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Name: WD - My Book 3TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
Brand: WD
SKU: 1765014
Price: 98.99 USD
Rating: 4.6 (1279 reviews)

WD - My Book 3TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

Model:: WDBFJK0030HBK-NESN; |
SKU:: 1765014

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QuestionI want to use this to selectively back up/ store pictures taken from ring. Plans are to use it as a sort of private cloud. Is this feasible?
Asked 9 years ago by George375.
- Answer Yes nice and large drive. Should work just fine
  Answered 9 years ago by Nvisowolf
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QuestionIs this mac compatable? WD - My Book 3TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black Model: WDBFJK0030HBK-NESNSKU: 1765014
Asked 9 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer Yes, the external harddrive is Mac OS compatible.
  Answered 9 years ago by CommunityAnswer
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QuestionI have downloaded Windows 10 when it became available. I had Windows 7. Is this External Drive compatible with Windows 10?
Asked 9 years ago by calicokitkat.
- Answer Yes, Windows 10 has a backup program similar to Windows 7
  Answered 9 years ago by Sparhawk
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QuestionCan this drive be used for a TiVo Premiere 4?
Asked 9 years ago by TJIA.
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QuestionCan I put movies on it and plug it into a roku 2 USB
Asked 9 years ago by Chipper.
- Answer Yes....this works best with Dish DVR & other softwares to record movies, music, etc.
  Answered 9 years ago by RMWSRW
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Questionwhats the difference between WD My Book 3TB External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0 File Backup and Storage and WD 3TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive
Asked 10 years ago by Maurice.
- Answer Basically the same thing. Just a marketing thing
  Answered 9 years ago by Nvisowolf
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Questionwill this work with windows 2000
Asked 10 years ago by Greg.
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QuestionWill this work if I plug it into my router for the whole house to use.
Asked 10 years ago by tom.
- Answer Yes. I do that.
  Answered 10 years ago by Greg
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QuestionCan I used this product with a Mac and a Windows computer at the same time?
Asked 10 years ago by Pj.
- Answer No - It has to be formatted for one device or the other. As soon as you plug it in, is requires formatting.
  Answered 10 years ago by xboxdad
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QuestionCan you setup this via 3.0 USB on Netgear Nighthawk Router to access through Wifi?Can you connect this to the USB port on a Netgear AC1900 Nighthawk Wireless AC router and have your network connected laptops and devices access (save to and retrieve from) the drive though your wireless network?
Asked 10 years ago by Balleyman.
- Answer Yes. Did this no problem.
  Answered 10 years ago by george
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QuestionIs this hard drive wireless?
Asked 10 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer No it is not wireless.
  Answered 9 years ago by Turst
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QuestionBacking up multiple computers using USB on a routerI have a Linksys/Cisco router (EA6500) with a USB input for connecting a hard drive, essentially making it into a network drive. Can I connect this drive to my router in this way and use the backup software to backup multiple computers on my network?
Asked 10 years ago by Orcrone.
- Answer yes
  Answered 10 years ago by Turdinator
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QuestionCan this be used on the PS4?I see many say it works on Xbox One, but not many responses if it works for PS4. Can this run just as well in a PS4 as it does with an Xbox One?
Asked 10 years ago by Mike.
- Answer No. The PS4 does not support external HDD upgrades. Only internal HDD upgrades. I hope this changes soon.
  Answered 10 years ago by jnsc60
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QuestionIt it easy to open up and swap out HDD?I will want to do that at some point.
Asked 10 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer You don't open anything. It is attached by USB. Super easy.
  Answered 10 years ago by Greg
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QuestionIs this similar to the 1TB WD external hard drive?
Asked 10 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer Yup just bigger. 3x bigger
  Answered 9 years ago by Nvisowolf
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QuestionCan this be used for both Windows and Mac?
Asked 10 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer used it only for windows -- but there are not two different models so if you have a usb to your mac, I do not see why not.....
  Answered 10 years ago by bunker40
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QuestionCan you watch movies saved to it from the computer if you plug it into a smart tv?
Asked 10 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer Yes I used it on a Roku 3. But I would suggest a different drive mine failed after less than 6 months. Now I have to rip my DVDs to a new hard drive I do not recommend.
  Answered 10 years ago by Sith101
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Questioncan it be used as a dvr expander for a Scientific American 8300 ?
Asked 11 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer cannot imagine why not
  Answered 10 years ago by bunker40
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QuestionShippingIs free shipping for Lima - Perú too?
Asked 11 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer As far as I know, there is no free shipping to Peru. Sorry
  Answered 11 years ago by DJLO2000
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QuestionWill WD My Book 3TB work on LinuxThe Specification page specifically says: PC: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8; Mac: OS X; available USB 3.0 port Will it also work with an up-to-date linux distribution? (e.g., Ubuntu 13.10, SteamOS, RHEL 7)? (It should -- I have yet to see one that will not work) If it is not officially supported/doesn't work, I will have to look elsewhere. Thank you.
Asked 12 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer Works for me with Linux Mint 17. There should be no problem with any Linux distribution.
  Answered 11 years ago by theboson
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WD - My Book 3TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black

