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WD - Easystore 5TB External USB 3.2 Gen 1 Portable Hard Drive - Black

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6406512
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  • QuestionWhat kind of fault tolerance does this device have? Will I know if parts of the storage goes bad?

    Asked by David.

    • Answer No idea on that, but I have been using WD for at least 10 years and still retrieve info from my old backups without any problems. I have found these to be very reliable and therefore, continue buying this product.

      Answered by Hottoddie

  • QuestionIs the connecter on disk side a Micro-B 3.1? If I buy a usb-c to Micro-B 3.1 cable as in the pic, can I use it on macbook pro which has no regular usb port? Thanks

    Asked by greentea23.

    • Answer It has a Micro-B 3.1 plug on the device. It comes with a Micro-B 3.1 cable to regular USB. Of course you can also use a regular micro-USB cable to USB. As far as a MacBook Pro, it depends on the model. I have a 2013 Model so it does have USB and thunderbolt plugs. If you have the new one, you would have to get an adapter from Micro-B 3.1 (or micro USB) to USB-C. Dollar General has lots of cable and adapter suggestions.

      Answered by inanewyorkminute

  • QuestionIs this hard drive compatible with a MAC

    Asked by wob.

    • Answer Yes; if you look closely there is the classic MAC smile icon on the front left of the box, as well as the PC logo : making the product ‘Universal”. One Geek Squad Member mentioned u may need to format it for your Mac...

      Answered by daUNC

  • QuestionHow do I get it to automatically back up my files every day?

    Asked by micky.

    • Answer You need a program to do that for you. I use smartware but windows has a built in file backup that you can schedule to back up every day

      Answered by Techlover

  • QuestionJust bought this and am leery of hd since I've had so many fail, I plugged it in and keep getting the initial exe popup every time I use the internet, can I reformat it with win10? Thanks in advance.

    Asked by dogbytes.

    • Answer did you buy a Mac formatted WD? I have windows 10 and that never happens with the windows 10 version running on my HP PC? Of course i use the hard drives for storage only and before using them, just take all the wonderful software they WD provide and put it in a new folder marked WD stuff. I am never bothered with it again. Nor am i asked if i want to connect to a web page when running the HD for storage even when connected to the internet. Perhaps you have set up the hard drive to act as back up??? does it want to contact the cloud storage to do that? best thing to do is talk to the guys at Best Buy and they can help- you?

      Answered by hihoag2

  • QuestionDoes this harddrive support encryption? Thanks.

    Asked by repodepot.

    • Answer The easystore does not have hardware encryption nor does it have software encryption from WD. If you have Windows 10 from Microsoft, you can install BitLocker.

      Answered by UnsubscribeMe

  • QuestionDo you have to use the Automated backup Software, or can you just use this as a plug and play at your own convenience?

    Asked by BNSTH.

    • Answer You do not have to use the backup software. Just plug the drive in, and you are are ready to start moving files to it.

      Answered by John

  • QuestionCan this drive be used to run full backups (and restore) for my WIN 10 pc? I read somewhere that it is not possible with a USB powered drive.

    Asked by CaptainD.

    • Answer Hello,Please be informed that the WD Easystore drive is a plug 'n' play device tested and designed for Windows and Mac computers. the easystore desktop drive is a high-capacity storage device that offers fast data transfer rates, is both USB 3.0 ready and USB 2.0 compatible. In order to create the backup you may use WD Acronis True Image for Western Digital software by referring below link- https://downloads.wdc.com/acronis/AcronisTrueImageWD_WIN.zip -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.

      Answered by Western Digital Team

  • Questionwill it work with PlayStation 5

    Asked by ray000.

    • Answer its a usb connection, interchange of data can be slow due to it being a harddrive system. Should be ok to store game data on but would worry about interchange of live action data not being stored or accessed with adequate speeds. Wonderful disk if looking to store data in general as that is whar unit is really made for. Buring throught sectors to gain data works too butwill not be instantaneous data retrieval.

      Answered by Timb

  • QuestionWill this work for PlayStation 5??

    Asked by hotjjpcool.

