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Name: WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
Brand: WD
SKU: 5792401
Price: 39.99 USD
Rating: 4.7 (7212 reviews)

WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

Model:: WDBCKA0080HBK-NESN; |
SKU:: 5792401

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QuestionWhat is a typical data writing speed for this hard drive?
Asked 8 years ago by lanthanum57.
- Answer USB 3 can handle upto 500MB or 5 Gb/sec. But thats just the interface. I believe this drive will handle sustained around 150MB a second. The burst speed will be faster because of the cache on the drive. I think when i did my testing it was between 200 and 130MB a sec or so. Good Luck!
  Answered 8 years ago by cul8rmom1
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QuestionI am not that savvy with technical terms. My Dell desktop is running out of memory and it is very slow. Is this something I would be able to use to speed up my desktop?
Asked 1 year ago by Inqu.
- Answer Hello Inqu, Please be informed that you are referring to your computer's speed which depends on different aspects in which one is the internal drive of the computer. However, the WD Easystore External Hard Drive is an external drive storage and do not play any role in the speed of computer. If you face any issues or require technical assistance, kindly please open a ticket at (https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb) our support team will get in touch with you at the earliest.
  Answered 1 year ago by Western Digital Team
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QuestionWill this work using a 2.0 USB port?
Asked 2 years ago by jiffyshit.
- Answer Yes
  Answered 2 years ago by DanTM
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QuestionDo I have to keep my easystore external hard drive plugged in even when I'm not using it?
Asked 2 years ago by TB.
- Answer No, and it would prolong the life of the internal components if you power down the device when not accessing the stored data.
  Answered 2 years ago by Hector
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QuestionCan a Samsung S22 Ultra be hooked up to this to transfer files like pictures and videos from the cellphone? The S22 Ultra does not have any external SD options.
Asked 3 years ago by Happy.
- Answer I would transfer to a cloud service then bring them down to this external storage.
  Answered 2 years ago by DanTM
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QuestionCan you partition this drive into 2/4tb? I want to use 4 for a Mac and 4 for a PC.
Asked 5 years ago by JS.
- Answer Hi JS, Please be informed that 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, comes preformatted in NTFS file system, and built with the trusted quality and reliability that WD is known for. However, you can format the drive in exfat file system to use with macOS and Windows computers. Please refer to the link to know more: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20821 -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information
  Answered 5 years ago by Western Digital Team
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QuestionCan I get this to store all my photos and videos? Or is it an overkill? I just want a gigantic place to back up and store family memories.
Asked 5 years ago by criswray.
- Answer Hi criswray, Yes, you can use this drive to store your family memories. In order to know more about this drive please refer to the link given below. http://products.wdc.com/library/AAG/ENG/4078-705144.pdf Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
  Answered 5 years ago by Western Digital Team
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QuestionDo I have to schedule the back ups … or …. can I manually back up when I plug it into the computer usb port?
Asked 6 years ago by Lynda.
- Answer You have the option to do either. The WD software allows you to set a backup schedule if you want to, or you can do manual backups only. You can also do manual backups whenever you feel the need while still having a backup schedule. It's pretty solid software.
  Answered 6 years ago by SomeoneOnTheInternet
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QuestionI hear these type of drives run hot! Is there a fan (I think probably not internally), or do I need a small desktop fan to make it run cool and last longer?
Asked 6 years ago by Dennyboy.
- Answer No you don't.
  Answered 6 years ago by Geny
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QuestionIs this device network capable so I can backup several systems on my home network?
Asked 7 years ago by CFH2018.
- Answer No, this is a USB drive.
  Answered 7 years ago by User
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Questioncan this be used for storage for xbox 1 x
Asked 7 years ago by grandma.
- Answer Yes I use it on a Xbox one X.
  Answered 7 years ago by Rabidbulldog
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QuestionI have a desktop with Windows 7 64bit. The motherboard is a 'legacy' bios, not UEFI. So, I have only placed hard drives of 2TB or less into the desktop. Is it possible to use this external 8TB hard drive as storage and be able to 'see' the entire 8TB?
Asked 7 years ago by marjorieb.
- Answer Having a legacy BIOS instead of UEFI would only prevent you from booting from this drive. Windows 7 supports GPT and will recognize and utilize this entire drive as a data storage device, regardless of whether your system is legacy BIOS or UEFI.
  Answered 7 years ago by balazer
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QuestionCan I move my recordings from my Dish Network DVR
Asked 7 years ago by Firebird.
- Answer Nope, it is encrypted and won't do you any good.
  Answered 7 years ago by Leon
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QuestionIs this compatible with Xbox S for extra storage for gaming?
Asked 7 years ago by Rich.
- Answer Hey Rich I’m sure you obviously know the answer now, but in case you don’t. Absolutely. It works great for that. That’s exactly what mine are used for.
  Answered 7 years ago by Strider131313
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QuestionCan I use a WD'easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 with the Nvidia Shield 16GB
Asked 7 years ago by FQRZ.
- Answer Yes, Shield has USB 3.0 port and it can be used with Plex.
  Answered 7 years ago by chengw
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QuestionCan you restore what you put in it in the event that this unit goes out on you or gets fried?
Asked 8 years ago by asere.
- Answer Depends on the damage, as with all hard drives light data loss can easily be restored with a bunch of disk utility software out there. Some are available for free, but unfortunately most are premium. Heavier/Physical damage are a lot harder to fix, it usually requires you shipping you disk off to folks who specialize in partition/data restoration. HINT: Try not to move your easystore around too much especially if it serves as a backup disk. (get a portable 500gb nand drive if you like taking your movies along with you)
  Answered 8 years ago by Chidi
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QuestionCan this be run on my WiFi or router. My wife uses her iPad Pro and I use a surface pro 3. It would be nice to leave our photos in one place as well as important documents.
Asked 8 years ago by Carmelo.
- Answer It needs a usb connection. If your router has one, try using a usb flash drive and see if you can see the flash drive on both devices. If you can accesss the flash drive you should be able to access the drive!
  Answered 8 years ago by Mcjoe
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QuestionWill this work with a Tivo Roamio?
Asked 8 years ago by Lyds.
- Answer Yes but you will need to format it before using it with a utility called MFS formatter. The Tivo will then recognize all of the 8TBs.. If you don't you will be limited to 2TB
  Answered 8 years ago by Zonker
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QuestionCan I use a USB switch and connect a PS4 and an XB1 to share storage with this?
Asked 8 years ago by AJ.
- Answer I have used it to connect my xbox one to store all my games and downloads to it. Works great thus far.
  Answered 8 years ago by SmoothVe
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QuestionDoes this external drive have USB 2.0 backward capability? If so, is a special cable required? TIA.
Asked 8 years ago by cameron12x.
- Answer no worries, USB3.0 is backward compatible - however the transfers @USB2.0 rates are much slower so you may want to see if you can upgrade the host machine
  Answered 8 years ago by ronin
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WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

