tell application "Finder" activate try eject disk "WD SmartWare" end try end tell[robg adds: I haven't tested this one, as I don't have the software in question.]
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Here is a simple, safe AppleScript that ejects the Western Digital SmartWare VCD on start up. Paste this code into the AppleScript Editor, save it as an application, and add it to your login items in the Accounts System Preferences panel. Note that this does not remove the VCD; it just keeps it off your desktop.
tell application "Finder" activate try eject disk "WD SmartWare" end try end tell[robg adds: I haven't tested this one, as I don't have the software in question.]
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Eject the Western Digital SmartWare VCD on login
You can also completely disable the VCD with WD's tool over here.
Eject the Western Digital SmartWare VCD on login
Western Digital provides a utility to disable this that is pretty easy to do:
Eject the Western Digital SmartWare VCD on login
Indeed they do provide a utility but for me was mostly waste of time.
Eject the Western Digital SmartWare VCD on login
For those who want to permanently remove the VCD, there is a firmware update available from the WD web site. ---
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Eject the Western Digital SmartWare VCD on login
Yup, just disable the VCD entirely: ---
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Eject the Western Digital SmartWare VCD on login
I had a similar issue, but "fixed" it a different way.
The Virtual CD in question comes from my Toshiba 1 TB external disk, which is my Time Machine disk. Every time the external disk connected, that damned virtual CD was mounted as well. I didn't want it!
Since there are MANY ways to do the same thing in Unix, my solution was to modify (or create)
/etc/fstab, and add the following line:
The \040 escapes a blank character (octal 40, hex 20, decimal 32), as the name of my VCD was "Virtual CD." The "noauto" tells Unix not to automatically mount the file system with that label.
Eject the Western Digital SmartWare VCD on login
Once Western Digital unbreaks Virtual CD (VCD) Manager for Mac, you can download it and use it to control whether the virtual CD is mounted.
Eject the Western Digital SmartWare VCD on login
This one-liner worked well for me in the Terminal.
Removal only works with most recent firmware
I had a big problem trying to update the firmware so I could run the software (Virtual_CD_Manager_v1003) that removes this garbage. The firmware labeled "WDEssential_and_Elite_FirmwareUpdater_v1.0.0.16(2.003)" crashed every time. Useless.
The firmware "EssentialEliteFirmwareUpdater_v1005" instructions found at the following link worked for me. How to disable (hide) the Virtual CD (VCD) for Windows or Mac OSX on a My Book or My Passport drive Note to self: next time you want to save $15 on buying a drive, factor in the wasted hour removing garbage installed by idiot manufacturers like Western Digital. What makes these bozos think they know better than their users? They clearly don't. ---
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