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Model:
WDBCTL0040HWT-NESN
SKU:
2832018
Your price for this item is $179.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 1848 reviews

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  • Ease of Use

    Rating 3.5 out of 5 stars

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88%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers find value in the My Cloud 4TB External Hard Drive's ease of use, large storage capacity, and relatively quick setup. Positive feedback also highlights its performance, remote access capabilities, and competitive price. However, some users experienced challenges with the software and interface, suggesting areas for improvement. The instructions could also benefit from greater clarity and detail.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

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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  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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

    The device is simply awesome - works as described, with no trouble

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    External hard drive

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

    This was bought for a friend and was what she needed. Works great!!!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome storage!

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

    Freaking awesome storage and the ability to access multiple ways.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great device

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

    Works as I expected, perfectly. I highly recommend this item.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great cloud storage

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

    Very happy with the performance so far and would highly recommend.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to set up, easy to use

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

    I had no trouble at all in the setup and using it is very simple.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good Deal

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

    Lots of memory for the money and good way to back up MacBook.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to set up.

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

    Worked great and has plenty of capacity. Can access from anywhere.

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

    Great Unit!

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

    After hearing horror stories about the installation of these units I was thrilled when it almost installed itself. One minor glitch which was resolved by their customer service in 2 minutes. I've been using it for a week and it works as advertised.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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

    I love this! Easy setup and I never have to worry about my back ups

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great item

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

    Great item i would recommend to anyone. Met all my expectations.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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

    So far I have good experience with it, easy to install and use.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy use

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

    I love how you can store all our ISO devices and your laptop.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    too complicated

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

    I can't even figure out how to use it. I've been trying for months to set it up, but nothing I do works, I just get error pages. There really should be a way to connect it right to the computer to transfer things.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for the job

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

    The item was perfect for what we needed at a very good price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice Storage

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

    Using this on my MacBook Pro setup to do TimeMachine backups.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Worst product I have ever bought from Best Buy

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

    Initial install was good. After we got all of our personal data backed up we lost power in a storm. The drive would not reconnect. Now here is the real problem. WD has no way to easily get help. Go to their website and see for your self. There is no trouble shooting section. Only how to's and downloads. When you click the contact us by email you get to the register your product page. As if I would contact them without owning the device. And after the registering several layers to get to the actual body of the email with fields that were not pertinent. Try the phone number method. Again layers to get to a number. Then after listening to several menus still nothing for tech support. Every other major manufacturer I have ever dealt with has a direct tech support number. WD went out of their way to avoid contact. So with a hard drive full of personal info and no way to access it I had to destroy the drive. Not going to return a drive with my info on it. Go browse the WD website and look for a direct number or email. Then choose another product

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great cloud drive

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

    The Ny Clod drive works great for a small business that uses it.

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

    Works Easy Setup

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

    It is little bit more involved to get to the drive on the home network I thought it was going to be. I was hoping to be more like an external drive for all to use that we could access on the road.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great for my small bussiness

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

    just what i needed for all my storage needs and then more.

    I would recommend this to a friend