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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 1 out of 5 stars

    Horrible

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

    Only worked for a couple of months now my two desktop mac and Microsoft along with a Microsoft laptop will not read it took it to get it checked and they said it would be $ 200 so much for hav your work backed up to this

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    returned it

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

    had to return - too difficult to integrate with MacBook Pro.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Missing Passport hard drive in bag

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

    Hi, I returned home an hour ago after purchasing A new HP laptop, MSFT 365 and a WD 1TB MY PASSPORT Hard drive, only to discover that the hard drive was not in the large bag the store clerk gave me. I have been unable to reach the store (It is an hour away). What do I do?

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Worse buy ever

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

    This was not a good buy for me, turned out to not work for me at all. Im actually returning it. The sales associate who said its what I need have knowledge to what I really needed.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Hard drive

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

    Really difficult to use. I had to return unable to use.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Worst External 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.

    I will not purchase this product again. The drive failed and I've lost all of my important client data on it. Keep giving error message device is not avilable

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Not worth the money

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

    This only worked for a few weeks. It has been a great disappointment. WD walked me through reformatting it, but it only lasted a few weeks again.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Horrible 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.

    I lost all of my media and files. This hard drive has not been good from the start. I have been doing everything right and it’s been nothing but trouble. I wish I never bought it and backed my media and files on it. I’m so upset right now. Do not buy.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Backup

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

    Not sure how to use it and it wasn't explained how to use it when I picked up my laptop from Geek Squad. I will not recommend Geek Squad in the future. I cannot respond to below questions as I don't know how to use product.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Great till it had a fatal error

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

    The device worked great until it had a fatal error. It happened randomly during a game. It was in a well ventilated spot so it couldn't over heat and the cable was never touched. It had great response time but died rather quickly for how much it is.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Horrible

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

    Last 2 years then stopped connecting to my Mac book. Tried taking to geek squad and it’s the passport and not my Mac book. Essentially need to get a new one. So frustrating.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Died after 3 months

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

    I thought it was decent, but died after 3 months of use. Still looks like its on and i can feel it working, but it's not recognized by any computer. And is not returnable. Complete waste of money, do not purchase.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Just Have it Shipped

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

    The quality, value, and ease of use doesn't matter when the overall experience with Best Buy employees is so poor. Short-staffed doesn't have to equal rude and ambivalent.

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

    WOULD NOT RECOMMEND FOR MAC

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

    i'm not very happy with this product. purchased it for my girlfriend for her macbook. even though it said it would work. i had to go around the world to have it even read on the mac. i would not recommend for mac users.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    2 Tech's weren't able to back up my files on devis

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

    I had 2 different technicians (including 1 from Geek Squad claim the backed up my files on this devise but the information from my computer is not on this devise

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    No good

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

    This portable hard drive is not good at all. I been hearing a lot of complaints about this brand lately but I made the mistake of not listening to them. When I try to use it the very first time it died on my.

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

    junk

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

    this is the biggest piece of junk on the planet. There is nothing i could do to get this to work on windows 10 or windows 7. i tried everything i could. stay away from this drive

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Western digital hard drive failure

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

    It failed on the formatting stage during the plug in process then proceeded to have a clicking noise

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    could not get software to launch after installed

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

    I installed it several times (to replace a 2-year old one which I could not launch) and could not launch this one either. Attempts to contact WD got no response. Replaced this one with a Seagate.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    PASSPORTBACKUP

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

    Thought I downloaded all my files from my old computer which took a long time. But plugging into my new Dell computer, I cannot locate files or photos anywhere that I can see.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend