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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 2656 reviews

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95%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are delighted by the product's ease of use, ample storage, and strong overall performance. They also appreciate its convenient size, impressive speed, and competitive price. The only notable concern raised by a small number of users is regarding the clarity of the instructions.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great game asExpected

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

    Setup Easy . Game was great as expected . Good for teen or adult

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

    Excellent

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best purchase so far on keeping my docs private and personal

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

    Security software on computre blocked the access

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The drive seemed fine, but security software on my old computer blocked access, so I returned the drive.

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

    Very good.

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    One year and no problem I recommended this item its very good.

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

    WD Passport

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is exactly what I needed to transfer large files.

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

    It doesn’t always work.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s pretty much a shot in the dark whether this device works any given time that I connect it to my PC. Sometimes the WD Discovery client says that it is not plugged in when it actually is, but when I try to eject the hard drive, my computer gives me a message saying that the hard drive is being used by a program. Other times the hard drive fails to complete scheduled backups. Sometimes my computer gives me a “write processing error” message that won’t go away no matter how many times I click “OK” or the close button, even after I disconnect the hard drive. One more thing I should note for anyone buying an external hard drive for their PC for the first time: you might not need as much space for your backup device as there is on your computer’s hard drive. Even if you have a full backup of your PC, you’ll probably need the Windows installation disks for your computer to function after restoring from the backup. By default, this device only backs up the folder “C:/Users/[primary user’s name],” although the user can change which files and folders get backed up. I kept this default because I don’t share my computer with anyone else, so I have much more space on my backup device than needed for any given backup.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Solid Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Convenient. Works great. Wish I had gotten a higher capacity one and gotten more bang for my buck.

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

    Gets the job done.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this for my boyfriend. Does what it’s supposed to do no complaints:)

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

    Reliable, high quality, fair price.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The WD portable USB drive is easily encryptable at a fair price.

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

    Very handy.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Needed it for my ps4 as I was running out of space. Does the job!

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

    Great hard drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Gets the job done. Great value! Nothing to complain about.

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

    HARD drive baby!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product and had great customer service... very happy!

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

    get one

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    just what we needed to back up our photos, mac compatible

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

    happy

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    i gave this to my grandson as a gift, love him. ok stop makimg me mad

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

    Works well and great value.

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great for backup of computer hard drive and photos.

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

    Hard Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Just what I needed to download the files from my laptop.

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

    External Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was good to get my files backed up for future reference.

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

    Great product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Professional helpful sales personnel . Explained the product and setup

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

    Hard Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product was used to back up my data on my computer.

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

    This was a Geek Squad purchase

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

    Done over the phone, with help from outside. I didn't have to visit the store, the Geeks re-installed software for me and it went very well.

    I would recommend this to a friend