Q: QuestionWhat is a typical data writing speed for this hard drive?

Q: QuestionI am not that savvy with technical terms. My Dell desktop is running out of memory and it is very slow. Is this something I would be able to use to speed up my desktop?

Q: QuestionWill this work using a 2.0 USB port?

Q: QuestionDo I have to keep my easystore external hard drive plugged in even when I'm not using it?

Q: QuestionCan a Samsung S22 Ultra be hooked up to this to transfer files like pictures and videos from the cellphone? The S22 Ultra does not have any external SD options.

Q: QuestionCan you partition this drive into 2/4tb? I want to use 4 for a Mac and 4 for a PC.

Q: QuestionCan I get this to store all my photos and videos? Or is it an overkill? I just want a gigantic place to back up and store family memories.

Q: QuestionDo I have to schedule the back ups … or …. can I manually back up when I plug it into the computer usb port?

Q: QuestionI hear these type of drives run hot! Is there a fan (I think probably not internally), or do I need a small desktop fan to make it run cool and last longer?

Q: QuestionIs this device network capable so I can backup several systems on my home network?

Q: Questioncan this be used for storage for xbox 1 x

Q: QuestionI have a desktop with Windows 7 64bit. The motherboard is a 'legacy' bios, not UEFI. So, I have only placed hard drives of 2TB or less into the desktop. Is it possible to use this external 8TB hard drive as storage and be able to 'see' the entire 8TB?

Q: QuestionCan I move my recordings from my Dish Network DVR

Q: QuestionIs this compatible with Xbox S for extra storage for gaming?

Q: QuestionCan I use a WD'easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 with the Nvidia Shield 16GB

Q: QuestionCan you restore what you put in it in the event that this unit goes out on you or gets fried?

Q: QuestionCan this be run on my WiFi or router. My wife uses her iPad Pro and I use a surface pro 3. It would be nice to leave our photos in one place as well as important documents.

Q: QuestionWill this work with a Tivo Roamio?

Q: QuestionCan I use a USB switch and connect a PS4 and an XB1 to share storage with this?

Q: QuestionDoes this external drive have USB 2.0 backward capability? If so, is a special cable required? TIA.

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QuestionWhat is a typical data writing speed for this hard drive?

QuestionI am not that savvy with technical terms. My Dell desktop is running out of memory and it is very slow. Is this something I would be able to use to speed up my desktop?

QuestionWill this work using a 2.0 USB port?

QuestionDo I have to keep my easystore external hard drive plugged in even when I'm not using it?

QuestionCan a Samsung S22 Ultra be hooked up to this to transfer files like pictures and videos from the cellphone? The S22 Ultra does not have any external SD options.

QuestionCan you partition this drive into 2/4tb? I want to use 4 for a Mac and 4 for a PC.

QuestionCan I get this to store all my photos and videos? Or is it an overkill? I just want a gigantic place to back up and store family memories.

QuestionDo I have to schedule the back ups … or …. can I manually back up when I plug it into the computer usb port?

QuestionI hear these type of drives run hot! Is there a fan (I think probably not internally), or do I need a small desktop fan to make it run cool and last longer?

QuestionIs this device network capable so I can backup several systems on my home network?

Questioncan this be used for storage for xbox 1 x

QuestionI have a desktop with Windows 7 64bit. The motherboard is a 'legacy' bios, not UEFI. So, I have only placed hard drives of 2TB or less into the desktop. Is it possible to use this external 8TB hard drive as storage and be able to 'see' the entire 8TB?

QuestionCan I move my recordings from my Dish Network DVR

QuestionIs this compatible with Xbox S for extra storage for gaming?

QuestionCan I use a WD'easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 with the Nvidia Shield 16GB

QuestionCan you restore what you put in it in the event that this unit goes out on you or gets fried?

QuestionCan this be run on my WiFi or router. My wife uses her iPad Pro and I use a surface pro 3. It would be nice to leave our photos in one place as well as important documents.

QuestionWill this work with a Tivo Roamio?

QuestionCan I use a USB switch and connect a PS4 and an XB1 to share storage with this?

QuestionDoes this external drive have USB 2.0 backward capability? If so, is a special cable required? TIA.