I guess no one is interested in helping me

(Original title of this thread "New user to WD with an older model, never used, Passport Essential (2yrs.))

So, my new questions are:

1 - Do I use Import Pictures to import my pictures from my laptop to WD?

2 - Or, do I use Transfer Pictures (using Media Import) to tranfer my pictures from my laptop to WD?

3 - Can I just copy some of my pics or are they all automatically copied to WD?