I used to just drag and drop files to my MyPassport Essential when all of a sudden it asked for a password I don’t remember setting. This actually happened a couple of years ago, I tried to look for answers online, looking for a default password, resetting, etc, but it seemed like no one knew how to retrieve data from a locked hard drive.
I am currently using a different hard drive now but I am posting this just in case a solution has already been found. I suppose since it has been a couple of years since I was last able to access this, the files are not that important. But this drive contains most of my university work and a whole lot of pictures and I would greatly appreciate if someone coule help me recover that.
The hard drive is pretty old but it still works as the WD Smartware Password thing still comes up when I plug it in. And I’m sure I can scour a copy of its receipt if needed for proof of ownership.
Please help? 
