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Name: WD - My Passport Ultra Metal Edition 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Silver
Brand: WD
SKU: 8429538
Price: 57.99 USD
Rating: 4.8 (625 reviews)

WD - My Passport Ultra Metal Edition 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Silver

Model:: WDBEZW0020BSL-NESN; |
SKU:: 8429538

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QuestionI don't know what the "TB" stands for...I need to buy an external hard drive to back up my laptop, and this one has good reviews. I can get 1 TB or 2 TB...no idea what that stands for.
Asked 9 years ago by Gertie.
- Answer It a reference to the storage capacity of the drive. In this case 2 trillion bytes expressed as 2 Terabytes. 8 bits = 1 byte 1,000 bytes = 1 Kilobyte (KB) 1,000,000 bytes = 1 Megabyte (MB) 1,000,000,000 bytes = 1 Gigabyte (GB) 1,000,000,000,000 bytes = 1 Terabyte (TB) For more exacting details see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive
  Answered 9 years ago by Robotist
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QuestionWith this External hard drive what is the cloud backup for? Do I have to pay monthly for the cloud backup?
Asked 8 years ago by Jason.
- Answer Personally, I don't trust backup that I don't have absolute control over. I have lost cloud backup in the past. Also, if it is on a public platform, it is available to others. I do high level security work and must keep my work separate and secure.
  Answered 8 years ago by Lobo
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QuestionDoes this come with an external power supply? My application will not support a USB powered drive.
Asked 9 years ago by GES.
- Answer No, this product does not comes with external power supply.
  Answered 9 years ago by CommunityAnswer
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QuestionWhat rpm does this drive run at?
Asked 8 years ago by flyngpegasus.
- Answer That is not published info from WB, but best guess is 5400rpm, as they currently do not offer a 2tb 7200 rpm 2.5" drive
  Answered 8 years ago by Douglassimi
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QuestionWhat does "reformatting required for Mac" mean exactly? I'm a novice at backing up data.I have a MacBook Pro and would like to use this device to back up my data. What does "reformatting required for Mac" mean exactly? How easy is this task for a novice?
Asked 9 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer Windows and Mac OS use different formats for writing to a HDD. you can: A. Buy a Mac specific HDD B. Buy this HDD and re-format it to work with Mac OS (Google is your friend) C. Buy a third party driver, such as Paragon, so that your Mac can read & write to an NTFS drive like this one.
  Answered 8 years ago by ShawnB
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QuestionIs the drive 5400 or 7200?
Asked 8 years ago by Twinsdad.
- Answer This unit is 7200 rpm.
  Answered 8 years ago by CommunityAnswer
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QuestionIs the Casing of the 2TB Edition really Metal or does "Metal" in this situation mean "Premium", what I mean is, is the casing Premium feeling Plastic or Real Metal?
Asked 9 years ago by Link.
- Answer Real and looks and feels solid. Small and has a great feel to it Best I could find. I think worth the extra money.
  Answered 8 years ago by RandyF
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QuestionDoes this drive work with both Windows 7 & Windows 10?
Asked 9 years ago by JCH.
- Answer I have used this as plug and play (do not use the original software) and have used on Vista, Windows 7, 8.1 and 10.
  Answered 9 years ago by honcho
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QuestionIf I don't pick up the item on time, can I go to the store several days later? For example, I make a order on 07/06/2017 and the instructions tell me I should go to the store on 07/12/2017. How about I go to the store on 07/15/2017? Thank you.
Asked 8 years ago by Bob.
- Answer Best Buy will hold your items for up to 5 days from receiving the pick-up notification. If it isn't picked up within that amount of time, your order may be canceled.
  Answered 8 years ago by FeyBBY
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QuestionWill this work with an Xbox one?
Asked 8 years ago by Mdl2510.
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QuestionDoes this work with the PS4? It doesn't come with an AC adapter, so I wasn't sure?
Asked 8 years ago by zdubin.
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QuestionWill this work for the PS4 console?
Asked 8 years ago by Hrdnox.
- Answer I have not used it for gaming but the manual states it can be used for ps4 and Xbox.
  Answered 8 years ago by imfalks
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QuestionCan I transfer all my photos from my iPhone to this external hardrive?
Asked 8 years ago by Jill.
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QuestionWill it backup my email folders? I use Microsoft Outlook and run Windows 10. Thanks.
Asked 8 years ago by Steve.
- Answer This product does not backup online email folders.
  Answered 8 years ago by CommunityAnswer
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QuestionHow do I check to see if the backup has worked. How do I see if the photos and files have been backed up?
Asked 8 years ago by George.
- Answer You need to simply search the drive for the folder your backed up. It should retain a copy within its backup section, though navigating to the section manually requires trial and error.
  Answered 8 years ago by Dillon
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QuestionIs the 2 TB version compatible with Windows XP?
Asked 8 years ago by Dave.
- Answer Yes it is...just plug it into your USB port and go to My Computer. Select the portable hard drive and format it (if necessary) and you are in business.
  Answered 8 years ago by Airbare
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QuestionHow do you keep it from using encryption?
Asked 9 years ago by oldmandede.
- Answer Don't install the complete software suite, omit the security feature, and only install the backup software
  Answered 8 years ago by Douglassimi
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QuestionIs this 2TB hard drive works with Window XP ?
Asked 9 years ago by taxy.
- Answer That would depend on what version of Windows XP you are using. For best results you should be running XP SP3, use it for backup and storage only, but you should really look into upgrading to a much newer version of Windows to have better compatibility,
  Answered 8 years ago by wbarr3162
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QuestionCan this be partitioned to backup data from a Mac and PC on the same drive?
Asked 8 years ago by Antelope.
- Answer yes it can be formatted for both
  Answered 8 years ago by DoctorK
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QuestionCan this be used to record from tv or cable box?
Asked 9 years ago by Aubrey.
- Answer You can connect it to your settop box, if the box is provisioned that way, but it wont keep a backup that can be used with other devices, only with the exact set top box it was downloaded from
  Answered 8 years ago by Douglassimi
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WD - My Passport Ultra Metal Edition 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Silver

