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Name: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Hardware Encryption - Black
Brand: WD
SKU: 6203245
Price: 79.99 USD
Rating: 4.7 (2218 reviews)

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

Model:: WDBS4B0020BBK-WESN; |
SKU:: 6203245

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QuestionDoes this work on Wii U?
Asked 6 years ago by Labette.
- Answer Yes, it works with Wii U
  Answered 6 years ago by CommunityAnswer
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QuestionIs this a good device for storing games? I've heard that storing games on flash drives makes them run slow.
Asked 6 years ago by Zack.
- Answer No it wouldn’t because it is a spinner drive. You need to buy a SSD drive for games
  Answered 6 years ago by John
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Questiondoes it work with Mac?
Asked 6 years ago by nana.
- Answer Yes! If you follow the directions on the WD website it will tel you step by step how to make it work for macs and move between macs and PCs. I was able to do it and it only took like 10 minutes to actually do.
  Answered 6 years ago by Chibu
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QuestionHow many photos does this device hold?
Asked 6 years ago by Neil.
- Answer A lot, with two terabytes. But probably depends upon your photo image size.
  Answered 6 years ago by Jerryi
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QuestionCan this be used to backup an iPad Air 2 while travelling?
Asked 6 years ago by scarver.
- Answer No it can now be used with the iPad Air 2.
  Answered 6 years ago by jfwells65
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QuestionIs this Mac Compatible with 10.6 on?
Asked 6 years ago by MJKT.
- Answer It only toke a couple of minutes to reformat for Mac. The time machine backup worked flawlessly.
  Answered 6 years ago by Rosecheme
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QuestionIs this compatible with MacBook?
Asked 6 years ago by Anonymous.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Hardware Encryption - Blue
- Answer Yes, it is compatible. However, if you plan to use this in a Mac, you will need to reformat it in FAT32.
  Answered 6 years ago by CommunityAnswer
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QuestionWill this work with Windows 7?
Asked 6 years ago by Deni.
- Answer Yes, this is compatible with Windows 7.
  Answered 6 years ago by CommunityAnswer
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QuestionI purchased this a week ago at Best Buy, Pentagon City. Except on one occasion, the WD backup software does not find the device although it is visible in my directory. Anyone else had the same issue?
Asked 6 years ago by unhappy.
- Answer You should contact Western Digital or go to their support forums for an answer. Your chances of finding a solution would be much better there than here.
  Answered 6 years ago by ChristianUser
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QuestionIs this compatible with Chromebook OS?
Asked 6 years ago by eli.
- Answer yes it is compadable to a crome book
  Answered 6 years ago by Cheerio
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QuestionIs it compatible with IOS - IMac
Asked 6 years ago by Anonymous.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Hardware Encryption - White
- Answer The box for this says “Windows 10, 8.1 or 7”.
  Answered 6 years ago by kaobj
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QuestionIs this device compatible with older iPads?
Asked 6 years ago by Joe.
- Answer As long as they support USB3, yes. Should not be a problem. I would think it would work. It is backwardly compatible with USB2 also. So, as long as you have a USB 2 or 3 port you should be fine.
  Answered 6 years ago by ChristianUser
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QuestionCan i plug my cell phone i to this with a usb cable and transfer pics
Asked 6 years ago by Rich.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Hardware Encryption - Blue
- Answer Simple answer NO. This unit is powered from the computers USB port and the phone lacks the power to do that.
  Answered 6 years ago by daboggey
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QuestionI have not used encryption and password protection previously with an external hard drive before. If I use password protection, will I be able to use with TV's usb connection and view files? How would I enter password?
Asked 6 years ago by mclovin.
- Answer Ultimately if your tv and laptop have HDMI capabilities use that to interface with your television. If not, I believe it would depend on your TVs software to communicate with plug-ins.
  Answered 6 years ago by Lunatic
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QuestionI need to transfer everything from my macbook pro to a new Windows 10 PC. Will this hard drive allow me to do that? Thank you.
Asked 6 years ago by DavidA.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Hardware Encryption - Blue
- Answer Yes, drives are typically not operating system specific. You just need to format them to be viewable on both systems. Format the drive to exFat instead of ntfs and it should work
  Answered 6 years ago by Kersh
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QuestionIs it possible to bypass entering password when first setup the device?
Asked 6 years ago by Passportpaul.
This question was asked about the related product: WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Hardware Encryption - Blue
- Answer I don't use the drives supplied software, I run the drive bareback initially, then encrypt once I have the drives data as I want.
  Answered 6 years ago by daboggey
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QuestionCan pictures be downloaded directly from my Iphone to the WD 2TB External drive without first downloading from the phone to the computer?
Asked 6 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer Just download straight from phone to PC USB and select WD drive to download from phone
  Answered 6 years ago by ND1911
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QuestionI HAVE A MAC AT HOME AND AT WORK WE USE WINDOWS 7. I WANT TO PURCHASE THIS TO STORE PHOTOS BUT WANT TO USE IT BOTH PLACES
Asked 6 years ago by PAULCRIKEY.
- Answer Yes
  Answered 6 years ago by ND1911
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QuestionCan I use this on an IPhone X?
Asked 6 years ago by BigBird.
- Answer No
  Answered 6 years ago by ND1911
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QuestionIs this hard drive searchable. Have had ones that I couldn’t search on.
Asked 6 years ago by Searchable.
- Answer Yes, you can use using Windows 10 File explorer search box on this external USB drive.
  Answered 6 years ago by Silverbuell
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WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Hardware Encryption - Black

