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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 8921 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

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97%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers admire the My Passport 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive for its large storage capacity, ease of use, and reliable performance. Many appreciate its convenient size and the value for its price, finding it easy to use with various computers. While some did not utilize the included software, positive feedback overwhelmingly focuses on the drive's ability to prevent data loss and its overall user-friendliness.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WD My Passport external HD

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

    Purchased this to replace a really old Maxtor external hard drive. This was easy to set up and transferring folders was quick.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quick backup

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

    This is an easy way to back up your own computer at home. No worries about forgetting a password for someplace in the cloud.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice harddrive

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

    I bought this hard drive for my daughter computer for more storage which turns out to be what she really needed. All around great harddrive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WD passport 1TB external drive

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

    Used this to backup the laptop and it was easy, just plugged in the drive and told the backup software what drive to use and off and running.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing drive

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

    So great for additional storage instead of bloating up the computer. We really like this product and apparently the brand goes a long way.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    All the memory I need

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

    Now I can stored all my important files and free up the memory on my laptop glad this was recommended by my sales person!!!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    PS4 extended storage

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

    A quick and easy format opens up 1 TB of external storage. Can be used for backup, games, movies, images, video clips, etc.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Inexpensive Storage for Surface Pro

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

    I needed a place to store backups, music, and game files for my Surface Pro 4 since storage was so limited on it and the WD My Passport fit the bill. It won't win any speed races, but it isn't the slowest either. For the price, it's a great value!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best solution for back up

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

    Best solution for back up for his price . Extremely responsive moving Data at 87 mb per second

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    1TB for $49

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

    My laptop has a SSD of 256G and filled up rather fast. So I need extra storage. This WD extrnel HD fixed the problem for $49.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very easy to install and use

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

    I purchased this as a computer back-up for pictures and digital documents. It was easy to install and easy to use.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy, easy, easy

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

    I am not very technically literate, so I am happy any time I get something this easy to operate. A simple download, and I was ready to go.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great 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.

    Perfect inexpensive hard drive for my needs. Easy to use software to schedule a weekly back up for my home desktop.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does everything expected

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

    Bought this for my mother who writes a lot of poetry and songs and at 78 years old had a easy time figuring out how to use the hard drive

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

    Great drive

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

    I have a second one of these for backup but bought this one to store pictures on to free up space on our computer. Works flawlessly.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect!

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

    I have bought one of these for my Wii U my PS4 and my Xbox 1. They are fantastic. Couldn't recommend it more. Also not a bad price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Another win for WD

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

    Got a great deal on this 1 TB portable drive from Western Digital. So far I haven’t had any problems with it, the drive works great!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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

    Been using this to store my school papers. So far it’s been working fine. It has 1tb which is more than what I need.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good Hard drive

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

    This is a good hard drive. It's easy to use. I didn't have any problems plugging it in and getting my huge picture file saved.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great - easy to use external hard drive

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

    Needed to buy this to copy my old hard drive on when it failed. Recommended by geek squad and was easy to learn to use

    I would recommend this to a friend