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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 667 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 4.9 out of 5 stars

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98%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers often highlight the ease of use and ample storage capacity of the Elements 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive. Its reliability and compact size are also frequently praised, along with its affordability. Positive feedback consistently points to the drive's seamless setup and fast transfer speeds via the USB 3.0 connection.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product for price

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

    I bought this hard drive for an extra backup. It works well. Just plug it in and the computer recognizes it. I have my own backup script so I don't know about the backup software that come with it. I have always been happy with Western Digital Hard Drives.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little backup drive

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

    For this price this is a great backup drive. Low price, simple to use and does exactly what I wanted. Now I can backup my data files and know it is quickly accessible if I need it. Not terribly fast but that is not very important for backing up.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great device

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

    I had to back up my old files from my desktop before switching to a laptop and this external drive worked great. It is very easy to use and small so it does not take up too much space. Very happy with purchase.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product at great price

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

    Works like it should and was a great price for My Best Buy program members.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy use

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

    I purchased two of these1T external drives wondering if they had enough memory. After coping 6,000 plus scans of photo's, negatives, and documents I had only used a small amount of their capacity. The drives were easy to set up and use.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    PERFECT

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

    WORKS GREAT WITH MY XBOX ONE. GREAT FOR EXTRA MEMORY AT HALF THE COST

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as advertised

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

    Came quickly and worked exactly as specified. Have had no problems

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small and reliable

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

    Haven’t had any issues with the drive. It’s compact and reliable

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect HDD

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

    Perfect HDD and great price too, exactly what I needed to find!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great hard drive for the price

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

    This is a very fast, simple to use portable hard drive. The USB 3 makes transferring data very fast. I was able to backup all my data in no time at all. It's also very compact and fits in my laptop sleeve. Great item for the price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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

    Great Price, quick Shipping, Solid product. works as expected

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great purchase

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

    bought this for additional backup of my computer. great buy!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth the price

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

    Awesome external hard drive, Best price have no issues

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Dependable storage with plenty of space!

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

    I learned a long time ago how important it is to back up important data. 1TB is more than enough space for my needs. I love Western Digital drives. I have always found them to be reliable and this one is no exception.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great.

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'm glad I purchased WD Elements 1TB External usb 3.0 portable hard drive. Needed more storage for photos and videos. Easy to used. It's small and easy to carry.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WD - Elements 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard D

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

    Great price with a small and compact footprint. Makes a great backup drive. Had to be reformatted for use with Mac.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great

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

    I have two computers in different parts of the house. I have all my files stored on an external hard drive next to my main desk top computer. I wanted the same setup with my downstairs laptop. I copied the upstairs external drive to the small WD 1 TB USB 3 unit and it works fine whenever I want to look up something from the past with my laptop. I wouldn't be able to store all that information on the laptop's rather low capacity hard drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Buy

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

    I got this on sale just to keep some extra files from slowing down my computer and to use partially as a backup. It is super compact, carries a great amount of storage, and came at a great price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy Store Indeed

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

    Plug and play to windows PCs. Plain Jane storage that I needed and it was on a daily deal sale at a great price for 1TB! No issues experienced.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great back up hard drive

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

    My second one of these. Back up pictures and important information from computer. Feel better if having extra copy plus can take with you to view at different location. Quiet and easy to use

    I would recommend this to a friend
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