WD 2TB My Passport, Portable External Hard Drive, Black, backup software with defense against ransomware, and password protection, USB 3.1/USB 3.0 compatible - WDBYVG0020BBK-WESN

You can't go wrong with Western Digital. Very small package for huge storage. Plug and Play - connected the USB cable, (included) and my computer immediately recognized it. The portable drive is larger than the drive on my laptop, so I partitioned it into 2 virtual drives. One partition for an Image/Backup and a second partition for file backup & storage. The partitioning process was flawless and now my computer recognizes two separate drives. I am super happy with the WD SSD portable drive. I would highly recommend to anyone wanting a portable drive. I'm even thinking about buying another larger drive and partitioning into more virtual drives for backup of other computers. My only complaint and major disappointment with WD, is that the free "WD Backup" software is no longer supported by WD and hasn't been for a few years. They offer a free version of Acronis, which doesn't work. Installed the Acronis software, created a bootable disk on a USB Flash (thumb) drive, then rebooted the computer from the thumb drive and created a full backup/ disk image to the new WD drive. The software seemed to run perfectly, and said the backup was successfully created. I felt really good that I had a full backup of my 2015 laptop, in case I ever need to replace the mechanical HDD. But it was a false peace of mind. Only 2 weeks after using the Acronis backup software, my computer was crashing shortly after bootup, which it had never done before. So I thought I would test the new drive and backup. After rebooting with the Acronis USB Boot drive, it asked for the location of the image file. The computer recognized the WD drive with all of the Acronis backup folders. But then the Acronis software said all of the folders were empty and there was No Image found. WTF?! Acronis said it successfully made a full disk copy. But then the software could not find its own image. DO NOT USE the ACRONIS software. I was fortunately able to fix the boot/crash problem using other software. But if my hard drive had completely failed, I would not have a usable backup copy to restore to a new drive. I would have been screwed. It would have been better if I never attempting to create a backup. At least I would known that I didn't have a backup copy to rely on, rather than falsely thinking I was protected. In addition, the "free" software isn't really free. It's only a 30 day free Trial version. So if you make a full backup within 30 days, and later have a critical problem, you will be forced to purchase the full version to perform the restore. The backup file versions are propitiatory, so you can't use another brand of software to do the restore. They've got you! You can make a free backup/copy (if you can even get the software to work properly). But then you have to pay for the software to actually use the Backup in order to Restore. This is akin Ransomware. I have since purchased other backup/imaging software and made a full (working) backup to my new WD drive. I'm very happy about that.

It’s compact and easy to carry around, which makes it convenient for storing and moving files. The 5TB capacity is a big plus. It’s been reliable so far and works as expected when plugging into different devices. Transfer speeds are decent for a portable hard drive, and it’s simple to use right out of the box.

This is yet another small miracle in my working life, to have this tool for making an orderly and permanent record of over 40 years of my projects on a no muss/no fuss basis. It took only two 16-hour days to sort out, if you can believe that. This little critter just burped and asked for more. Thank you, Western Digital.

New and works perfectly. The price could not be beat :) Using occasionally to back up large files and phone videos. As long as its not dropped, this external drive should provide years of reliable operation :) Purchased a WD ("My Book") years ago and it has always worked perfectly as a file backup storage system.

I’ve been using the WD 4TB My Passport portable external hard drive for about a month now and so far it’s been working exactly as advertised. Setup was quick and simple. I like the compact size and that it’s powered through USB, so it’s easy to toss in my bag and use with my laptop on the go. I haven’t had any reliability issues yet, though it’s still early days, so I’m cautiously optimistic this will be a dependable long-term backup solution.

Highly recommend. Works great. No issues. Fast 3.0/3.1 data transfer rates. The cord is proprietary?/atypical/nonstandard end where it plugs into the hard drive. Heat level is medium - it gets a little hot but not bad. Seems sturdy. Keeps data safe. Still works after 6 months. Will update if any issues of data loss or if it acts up, but so far it's great! I like the compact size - fits easily in handbag or cosmetic-size pouch, but would be too thick/deep for a typical shirt or pants pocket. Typical USB compatible on the computer/tablet. Pretty color blue.

5 stars for customer service. Unfortunately the HD didn't work. Had to return it. Customer service was wonderful and very pleasant to work with. They walked me through testing the HD to be sure there was a problem with it and then replaced it when it failed the test. Really lovely people.

I bought two WD 4 TB external HDDs many years ago. They've both been reliable workhorses. So when I needed to expand my storage to 6 TB HDDs, I bought them from WD, one blue, one black. WD's quality control has fallen. My new blue HDD works fine, but the black one had problems. It made loud clicking sounds. Not a good sign. The last time I had a new HDD (from Seagate) that clicked loudly, over 30 years ago, it suffered full mechanical failure within months. But the new black WD HDD wasn't just loudly clicking. My Lenovo laptop, running Windows 11, sometimes didn't recognize the HDD. If I unplugged the HDD from the laptop, then replugged it, then the laptop recognized it. This problem never showed up with the blue HDD, which never clicked. I copied over 2,900 MP4 files onto both of the new WD HDDs. I didn't use WD's copy program, as some reviewers had problems with it. I used Windows 11 Explorer to drag & drop the files. Later, I opened the files' folder on the black WD HDD. The MP4 files were listed. But when I clicked to watched one, my movie program said: File Not Found. I clicked several other MP4 files, but always received the message: File Not Found. I returned the black HDD (kept the blue one), and bought a third WD 6 TB HDD, a red one. Once again, when I began using it, it began loudly clicking. Bad sign. But I gave it a shot, copying my MP4 files onto it. I watched some of the transfers, saw that the files were copying. But the next day, my Lenovo once again didn't recognize the red HDD, not until I unplugged and replugged it. Not a good sign. Then when I opened the files' folder, I saw that most of the MP4 files I had copied were not listed -- files that I had seen in the folder the night before. Yet Windows 11 Explorer indicated the files were there, based on the number of files it counted, and on the amount of free space remaining on the HDD. But when I opened the files' folder on the HDD, the files didn't appear. I then tried to drag & drop the missing files a second time onto the HDD, but Windows 11 said that files with the same names already existed on the HDD. Although they didn't appear when I looked into the folder. I might put this down to a problem with Windows 11, but for the fact that both problem HDDs (the black and red ones) clicked loudly, which should not be the case. Neither of the old WD 4 TB HDDs click loudly, nor the new blue WD 6 TB HDD which has no problems recognizing files. I still need backup storage. I'll have to return the red WD HDD as well, and seek another brand.

Needed something reliable to back up years of photos, videos, and random chaos—this 5TB WD My Passport totally delivered! Super compact and lightweight! The transfer speeds have been solid (nothing to complain about unless you're expecting SSD speeds

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I have many WD Ultra hard disks & this is my first 5T version. As usual, no problem when connected to my 4T BeeStation as a backup disk. Great product.

very good

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