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  • The text on the image reads "2.95" WD 4.22" Slim design Fits in the palm of your hand."
  • The text on the image reads: "Backup Software included. Can be set to run automatically to your schedule. 1 Download and installation required. Terms and conditions apply. User account registration may be required."
  • Password protection 256-bit AES hardware encryption.
  • SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 (5Gbps) USB 2.0 compatible - - - WD
  • The text on the image reads: "3-year limited warranty for peace of mind."
  • MyPassport External Hard Drive - Product Overview video 0 minutes 49 seconds

WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

Model:
WDBYVG0010BBK-WESN
SKU:
11013401
$158.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 2656 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

95%
would recommend
to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers consistently note the product's excellent storage capacity, ease of use, and strong overall performance. Many also appreciate its convenient size, impressive speed, competitive price, and good USB functionality and compatibility. A small number of customers, however, have raised minor concerns regarding the clarity of instructions and certain software aspects.

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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  • Decent storage device

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent storage with decent speed. Definitely good for a laptops or dell computers

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Small and lightweight

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

    Quick transfer speeds. Small, lightweight and works perfectly for time machine backups.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • New external drive.

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

    Nice, compact external drive. Used to rescue prior external drive. Works great!

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Drive

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

    Works as advertised. No real issues to discuss....

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • life savor

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

    I am so thankful to Jesus that i did not lose any of my stuff thanks to the techs that helped me and helped me out iam so blessed thank you Jesus and my tech support group

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Perfect

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

    Excellent, perfect item. Works great and worth every penny.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • PORTABLE HARD DRIVE

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    DOES THE TRICK FOR COPYING HARD DRIVE DURING REPAIR OF A LAPTOP.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Compact little buddy

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great buy and I like it. I kept all my pictures and files and videos into it.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Good product

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

    Very easy to use. Does everything you need it to do.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Easy

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

    Works as described. Was able to plug directly in to my Xbox.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works well with the new system.

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

    The unit is compact and fits well with the space available. All seams to be working well.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Powerful

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

    I have over 6K photos. It held them all. Pleasantly surprised.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • External Hard Drive

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

    A great product to back up all your files and data on to free up memory on your hard drive on your laptop. It also protects your files that are sensitive to be downloaded and saved to prevent hackers to get.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • External Hard Drive

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

    Exceeded Expectations. Needed external hard drive to save data from an older computer & did the job flawlessly.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Decent price

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

    Nothing fancy, good product for price listed. Should last for grad school.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great Hard Drive

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

    Bought this because of the hardware encryption and price. Nice drive, but feels a bit cheap.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Check it out

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

    Does it’s job. Good price. I’m happy. Recommend if you need it.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • compact and easy to carry

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

    compact and easy to carry . fast delivery of the product by Bestbuy

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Best external HDD

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

    I highly recommend this model for external storage for anyone who needs their data encrypted. I bought this for a client who has financial information and using the encryption utility was effortless. The USB 3.0 interface was so fast. Backups occurred quickly.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • My Passport External Hard Drive

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

    Grateful for Geek Squad assistance to obtain copy of content of computer that is no linger functional.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
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