Q: QuestionI want to use this to selectively back up/ store pictures taken from ring. Plans are to use it as a sort of private cloud. Is this feasible?

Q: QuestionIs this mac compatable? WD - My Book 3TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black Model: WDBFJK0030HBK-NESNSKU: 1765014

Q: QuestionI have downloaded Windows 10 when it became available. I had Windows 7. Is this External Drive compatible with Windows 10?

Q: QuestionCan this drive be used for a TiVo Premiere 4?

Q: QuestionCan I put movies on it and plug it into a roku 2 USB

Q: Questionwhats the difference between WD My Book 3TB External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0 File Backup and Storage and WD 3TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive

Q: Questionwill this work with windows 2000

Q: QuestionWill this work if I plug it into my router for the whole house to use.

Q: QuestionCan I used this product with a Mac and a Windows computer at the same time?

Q: QuestionIs this hard drive wireless?

Q: QuestionCan this be used on the PS4?I see many say it works on Xbox One, but not many responses if it works for PS4. Can this run just as well in a PS4 as it does with an Xbox One?

Q: QuestionIt it easy to open up and swap out HDD?I will want to do that at some point.

Q: QuestionIs this similar to the 1TB WD external hard drive?

Q: QuestionCan this be used for both Windows and Mac?

Q: QuestionCan you watch movies saved to it from the computer if you plug it into a smart tv?

Q: Questioncan it be used as a dvr expander for a Scientific American 8300 ?

Q: QuestionShippingIs free shipping for Lima - Perú too?

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QuestionI want to use this to selectively back up/ store pictures taken from ring. Plans are to use it as a sort of private cloud. Is this feasible?

QuestionIs this mac compatable? WD - My Book 3TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black Model: WDBFJK0030HBK-NESNSKU: 1765014

QuestionI have downloaded Windows 10 when it became available. I had Windows 7. Is this External Drive compatible with Windows 10?

QuestionCan this drive be used for a TiVo Premiere 4?

QuestionCan I put movies on it and plug it into a roku 2 USB

Questionwhats the difference between WD My Book 3TB External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0 File Backup and Storage and WD 3TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive

Questionwill this work with windows 2000

QuestionWill this work if I plug it into my router for the whole house to use.

QuestionCan I used this product with a Mac and a Windows computer at the same time?

QuestionIs this hard drive wireless?

QuestionCan this be used on the PS4?I see many say it works on Xbox One, but not many responses if it works for PS4. Can this run just as well in a PS4 as it does with an Xbox One?

QuestionIt it easy to open up and swap out HDD?I will want to do that at some point.

QuestionIs this similar to the 1TB WD external hard drive?

QuestionCan this be used for both Windows and Mac?

QuestionCan you watch movies saved to it from the computer if you plug it into a smart tv?

Questioncan it be used as a dvr expander for a Scientific American 8300 ?

QuestionShippingIs free shipping for Lima - Perú too?