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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, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great price for a great product

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

    I couldnt believe this was a 5TB and it was this small. Very easy to use. And the price was unbelievable.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Value

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

    Easy to set up, stores a bunch, and very sturdy wire for moving around. Great quality for the price

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Price for the Value!

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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 5TB portable hard drive was too good of a deal to pass up! It holds so much information for a very small piece of hardware. Also, it's very easy to move from computer to computer and fits neatly under the monitor so it's out of the way. This drive is just what I needed for my office to store a plethora of photos that were stored on different computers. Now, they're all in organized in one place.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Buy for Premium Storage

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

    To get 5TB of external storage at this price point, only at Best Buy, is a fantastic value. The storage unit itself is great. It literally comes out of the box and is ready for your use. Easy peasy! Western Digital has had their name in the memory game for quite some time now and have a reputable brand and name. I have mine for expandable storage on my Xbox Series X and it has performed flawlessly. You will not regret this purchase!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very Pleased

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

    I have recently gotten into crafting with a Cricut machine, which means I have accumulated thousands and thousands of images. I have never owned an external hard drive before, so I wasn't sure what to look for. We found the Easystore 5tb on sale and one of store representatives stated it was a good brand, so figured I'd try it. It came with the USB cord, plugged it straight into my desktop and started moving my images over to it. Extremely easy!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price
    Cons mentioned:
    Heat, Noise

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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

    I use it alot doesn’t overheat or make noise and for the price it’s good

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for extra PS4 storage!

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

    I am using this drive as extra PS4 game storage, and its working flawlessly so far. It is a fantastic value.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Value for the Capacity

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

    Good value for the capacity....was really hoping for a faster SSD...but this price was a better fir for my back-up needs.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent 5TB 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.

    This portable 5TB hard drive works perfectly. Storage is plenty for most users. I use mine to back up my laptop every three months. it's a perfect size; easy to put in the computer case & take anywhere. I like that it's compatible with the 3.0 USB port. I rated the value good just because prices can always be less. You won't go wrong with this purchase because you can feel confident your information is safe, secure & properly backed up.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Large storage, good value

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

    5 TB of storage, works to store PS4 games on my PS5. Easy to use and a good price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    EasyStore easy to use.

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

    I got the WD Easystore 5 TB as a back up for my Local NAS system. I had a older 1 TB that I had used for about 5 years and I didn't want to loss any data. I was surprised for the price I was getting 5TB for that amount. As the products states in the name EasyStore I was able to plug the drive into my computer and move the data that I needed over to it and continue to use it as a backup drive for my Local NAS.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WD Easystore 5TB external Hard Drive in black

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The WD easystore external USB hard drive is really small, it's easy to put it anywhere on my desk, even on the top of my computer. It's a perfect amount for storing all of my digital photos and scrapbooking elements. It is a bit slower to retrieve or store than what's in my computer, obviously, but it is a backup for me, and a great price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Hard drive

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works as intended. Good product especially for the price. Only downside is how quickly they can corrupt. Ive bought 3 seperate hard drives at this point and have had some issues with 2. One completely stopped working, the other has deleted some files, but this one works perfectly.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect external drive

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

    Compact, light and easy to set up. Works great for extra storage.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The standard for home storage/backup

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

    It's amazing to see storage commoditized like this -- what would have been ridiculously expensive a few years ago, or just a dream a few years before that, is now the norm. Here WD delivers the standard for home storage. If you need to quickly and easily back up 50 4K movies, all your pictures and documents, or whatever, this is the way to go. Simple, fast, reliable, and affordable.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Video DJ

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It has work very well for my needs. I’m a dj and needed tons of space to save my music videos for when I do video djing. I have saved my entire library and have room for more. It works very well with my MacBook Air as long as I pre scan the files. The occasional non pre scanned slows my preview screen but doesn’t stop the software from working.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Big on space, small on old tech

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great little external harddrive. Works as designed. Stores plenty of things without much concern. Con: 1. This is no SSD. Speed is a factor, however, the price for the device is 1tb vs 5tb in price difference. 2. Moving parts, so concerns of bumping or dropping from accidents. Which will cause data lost. 3. Seems to take a 10 sec boot up and constantly goes to sleep if not used when connected.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Improving Computer Performance!

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have moved video, audio and other large files off my computer so I can optimize the performance of my computer. Of course, I still have access to all my data. This portable hard drive is easy to use as it connects directly into one of my computer's USB ports. I prefer this direct connection rather than using a blue tooth external hard drive because of security issues.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use, works as advertised

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

    Really cool HDD easy to carry with plenty of storage at a reasonable price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WB 5 TB 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 value for a very well built portable external hard drive. Tons of storage on a very compact drive. A bit slow but then it isn’t a solid state drive. All-in-all, very happy with the product.

    I would recommend this to a friend