“All of these My Passport backups are referred to as portable hard drives. Are they actually hard drives or are they SSDs? I used portable hard drives years ago, (Cross Fire and others.) and they were highly susceptible to damage with even small bumps.”

Asked by Wally 3 years ago

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This is SSD.
Answered by StephenOKC 2 years ago
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This is not an SSD drive; it contains a spinning drive inside. I have had a number of these over the years and have not had problems with any of them. You should make sure that the drive stays powered for a few seconds after being dismounted so that is has time to park the heads for storage. Then give is another few seconds to spin down before moving it. I would then expect that small bumps would not be a problem.
Answered by Fran 3 years ago
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Hello, Please be informed that the WD My Passport ultra drive is a plug 'n' play device tested and designed for Windows and Mac computers. My Passport is a Portable external hard drive. For more information about the drive please refer to the mentioned link below:https://products.wdc.com/library/AAG/ENG/4078-705133.pdf . -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
Answered by Western Digital Team 3 years ago
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I've had a bunch of external hard drives like this. I keep my newest one in my purse for my phone and I haven't had any issues with it
Answered by Anonymous 3 years ago
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The My Passport Ultra that I bought is a SSD. Hope that helps.
Answered by lookuptj 3 years ago
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