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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 1279 reviews

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers express satisfaction with the My Book 3TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive's ample storage capacity, ease of use, and reliable performance. Many appreciate its fast USB 3.0 transfer speeds and the affordable price point. While some users found the included software less intuitive, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive due to the drive's simple setup and quiet operation. A few users noted the drive can get warm during use.

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The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gave me the space for all my media

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

    Replaced my desktop tower with a laptop, so I needed to add disk space. This drive is working out great so far!

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

    Great value

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

    Great price for a 1TB capacity hard disk. Works perfect with no problem installing. Even has a password program.

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

    Good deal

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

    It is a cheap hard drive for the price. I used it to backup my music files. No problems to report. Quick transfer via USB.

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

    Gift for husband

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

    Perfect gift for anyone...nice to have back up.My husband enjoys this. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a backup

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

    WD - My Book 3TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive

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

    Excellent product...trusted brand. If important files are sacred to you...you purchase this!

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

    Does What It Is Supposed To Do.

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    Does its job well and it does its job fast. I used it to make a back up of a back up for off site storage.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for tons of memory

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    It is awesome for what I use it for. Storing all my movies and TV shows on it for my smart tv. The only thing that would make it better is if it didn't need a power supply.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • 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.

    I wanted an external drive on which I could back up my laptop and that's exactly what I got. Good enough...

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

    Great Backup Hard Drive

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

    This is a great Backup Hard Drive for the money. Never had any issues with Western Digital.

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

    Great product

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

    Got this to work with my game systems and store movies and music, plenty of space for all and plenty of compatability

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

    Gives me plenty of storage for my XBOX

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

    I needed this product for extra space for Xbox games. It gives me the space I need at an affordable price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great price

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

    Got this hard drive for a windows pc. Just formatted it for Windows it was ten dollars cheaper just cause it said Mac on it. Drive is a drive. Worked fine

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

    Great hard drive for the money

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

    I bought the western digital hard drive as I have always had luck with their product lines. The make good hard drives.

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

    Grate for the xbox one

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

    Works mint for the xbox one to expand your hdd space and dowoad more games

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

    Works great

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

    Works great connected to my home router to share music, pictures, etc with my smart TVs, SONOS, etc.

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

    Very Good

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

    Very good and reliable external hard drive. I use it for my Xbox One and it gets the job done well!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    great drive to back up files, movies and music

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

    I purchased this to back up movies and music. I called the manufacturer and they told me it will also back up my entire computer and it works very well!

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

    Reliable brand

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

    Had this hard drive for a while now. Have not had any problem of storing and retrieving data.

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

    Works good

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

    I'm storing graphic design files on this drive, using drop box. It works great, even at 5400 rpm

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    So far so good.

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

    I forgot my password and it made me erase everything on the drive before I could use it again. Stupid!! Otherwise, it work very well but never forget your password!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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