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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 104 reviews

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Customers are pleased with the Elements Portable 3TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive's large storage capacity, ease of use, and reliability. Many appreciate its compact size and the convenience of the USB connection. The drive's affordability is also frequently praised. While some users found the backup software less intuitive than expected, overall positive feedback dominates.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wonderful item!

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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.

    I got this for a great price and you always need these to store old photos and videos on! If you can find one that’s got a lot of memory at a great price, get it!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Performs as advertised

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

    I backed up lots of data--including precious photos. Easy to set up. Easy to use. Provides peace of mind that important stuff is backed up.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good

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

    Stores a lot of info. But don't pull it out of the computer, instead of ejecting it first. It will corrupt the info. I found this out. Liked the color.

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

    Does what it's supposed to do.

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

    Easy to set up. Easy to use. Hard drive was smaller than I expected--nice surprise. I backed up music, photos, and all kinds of stuff I've accumulated. It does what it's supposed to.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Useful HD

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

    The WD - Elements Portable 3TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive is very useful, It allows me to back up my computer quickly.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good drive

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

    I have always bought western digital hard drives and never had any issues, which is why I keep buying them. I do back everything up though on a second drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The prices get better and better

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

    The prices get better and better and the speed and capacity of these portable hard drives keeps growing. Very handy for backup, photo storage and the like.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    always a great buy

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

    cant go wrong with the sale price, and of course WD

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for Xbox One

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

    Needed more storage for the Xbox One. Plugged it in, the system formatted it and its been plenty fast and great for storage.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great backup portable drive

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

    I have been using Western Digital portable drives to backup my files for years and have been very happy with them.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent external for Xbox One

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

    Bought to increase my storage for my Xbox one and it works great. Just plug in out of the box and it is ready to go.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect

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

    I'm using it with a linksys router for networked storage. It's been perfect unlike another brand hard drive that I had.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great HD with a small foot print

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

    This is perfect for my laptop work. While I use large photo files for work, I can store all on this little giant

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    awesome backup hard drive

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

    This is the perfect complement to your desktop or laptop computer if needing to store music and/or movies.

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

    Good hard drive - gets the job done

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

    My hobby is photography so I have a ton of photos; way more than I can fit on the partly SSDs of most modern Macbooks. At 3TB, this hard drive let's me take everything with me when I travel. Transfer speeds seem good, too.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love having an external drive

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

    Love having an external drive to keep my pictures and backups on. Have everything I need on it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for mac and windows

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

    Great for the price. I got myself one last year and buying it as gifts for others now

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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

    This is the my second hard drive from WD. It is pretty fast to copy files and easy to carry.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid quality

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

    Great price for a 3TB portable drive from a proven company. Happy to get such a deal.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great HDD

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

    Bought this as an external HDD for my Xbox One and it works great.

    I would recommend this to a friend