begin the setup. Wait while the SES Driver installer prepares the installation.
This process may take several minutes depending on the speed of your computer. Click Next. Click Next again. Click Install to begin installing the SES driver. Wait while the installation runs. Click Finish. If you are prompted to reboot, restart your computer before using the external hard drive.
WD SmartWare for Windows If the drive has been formatted and the WD SmartWare 1.6.X contents from the WD external drive was removed, and would like to restore the most current release of WD SmartWare software, please follow the instructions below: Instructions on downloading the SmartWare Disk Image:. Download the most current version of the WD SmartWare software for Windows by following this link:. After the download completes, locate the WD SmartWare Disk file in the location it was saved.
Open the.ZIP File file in the unzipping program of your choice. ( Note: The image below is using the built-in unzipping application in Windows - Using a 3rd party unzipping program may look different). Copy all files and folders to the external hard drive. For assistance moving files please see.
&nbs; WD SmartWare for Mac If the drive was formatted and the WD SmartWare 1.6.X and the contents from the WD external drive were removed, and would like to restore the WD SmartWare software package please follow the instructions below: Important: SmartWare is supported on macOS Mavericks and earlier only and will not install or run on macOS Yosemite through Sierra. It's best to use Time Machine as a backup solution for Mac. Please see for more information. Instructions on downloading the SmartWare Disk Image:. Download the most current version of the WD SmartWare for Mac by following this link:.
After the download completes, locate the WD SmartWare file in the location it was saved. By default, this should be the Downloads folder. Copy all files and folders to your external drive. For assistance moving files please see.