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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 4 out of 5 stars

    Portable hard drive

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

    Adequate and portable and this is small enough to carry around. The amount of memory is plenty

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid and dependable

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

    Have only had for 3 weeks, but operates perfectly at this point.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Cheap Excellence

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

    I have an older system in which my 3200 rpm sata drive crashed. The new WD drive was twice as fast with 35% more storage. It was simple to install and reload my data and has functioned very well since I installed it in late April.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Ease of use

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

    This is my second WD Elements external hard drive. I like that they are so simple to use with Windows Backup, and don't contain any additional software to get in the way. Just plug it in and let Windows do the rest. Great product!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for ps4

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

    I ordered this drive when it was on sale for 45 bucks in preparation for the PS4 4.5 system software update. It works great, and is very easy to set up on PS4. All of the games that I loved but had to delete are now back on my PS4.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great external hard drive

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

    Bought this external hard drive for my ps4. No issues so far!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very useful- and very glad i bought this.

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

    This is remarkably compact and useful as en external drive. I am using this on a desktop computer rather than a laptop but I intend it to be a transfer device to move data between computers.. So far it has been working out well.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great

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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.

    Great for storage of music and photos. Easy usage. Just plug and play

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lives up to expectations

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

    I bought this portable hard drive based on reviews highlighting its long-term reliability. So far, it's doing a great job and transfers data quickly over a USB 3.0 port. Time will tell on its reliability, but so far, so good!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Mac backup

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

    Have only had it for a month now but, thus far has performed flawlessly. Capacity is perfect for my intended purpose. Formatting was simple. Portability was a significant consideration and this fills that requirement well.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice and Compact

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

    Needed some extra space for my PS4 and seen this at the perfect price. Happy when I received it and saw how compact it was. Have an external for my Xbox and it is pretty big with its own power source so this was amazing.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good quality device

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

    Happy with purchase of device. Good quality. Works well.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for backing up PS4

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

    Got this to back up my original fat PS4 when I decided to upgrade the HDD, worked perfectly. The HDD in my Ps4 failed and I still had my backup on this. Saved me from redownloading all my games!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Expanded our XBOX ONE

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

    I used this to gain more memory for the XBOX ONE and it works great. Loads and saves data quickly. No errors and no issues. Prevents the need to delete games to make room for new ones...highly recommend this drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My opinion of WD - Elements 1TB External USB 3.0 P

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

    Purchasing, shipping, and delivery flawless. Had to reformat to work on a Mac ... but I think I new that. No problems reformatting. External drive to backup pictures, photo's, and movies. Small and compact.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This portable 1TB hard drive is a solid product.

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

    I bought two of these as I have always had good luck with WD products. One was for me and one was for my daughter. Both drives work well. They are fast and easy to use. They seem to stand up well to movement.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Portable Hard Drives for Backups

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

    This is a great, simple to use portable hard drive. Excellent for moving files in between PCs, performing backups or transferring files to different locations. Great value for the the uses I explained above.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wonderful buy

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

    This item was so easy to use. Just plug and play for usage with both my laptop and my tower pc. I was able to transfer years of photos and videos to free up space on my computers. Absolutely worth every penny!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Little Drive

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

    I was looking at getting a flashdrive, but to get decent speeds, I'd have to spend over $50. This drive came on sale for just $40 and I had to snag it. It's very small, looks well made, and transfers quickly.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use, and a great value

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

    This product is easy to use and a great value. I would recommend it to anyone looking for additional storage. It is much smaller and lighter in weight than my older WD storage device....extremely portable.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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