Q: QuestionDoes this work on Wii U?

Q: QuestionIs this a good device for storing games? I've heard that storing games on flash drives makes them run slow.

Q: Questiondoes it work with Mac?

Q: QuestionHow many photos does this device hold?

Q: QuestionCan this be used to backup an iPad Air 2 while travelling?

Q: QuestionIs this Mac Compatible with 10.6 on?

Q: QuestionIs this compatible with MacBook?

Q: QuestionWill this work with Windows 7?

Q: QuestionI purchased this a week ago at Best Buy, Pentagon City. Except on one occasion, the WD backup software does not find the device although it is visible in my directory. Anyone else had the same issue?

Q: QuestionIs this compatible with Chromebook OS?

Q: QuestionIs it compatible with IOS - IMac

Q: QuestionIs this device compatible with older iPads?

Q: QuestionCan i plug my cell phone i to this with a usb cable and transfer pics

Q: QuestionI have not used encryption and password protection previously with an external hard drive before. If I use password protection, will I be able to use with TV's usb connection and view files? How would I enter password?

Q: QuestionI need to transfer everything from my macbook pro to a new Windows 10 PC. Will this hard drive allow me to do that? Thank you.

Q: QuestionIs it possible to bypass entering password when first setup the device?

Q: QuestionCan pictures be downloaded directly from my Iphone to the WD 2TB External drive without first downloading from the phone to the computer?

Q: QuestionI HAVE A MAC AT HOME AND AT WORK WE USE WINDOWS 7. I WANT TO PURCHASE THIS TO STORE PHOTOS BUT WANT TO USE IT BOTH PLACES

Q: QuestionCan I use this on an IPhone X?

Q: QuestionIs this hard drive searchable. Have had ones that I couldn’t search on.

QuestionDoes this work on Wii U?

QuestionIs this a good device for storing games? I've heard that storing games on flash drives makes them run slow.

Questiondoes it work with Mac?

QuestionHow many photos does this device hold?

QuestionCan this be used to backup an iPad Air 2 while travelling?

QuestionIs this Mac Compatible with 10.6 on?

QuestionIs this compatible with MacBook?

QuestionWill this work with Windows 7?

QuestionI purchased this a week ago at Best Buy, Pentagon City. Except on one occasion, the WD backup software does not find the device although it is visible in my directory. Anyone else had the same issue?

QuestionIs this compatible with Chromebook OS?

QuestionIs it compatible with IOS - IMac

QuestionIs this device compatible with older iPads?

QuestionCan i plug my cell phone i to this with a usb cable and transfer pics

QuestionI have not used encryption and password protection previously with an external hard drive before. If I use password protection, will I be able to use with TV's usb connection and view files? How would I enter password?

QuestionI need to transfer everything from my macbook pro to a new Windows 10 PC. Will this hard drive allow me to do that? Thank you.

QuestionIs it possible to bypass entering password when first setup the device?

QuestionCan pictures be downloaded directly from my Iphone to the WD 2TB External drive without first downloading from the phone to the computer?

QuestionI HAVE A MAC AT HOME AND AT WORK WE USE WINDOWS 7. I WANT TO PURCHASE THIS TO STORE PHOTOS BUT WANT TO USE IT BOTH PLACES

QuestionCan I use this on an IPhone X?

QuestionIs this hard drive searchable. Have had ones that I couldn’t search on.