Customer Ratings & Reviews

Works perfectly, moving it from computer to computer. 12 TB will provide me a year's worth of external back up.

For the first time in my life I was able to back up my computer and format not only the external hard drive, but all my external hard drives, thumb drives and SSD disks to work on both Mac's and windows based computers. I was also able to add partitions for back ups, music and personal documents in order to make it easier to work with. Each with separate names for ease of use. Awesome.

Very stable hard drive with an easy install. Will last a long time.

I’m storing all of my digital copies of the movies I own. This has more than enough space! Awesome product.

I have bought 3 of these external hard drives. They are very fast when transferring data, and I have not had any problems with any of them.

Set up is easy for both MAC OS and Windows. Plug in and play.

I have used Western Digital drives for years to back up my photographic files. I haven't had one fail yet and I rely on that success.

I've been using these drives for a couple of months and i'm very happy with the performance. I highly recommend these drives.

Exactly what we needed and it's not too bulky. We can fit it in the office nicely and back up our storage there!

This is just a great value. I recommend you do not purchase one so that there is always one in stock if I need another.

Let's face it - in today's environment with programs and data taking up more and more of your hard drive space, we need to back up our data because Murphy lives (and I know it). This 12TB choice is great one, especially at the price (it was a deal of the day). Simply to install and use while offering a lot of backup space. A great back for anyone's system.

Best price on the internet at the time of purchase. Bought the 3TB version 3 years ago and it’s still going sting after heavy use.

I have been using this for a year as an archival drive continuously plugged into a Windows 10 desktop and it's still working as it should. Has a read/write speed of about 140 MB/S on a USB 3.0 connection and will show up in Windows 10 as 10.9TB of storage because Windows 10 uses binary units vs WD's decimal units to express the same amount of storage.

So Far it's working perfectly. I expect it will continue that way based on other WD Externals I have.

Great for my ever-expanding iTunes library; plug in and enjoy!

Nothing like having a lot of storage for for your personal information. Love western digital

The drive comes pre-formated so you don't spend all week waiting to format 12TB of storage and you don't need their proprietary software to use it, just plug it in and go. No criticisms on the performance of the unit itself. Only thing I'd improve is Power Over USB. Instead it requires a separate power cord that adds to the clutter, however this is a "desktop" drive, not a "portable" hard drive, so that may have been the consideration. Otherwise it's another perfect product from WD.

I bought this so I could store all of my files all on one hard drive and have everything more organized and together.

Mega storage for all your files you've collected over the years

A well built HD. Works everytime I need to do a complete back up of my entire system. 12Tb for under$300, what is more to say.