Q: QuestionI don't know what the "TB" stands for...I need to buy an external hard drive to back up my laptop, and this one has good reviews. I can get 1 TB or 2 TB...no idea what that stands for.

Q: QuestionWith this External hard drive what is the cloud backup for? Do I have to pay monthly for the cloud backup?

Q: QuestionDoes this come with an external power supply? My application will not support a USB powered drive.

Q: QuestionWhat rpm does this drive run at?

Q: QuestionWhat does "reformatting required for Mac" mean exactly? I'm a novice at backing up data.I have a MacBook Pro and would like to use this device to back up my data. What does "reformatting required for Mac" mean exactly? How easy is this task for a novice?

Q: QuestionIs the drive 5400 or 7200?

Q: QuestionIs the Casing of the 2TB Edition really Metal or does "Metal" in this situation mean "Premium", what I mean is, is the casing Premium feeling Plastic or Real Metal?

Q: QuestionDoes this drive work with both Windows 7 & Windows 10?

Q: QuestionIf I don't pick up the item on time, can I go to the store several days later? For example, I make a order on 07/06/2017 and the instructions tell me I should go to the store on 07/12/2017. How about I go to the store on 07/15/2017? Thank you.

Q: QuestionWill this work with an Xbox one?

Q: QuestionDoes this work with the PS4? It doesn't come with an AC adapter, so I wasn't sure?

Q: QuestionWill this work for the PS4 console?

Q: QuestionCan I transfer all my photos from my iPhone to this external hardrive?

Q: QuestionWill it backup my email folders? I use Microsoft Outlook and run Windows 10. Thanks.

Q: QuestionHow do I check to see if the backup has worked. How do I see if the photos and files have been backed up?

Q: QuestionIs the 2 TB version compatible with Windows XP?

Q: QuestionHow do you keep it from using encryption?

Q: QuestionIs this 2TB hard drive works with Window XP ?

Q: QuestionCan this be partitioned to backup data from a Mac and PC on the same drive?

Q: QuestionCan this be used to record from tv or cable box?

QuestionI don't know what the "TB" stands for...I need to buy an external hard drive to back up my laptop, and this one has good reviews. I can get 1 TB or 2 TB...no idea what that stands for.

QuestionWith this External hard drive what is the cloud backup for? Do I have to pay monthly for the cloud backup?

QuestionDoes this come with an external power supply? My application will not support a USB powered drive.

QuestionWhat rpm does this drive run at?

QuestionWhat does "reformatting required for Mac" mean exactly? I'm a novice at backing up data.I have a MacBook Pro and would like to use this device to back up my data. What does "reformatting required for Mac" mean exactly? How easy is this task for a novice?

QuestionIs the drive 5400 or 7200?

QuestionIs the Casing of the 2TB Edition really Metal or does "Metal" in this situation mean "Premium", what I mean is, is the casing Premium feeling Plastic or Real Metal?

QuestionDoes this drive work with both Windows 7 & Windows 10?

QuestionIf I don't pick up the item on time, can I go to the store several days later? For example, I make a order on 07/06/2017 and the instructions tell me I should go to the store on 07/12/2017. How about I go to the store on 07/15/2017? Thank you.

QuestionWill this work with an Xbox one?

QuestionDoes this work with the PS4? It doesn't come with an AC adapter, so I wasn't sure?

QuestionWill this work for the PS4 console?

QuestionCan I transfer all my photos from my iPhone to this external hardrive?

QuestionWill it backup my email folders? I use Microsoft Outlook and run Windows 10. Thanks.

QuestionHow do I check to see if the backup has worked. How do I see if the photos and files have been backed up?

QuestionIs the 2 TB version compatible with Windows XP?

QuestionHow do you keep it from using encryption?

QuestionIs this 2TB hard drive works with Window XP ?

QuestionCan this be partitioned to backup data from a Mac and PC on the same drive?

QuestionCan this be used to record from tv or cable box?