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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 465 reviews

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Customers enjoy the ample storage space and ease of use of the My Book 5TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive. The drive's reliability and price point are also frequently praised, along with its fast USB 3.0 transfer speeds and quiet operation. While some users found the included software less intuitive, the positive feedback on other features outweighs this concern.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fast and Spacious

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

    I use this for my Xbox. Install and play from it directly. Pretty fast and ym5 TB is plenty of space. Only reason I removed a star is because sometimes it isn't recognized by Xbox. Happened only twice. But a restart fixed it.

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

    Reliable HUGE drive

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

    Hard to believe you can get a drive this big for the price. I haven't had any issues with it and filled it completely. Write and read times were just fine. I can happily recommend this drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Hard Drives

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

    I'll never buy a hard drive made by anyone other than Western Digital. Phenomenal quality and performance.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    works like a charm

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

    Used to back up my information before upgrading to new Win10. I had no problems getting my files back on my computer after the clean install. Tons of space and the price was right.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Hard Drive

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

    I bought this to use for Xbox One storage. It works great. Formatting took 30 seconds. This thing can hold a TON of games. It also makes load and install times a lot quicker.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Breeze to install.

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

    Just hooked it right into my xbox1 and ready to go. Now I don't have to delete items that I previously downloaded and can expand my library. 20 off over Christmas too. :)

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great extra for Xbox One

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

    Bought two of these to add space to my xbox one and my son's Xbox one. Installed great and I see no difference in load time between this and the internal hard drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great debice

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

    Bought this for my Xbone because of course 500gb is not enough for the amount of games I own or want to buy. Easy set up, easy transfer. I recommend this to anyone.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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

    Everything works as advertised. It's great to have wireless storage of such size and not have to connect it to my laptop every time I need to dump photos and video.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works as Described

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

    I bought this to hookup to my raspberry pi 2 (which I use as a simple NAS device). I had no issues connecting to it or seeing the entire storage. The transfer rate is not as described, but that's a shortcoming the raspberry architecture, not this drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great backup drive

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

    I bought this because my internal backup was full. There is plenty of space and it should be enough for years to come.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good hard drive for gamers

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

    This hard drive is not too bulky and has a lot of memory which is handy for PC gamers and console gamers alike but could be useful even in a business environment.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great external HDD

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

    Purchased this external HDD to backup my desktop PC. Works great out of the box, no issues. Can also use it with my PS4 and other gaming systems. Very satisfied.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value

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

    This great device is on my xbox one and works great. Must have for any xbox owner looking to expand their storage.

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

    Amazing hard drive

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

    This is the perfect size for what my dad and his needs. He uses it for his music, tv shows, and work backups. He's got so many of each. It's be so helpful!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great price to storage ratio

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

    I used this for my Xbox one, works great and was instantly recognized. Worth the price for Xbox one owners, and it looks pretty good sitting out as well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Promising Product

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

    This is my third external hard drive because I filled up the first two with songs, documents, letters, etc. I needed more storage room The salesperson told me that this product would meet my needs. I haven't had it long but so far so good.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome storage external hard drive!

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

    Looking for extra storage? Than the WD my book 5tb storage hard drive is what you're looking for. Keep in mind this is not wireless nor has my cloud. :)

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    5TB Woo Hoo

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

    Lots of storage room for the price. I bought this to expand my xbox1 storage and so far it's working great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Recommend!

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

    This is my second Western Digital external harddrive. Both work amazingly fine! Long life, easy to use, and very good pricing! Highly recommend them.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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