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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 11971 reviews

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

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Customers consistently note the Easystore 5TB External Hard Drive's large storage capacity and ease of use. Many appreciate its reliability, reasonable price, and convenient size. Some customers have reported issues with the software, noise, and heat.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Price, Storage capacity

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works well.

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Lots of storage, fair price. Cheaper and more secure than the cloud. Portable too.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Size, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WD 5tb USB Hard Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very compact and easy to use. Plenty of memory. I used to back up all our computers. WAs on sale and got at a great price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Storage to the Max!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very reliable and never any issues. As a tech I use a lot storage drives and I’ve never an issue with this brand.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Price, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great storage with huge capacity. Easy to use and great value. I can now safely backup my items without any worries.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It's a good deal

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have been using for years. Easy to use. Easy to store.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Price, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very good!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent storage. Easy to set up . Very good price!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WD High Performance and Big Storage

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My 4TB WD Dive started taking longer to respond as it was more than 90% full. This simple upgrade to the 5TB drive cleared the issue. I have used WD external drives for more than 10 years and have enjoyed very high performance. I highly recommend this drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Incredible storage capacity

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazed at the storage. I moved over 100,000 photos and documents to the Easystore 5TB and found that I had 4TB storage still unused!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Size, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WD Easystore 5TB External USB 3.0

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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 my 2nd one these purchased. Very handy - small, transportable and fast! A lot of storage in the palm of your hand.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does EXACTLY what it says on the tin

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    When was the last time you found out if your backup system actually worked? Well, I did. Twice. Two different machines, a month apart. Worked FLAWLESSLY. We got everything back. No problems. No issues. Get this. Sets up in five minutes, works without any struggles or worries. Tech support awesome.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does what’s it’s supposed to do

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to use and does the trick. Plus it has enough storage. I have a Mac so I had to reformat it as I wanted to use Time Machine - but that’s not an issue for me. And I partitioned the drive so I could back up files and switch between a PC and a Mac - and then have the other partition for Time Machine. But if you want it ready to go, then you may want to get something that is already formatted for the MAC. I’ve not had it that long to know how long it will last but - So far so good.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Size, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Handy and efficient.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Small and compact. Easy to install. Space saver. Handy if I need to take on a trip.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Reliability, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great External Hard Drive!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love this one, I have a lot of space now to save my important files and documents. I am satisfied with the price and quality.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Price, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great external hard drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great portable drive. 5 Terabyte will last me for a long time. Price was great since I got it on sale.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WD Easystore 5tb:Quality value external hard drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This 5tb WD Easystore external hard drive was great value based on price and company reputation. Im also a fan of Seagate hard drives but the metal on Seagate's gets very cold and I ignotlrantly question longterm external hard drive health bc of that. My PC once stopped recognizing a WD hard drive but when after copying to another WD. I always recommend backing inportant data with 2 external hard drives but have had good results with WD and Seagate. Store pickup was smooth. Thanks

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability, Size, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small, compact with a large storage capacity.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent, performing flawlessly thus far. Small, compact with a large storage capacity.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent for clones and/or General Backup

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent for clones and/or General Backup. The WD drives I have purchased have been reliable for making clones of computer system and also for general backups. Reasonably fast on modern computers with USB 3.0 ports. Obviously if used with a USB 2.0 port is slower. But really, the price is right for 5TB drives currently. Every now and then some 10TB drives are on special sale but the 4-5TB drives are at the optimal price point in summer 2020. Note: SSD's can be faster but cost a lot more.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability, Size, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small Compact HD with good performance.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great price for a such compact 5TB hard drive. Got it during thanksgiving. Super happy with the performance till now.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great External Hard Drive!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased this external drive to replace an old Seagate drive that had crapped out. I'm using it to back up my laptop. So far, so good. Installation was smooth; backup software works well. Drive feels solid and well made, but is still extremely portable. My old brain is still trying to wrap itself around the fact that something so small can hold 5 TB of data. Anyway, I have always found WD to be a quality, reliable brand, and so far, this one is no different.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Reliability, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WD External Hard Drives

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a good quality budget external hard drive. I have 3 other WD hard drives and have never had any problems or failures from any of them. I use 2 of them for PS4 storage and the other for desktop PC backup.I think you get a lot of storage for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend