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Name: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
Brand: WD
SKU: 10117282
Price: 116.05 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (5078 reviews)

WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

Model:: WDBYVG0020BBK-WESN; |
SKU:: 10117282

User rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars with 5078 reviews.

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QuestionI"m new to this but if i wanted to download a game and put it on the hard drive, all i would need to do is plug it into the computer right? I'm just not good with this stuff
Asked 3 years ago by roze.
- Answer Yes. Once you connect it to your laptop or computer it will go through an install prcoess. When you save games or anything you just choose the drive as the save location.
  Answered 3 years ago by Satisfied
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QuestionIs this compatible with iMacs as well? Without having to do any reconfiguration?
Asked 3 years ago by BBWeHo.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Blue
- Answer Yes, Western Digital is compatible with both Android and Mac.
  Answered 3 years ago by Grammy0702
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QuestionI've had the 1T version of this drive for at least 3 years now, and it works great, but it's approaching its storage limit. Can I just swap it out for the 2T model? Just unplug the old one and plug in the new one?
Asked 3 years ago by JerryD.
- Answer Yes, but the data won’t automatically transfer over. You will have to start a new backup.
  Answered 3 years ago by Anonymous
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QuestionEXACTLY WHAT IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL THE PASSWORD. IS THERE ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE USED? IS IT AS EASY TO USE AS THE SANDISK THANK YOU
Asked 3 years ago by ALAN.
- Answer No, it is plug and play. We did a format.
  Answered 3 years ago by Frankjh
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QuestionWill this work with a Mac and a Windows without having to reformat? Thanks,
Asked 3 years ago by BlueRidgeOBS.
- Answer But sure. I have an MSI and it suggested that I reformat the drive in order to back my device up
  Answered 3 years ago by Monae
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Questioncan you password protect the drive ?
Asked 4 years ago by Harshad.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Blue
- Answer Hello Harshad, Please be informed that the WD My Passport drive is a device tested and designed for Windows and Mac computers for seamless operation. However, you can refer to the mentioned link for more information about the password protection: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4817 . To know more about the drive please refer to the link: http://products.wdc.com/library/AAG/ENG/4078-705155.pdf -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
  Answered 4 years ago by Western Digital Team
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QuestionCompatible with Tablo quad?
Asked 4 years ago by Anonymous.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Blue
- Answer I am using it on a Tablo dual channel with no issuses.
  Answered 3 years ago by Frankjh
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QuestionTrying to determine if this device give the option to choose what you can back up versus backing up all files, pics, and docs etc,?
Asked 4 years ago by Backupspecifics.
- Answer Yes it dies
  Answered 4 years ago by HappyWithTV
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QuestionMy laptop is updated to windows 11. Will wd-my passport 2TB will work?
Asked 4 years ago by Bharat.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Red
- Answer Hello, Please be informed that the WD My Passport drive is a plug and play device tested and designed for Windows and Mac computers for seamless operation. To know more about the drive compatibility refer to the link: http://products.wdc.com/library/AAG/ENG/4078-705155.pdf -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
  Answered 4 years ago by Western Digital Team
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QuestionIs this external drive suitable for long term storage ?
Asked 4 years ago by Storage.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Red
- Answer Yes. It exceeds my requirements.
  Answered 4 years ago by Amateur
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Questionis this IOS5 compatible?
Asked 4 years ago by karen.
- Answer Probably not since no iOS device has a port for it
  Answered 3 years ago by Illini33
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QuestionI bought a 2 terabyte WD passport . All I want to do is select files to transfer to the external storage. I do not want to download the wd software. Just want to transfer files like using a flash drive. How do I do that?
Asked 4 years ago by Kev.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Blue
- Answer Just plug it in and use it. I never have downloaded their software to use.
  Answered 4 years ago by MikeCane
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QuestionWhy is the black one more expensive than the red or blue??
Asked 4 years ago by Curious.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Blue
- Answer Just because of demand. There is absolutely no difference. Bad company practices.
  Answered 4 years ago by Reviewer
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QuestionI've recently purchased two of these drives, a few issues: 1) Instructions useless 2) Ive run the software on the drives and I still am not prompted for a password and no official screen comes up when I connect to WD Any feedback would be great.
Asked 4 years ago by Jaded.
- Answer It may not be a password protected model. Did you check YouTube for some videos for this model?
  Answered 4 years ago by Cbright
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QuestionIs the backup software on the drive ? Accessories ?
Asked 4 years ago by Marty.
- Answer No, just the drive
  Answered 4 years ago by TvanderL
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QuestionI just upgraded to Monterey on my MacBook Pro. Is it compatible with that upgrade?
Asked 4 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer Yes, any external hardrive will be compatible with any operating system, just plug in.
  Answered 4 years ago by Irving
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Questionwill it connect to usbc port.
Asked 4 years ago by david.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Red
- Answer You will have to get an adapter
  Answered 4 years ago by Protocolqueen
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QuestionWill this work on an older computer running Windows 7? This has been asked before, but there seems to be some contradictory answers.
Asked 4 years ago by AWVroamer.
- Answer Yes. I'm using it as backup device on an HP desktop running Win7 Home Premium. Works fine out of the box.
  Answered 4 years ago by kjmk
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QuestionDoes this have a feature for setting a password and for encrypting a file?
Asked 4 years ago by HK.
- Answer Yes it does
  Answered 4 years ago by Frankv
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QuestionHow do I configure the My Passport for use on my Mac?
Asked 4 years ago by Brad.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Red
- Answer Plug it into your MAC and open Disk Utility. Select the drive and select erase. Follow the prompts.
  Answered 4 years ago by GarageYears
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WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

