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====== Changing the LA-PRIVATE Password  ======

<note important>**Important info:** You must create the LA-PRIVATE volume before attempting to change its password.</note>

Follow the steps below to change the password to LA-PRIVATE.

  - Insert the LaCie storage device into the compatible interface port on your computer.
  - Click twice on the LACIE icon in **My Computer/Computer** (Windows) or on the desktop (Mac).
  - LaCie Private-Public will recognize that you have created a LA-PRIVATE volume and prompt you for the password. (If you have not created LA-PRIVATE, the application will guide through the process. See the steps in [[create]].) \\ {{:static:la-private:ss_winvista_change_pw_1.jpg?500|Windows}} \\ {{:static:la-private:laprivate_password.jpg?500|Mac}}  
  - Click on the button **Change Password**.
  - Enter your **Current Password** as well as the **New Password**. You must also complete the field **Confirm Password** with the new password. \\ {{:static:la-private:ss_winvista_change_pw_2.jpg?500}}
  - Check the **Display Password** boxes to see the characters as they are typed.
  - Click **OK**.
  - Your password has been changed. \\ {{:static:la-private:ss_winvista_change_pw_5.jpg?500}}