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   Western Digital Warning Mavericks Users of Data Loss

   Adam C. Engst

   Hard drive manufacturer Western Digital is warning users of the
   company's external hard drives that there may be conflicts between OS X
   10.9 Mavericks and the utilities WD Drive Manager, WD Raid Manager, and
   WD SmartWare. These conflicts could case data loss, and until more is
   known, Western Digital recommends that users of these applications
   delay upgrading to Mavericks or delete the applications and restart.
   Thanks to reader Charlie Colosky for the alert!

   [1][tn_WD-Drive-Manager.jpg]

   The RoaringApps software compatibility site lists [2]WD Drive Manager
   as being incompatible with Mavericks, with one commenter claiming that
   Mavericks identified it as incompatible during the upgrade. The
   [3]other Western Digital utilities either lack Mavericks-specific
   information or aren't listed with RoaringApps.

   [4][tn_WD-at-RoaringApps.jpg]

References

   1. http://tidbits.com/resources/2013-10/WD-Drive-Manager.png
   2. http://roaringapps.com/app/wd-drive-manager
   3. http://roaringapps.com/apps?developer=Western%20Digital%20Technologies
   4. http://tidbits.com/resources/2013-10/WD-at-RoaringApps.png

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