Q: QuestionI"m new to this but if i wanted to download a game and put it on the hard drive, all i would need to do is plug it into the computer right? I'm just not good with this stuff

Q: QuestionIs this compatible with iMacs as well? Without having to do any reconfiguration?

Q: QuestionI've had the 1T version of this drive for at least 3 years now, and it works great, but it's approaching its storage limit. Can I just swap it out for the 2T model? Just unplug the old one and plug in the new one?

Q: QuestionEXACTLY WHAT IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL THE PASSWORD. IS THERE ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE USED? IS IT AS EASY TO USE AS THE SANDISK THANK YOU

Q: QuestionWill this work with a Mac and a Windows without having to reformat? Thanks,

Q: Questioncan you password protect the drive ?

Q: QuestionCompatible with Tablo quad?

Q: QuestionTrying to determine if this device give the option to choose what you can back up versus backing up all files, pics, and docs etc,?

Q: QuestionMy laptop is updated to windows 11. Will wd-my passport 2TB will work?

Q: QuestionIs this external drive suitable for long term storage ?

Q: Questionis this IOS5 compatible?

Q: QuestionI bought a 2 terabyte WD passport . All I want to do is select files to transfer to the external storage. I do not want to download the wd software. Just want to transfer files like using a flash drive. How do I do that?

Q: QuestionWhy is the black one more expensive than the red or blue??

Q: QuestionI've recently purchased two of these drives, a few issues: 1) Instructions useless 2) Ive run the software on the drives and I still am not prompted for a password and no official screen comes up when I connect to WD Any feedback would be great.

Q: QuestionIs the backup software on the drive ? Accessories ?

Q: QuestionI just upgraded to Monterey on my MacBook Pro. Is it compatible with that upgrade?

Q: Questionwill it connect to usbc port.

Q: QuestionWill this work on an older computer running Windows 7? This has been asked before, but there seems to be some contradictory answers.

Q: QuestionDoes this have a feature for setting a password and for encrypting a file?

Q: QuestionHow do I configure the My Passport for use on my Mac?

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QuestionI"m new to this but if i wanted to download a game and put it on the hard drive, all i would need to do is plug it into the computer right? I'm just not good with this stuff

QuestionIs this compatible with iMacs as well? Without having to do any reconfiguration?

QuestionI've had the 1T version of this drive for at least 3 years now, and it works great, but it's approaching its storage limit. Can I just swap it out for the 2T model? Just unplug the old one and plug in the new one?

QuestionEXACTLY WHAT IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL THE PASSWORD. IS THERE ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE USED? IS IT AS EASY TO USE AS THE SANDISK THANK YOU

QuestionWill this work with a Mac and a Windows without having to reformat? Thanks,

Questioncan you password protect the drive ?

QuestionCompatible with Tablo quad?

QuestionTrying to determine if this device give the option to choose what you can back up versus backing up all files, pics, and docs etc,?

QuestionMy laptop is updated to windows 11. Will wd-my passport 2TB will work?

QuestionIs this external drive suitable for long term storage ?

Questionis this IOS5 compatible?

QuestionI bought a 2 terabyte WD passport . All I want to do is select files to transfer to the external storage. I do not want to download the wd software. Just want to transfer files like using a flash drive. How do I do that?

QuestionWhy is the black one more expensive than the red or blue??

QuestionI've recently purchased two of these drives, a few issues: 1) Instructions useless 2) Ive run the software on the drives and I still am not prompted for a password and no official screen comes up when I connect to WD Any feedback would be great.

QuestionIs the backup software on the drive ? Accessories ?

QuestionI just upgraded to Monterey on my MacBook Pro. Is it compatible with that upgrade?

Questionwill it connect to usbc port.

QuestionWill this work on an older computer running Windows 7? This has been asked before, but there seems to be some contradictory answers.

QuestionDoes this have a feature for setting a password and for encrypting a file?

QuestionHow do I configure the My Passport for use on my Mac?