    • Answer Hi hotjjpcool​​​​​​​, Sony added support for external USB hard drives on the PS5 with their April 2021 update. However, due to PS5 restrictions, games can only be played off the console’s internal SSD. As such, external USB storage hard drives only function as a faster way to hot-swap games and data on or off the PS5’s internal storage. -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information

      Answered by Western Digital Team

  • QuestionWhat does it do

    Asked by BossBabie1.

    • Answer It's for backing up files to free room on your main computer or laptop. Including files, documents, pictures, video, etc. It can free up room on your main computer and it can save or archive items for you. There usually is a sync program. I like to deactivate that and manually choose what files I want to copy to the external drive. I take a lot of pictures and this allows cheap storage of rather large megapixel images. If you shoot video same would apply. You can free up space on your main desktop or laptop computer and if it ever goes belly up you have all your important stuff still saved on an external hard drive. Hope this simple info helps BossBabie1

      Answered by Jeff

  • QuestionCan you use this on Ps5 ?

    Asked by PS5.

    • Answer yes works with ps5

      Answered by Ps5gamer

  • QuestionIs this compatible with the Playstation 5?

    Asked by Chinox2c.

    • Answer Yes works with Ps5

      Answered by Ps5gamer

  • QuestionIs this capability with a playstation 5

    Asked by Canes81.

    • Answer Yes

      Answered by DanT

  • QuestionDose is work for Ps5?

    Asked by Anonymous.

    • Answer Hi, Please be informed that the WD Easystore drive is a plug 'n' play device tested and designed for Windows and Mac computers for seamless operation. However, the drive works well with the gaming console. Moreover, for PS4 and PS5, you can consider the WD Gaming Drive. Please refer to the link mentioned below to know more about the WD Gaming Drive. http://products.wdc.com/library/AAG/ENG/4078-705139.pdf -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information

      Answered by Western Digital Team

  • Questionwill this work with a Chromebook?

    Asked by chromebook.

    • Answer Yes it Does

      Answered by Max007

  • QuestionIs this the same as the ssd drive in the ps5 if its 5 gpbs data transfer speed or should I buy one that says ssd drive. For when they Hopefully allow ps5 games to be on it?

    Asked by Xbox.

    • Answer No. This is an HDD, NOT an SSD. When they allow PS5 games to be downloaded onto an external drive, you will be able to use this to STORE them but you will NOT be able to PLAY a game without first transferring it to the PS5's internal storage. HDDs do not have the required speeds to keep up with SSDs no matter what the product specifications tell you about transfer speeds. But also don't go out and buy just any SSD as only certain ones will be compatible. The SSD built into the PS5 is very high end and you need one that can match it. And even then you will need to use an internal SSD plugged into the expanded storage slot INSIDE the PS5 (which won't be usable until a future update) if you want to play games directly from your extra storage. Playing PS5 games from any external drive will not be possible. Wait for Sony to release an official list of compatible SSD before you make a purchase. Hope this makes sense and helps you.

      Answered by Spike

  • QuestionCan this be used to back up a laptop running Windows 7 Professional?

    Asked by 2021.

    • Answer used on my win7 professional PC (desktop) and works well.

      Answered by David

  • QuestionWill this work with ps5?

    Asked by Kriskmk.

    • Answer Yes, I had no problem syncing to my system.

      Answered by Osiris

  • QuestionWe have a cobra security camera system that does not have enough storage space. We tried using a usb to add more space and that did not seem to work so wondering if this would work where it’s a hard drive?

    Asked by Anonymous.

    • Answer I do not know the Cobra Surveillance system, so I do not know if you can install it as a working hard drive. However, I do have a Sannce Surveillance system and I back-up my 2TB DVR weekly using this device with no problem. All I do is insert the device USB cable into the DVR and go through the steps that my surveillance system requires to perform a back-up and it is done. I allow my surveillance system to overwrite once it is full because I am backing up weekly, so it doesn't matter to me if it overwrites recordings from a long time ago. I am sure using it as a backup device covers what you need, correct?

      Answered by Manny818210

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