Customers often highlight the Easystore 5TB USB 3.0 External Portable Hard Drive's large storage capacity, ease of use, and reliability. Many also appreciate its price and convenient size, along with the fast connection provided by the USB 3.0 interface. While some users had mixed experiences with the included software, concerns about noise and heat generation were less prevalent.
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Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Reliability, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great value and storage.
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great device for adding storage to my laptop. Portable and lots of space for storing all my games. No issues running any games stored on it and does not take up much space on my desk.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Well worth it
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I've bought several of these over the years. They are excellent external hard drives, and have never failed me. The 5tb size is the largest size that does not need to be separately plugged into a wall socket. It runs on the power provided by your computer via a USB cable, so it's very portable. Just plug it into your USB port, wait a few moments for your computer to recognize it, and you're good to go. No formatting needed. These hard drives are well worth your consideration, especially when BB puts them on sale, which occurs fairly often.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Reliability
Cons mentioned:
Software
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Reformat
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The EasyStore is just the exclusive for Best Buy. The EasyStore comes with some extra software that I reformat. Hard drives generally last around 10 years max. To make sure it's the hard drive and not one of the many other things that can go wrong when starting up a computer, if possible, remove the hard drive and plug it into another computer. For a EasyStore hard drive to be able to be read from and written to on both a Windows and macOS computer, it must be formatted to ExFAT or FAT32 file format. FAT32 has several limitations, including a 4 GB per-file limit.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Price, Reliability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good bang for your buck
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great value, easy to use plug and play. I got 2 one for the Xbox one for the laptop. Very reliable and decently priced compare to other brands. It gets the job done
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Reliability, Size, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice little portable drive
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
So far this has been a great little drive. It has a nice compact size with a fair amount of storage. I use it as the target location for the backup of my laptop and have not had any issues.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Reliability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent Affordable Storage
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have been using Western Digital external drives for years and have never had one fail on me. Not so for other brands. The drive is very portable and easy to store when not in use. I have several to back up all my important files and photos. If you are looking for extra storage for your computer you can't go wrong with this drive.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Size, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
WD Easy Store
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very easy to use and with plenty of space. I downloaded all of my photos and documents onto this drive for safe keeping. It only took a few minutes to install. I also like the size of this.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Reliability, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great reliable drive
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great drive for storage. It is usb powered and very portable. The usb cable seems to be proprietary. I have had a few of these, and they all have been stable and reliable. I have one for my ps4.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Size, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Lots of storage in a small container
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Got this on a daily deal. Great amount of storage in a compact and easy-to-carry size. Plug and play makes it easy to use. No power cord necessary, huge plus.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Price, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good purchase
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great, specially for the price I bought it at. It was on sale for a hundred bucks. Cant beat that price for this size. Filled it up with all my movies, and it fits right in my pocket for traveling.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for data hoarders!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This amazing little device is exactly what you need to store anything you wish for in case your desktop or laptop should ever fail you! It looks just like the picture! Small, lite-weight, and very portable you can take it just about anywhere should you need to have your documents, .mp3s, video's, photos close at hand. I have never dropped it, so be careful not use it as a practice soccer ball. I would not recommend usage as a coaster for a beverage, dog toy, or a doorstop. Buy one, two, three, even four of these little boxes and you will have just about the right amount of storage to binge watch movies through the entire apocalypse- as long as you have a power source! Get your very own TODAY!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Price, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Portable external hard drive
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very good external hard drive easy to use awesome price with lots of storage
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Price, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent storage solution
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Simple plug and play! Excellent choice at very reasonable price.
Highly recommend for expanded storage solutions. Great size, taking up no space at all. Sits on top of an older MyBook.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Size, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great with Xbox One
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Needed more space for my Xbox One and wanted something small and only powered by usb. This drive was a good price for the size and works great. Haven’t had any problems with it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size
Cons mentioned:
Heat
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Small footprint.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I was and am still a little nervous about this hard drive being powered by usb instead of by ac ( as all my other external hard drives have been ) but all seems to be ok so far. I was surprised by how overall small it is. It is less than half the size of my other WD external hard drive. It does get pretty warm when is working/writing/reading but I assume this is normal since it doesn't have any kind of cooling features. My other WD external hard drive doesn't get warm at all but it is enclosed in the case it came in. The only complaint I have so far is the VERY short usb cord it comes with.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Reliability, Size, Storage capacity
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A solid small drive for media and computer backups
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is a great storage drive for media and backups to your laptop or computer. I would not use this as a game drive, however. Use the WD P10 black series as that is better for using for gaming. Also it's real small and it's a Western Digital. The quality should last a long time. You get what you pay for.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Size, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Portable hard drive
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great price for massive storage hard drive.
Compact size and very easy to use. Just plug it into your computers usb.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Reliability, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Protable
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It's large and is reliable and is very portable to carry.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Price, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Lots of storage for a good price
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Compact, loaded with storage space , easy to use, and priced reasonably. This external hard drive is great for freeing up my computer from large files that can slow it down.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Reliability, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Affordable, adaptable and portable
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Affordable, adaptable and portable. I paid 90$ for this awesome drive. It works on my computer that have different operating systems and it’s just big enough to take everywhere.