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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 5059 reviews

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  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not so good for videos

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for docs but not so good for videos and pics

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

    WD Passport Hard drive VERY NOISY

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

    When I talked to a BestBuy sales person, they said this device it was an SSD hard drive that will be fast and silent. The 1st one was defective and exchanged it for a different one and the 2nd device well it's incredibly noisy when it's being used.

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

    Its ok...but xo not want to reccomend

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    About 60 days working well, between there has few errors but it was ok....later on....unable to read and load files...I haven't dropped it ever...there has keep error message can not loading it...or literally freeze...I tried to go to drive manage and revolume and format...you know frustrated part is it cannot quick format...just throw away.

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

    Out of luck

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

    The external back-up drive never worked. I tried several times to connect it to my laptop. I thought I must be doing something wrong. When I brought it back to the Geek Squad at Best Buy, I was told the unit was ineffective (didn’t work), and that it was past time for Best Buy to replace it with one that works. Tough beans. An unhappy experience.

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

    Junk

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

    I would’ve given this zero stars if I could. The hard drive died on me two days after I bought it. I returned the Best Buy for a refund.

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

    TRASH. Like, DONT EVEN RECYCLE!

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    TRASHHH!! The struggle you have to go through with this Hd is unreal. I am a digital nerd, I have to repair this thing too many times. Continues to unmount from my mac or windows systems, swapped cords; not the cords. One time, I lost all files on it. Throwing this in the trash!

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

    I do not recommend second failed WD drive.

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

    This is my second drive back to back I've purchased and failed, these Passport drives are awful and I do not recommend unless you want to give free money. Second WD drive to fail within months of purchase. These drives are horrible

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

    Another Failed Drive in less than 1 hour of use

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

    This drive started making a 'click' sound when I was copying over some files. My transfer failed and so did the drive. I usually only buy Samsung SSDs since I had such poor luck with WD for years in my laptops and video backup drives. Thought I would give them another chance Looks like nothing has changed

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

    Very frustrating

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

    This item did not come with an instructions on how to use. Very frustrating.

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

    WD MY PASPORT

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

    I purchased this from Best Buy and have tried many times to install product and to no avail. On 10/30/2020, Geek Squad attempted to install three different times on this date and were not successful saying it is defected. I am very sorry that I spent money on this product and it is not performing as should be.

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

    Bad product

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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.

    I had bought 2 they both broke withing 5 months. i do not recomend these.

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

    it stopped working

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

    No I have to return it. Very unfortunate. But it just stopped working after a week.

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

    Failed with six months

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Lasted less than six months of very light usage as an external storage device for an Xbox One, failing and taking 1 TB of stored games with it. Drive is now largely unmountable with a tell-tale clicking noise. On the rare occasions it does mount, the console reports all games stored on it are corrupt.

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

    This dumb go to GameStop

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

    This stupid thing keep bugging out I should have went to GameStop

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

    Stopped working

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

    I own other styles but this one stopped working after a few months.

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

    Wish I had more hands to give more thumbs down.

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Stopped recognizing and would only show “fatal error “ when trying to troubleshoot. Lasted about 2 weeks. I kept meaning to return but so busy at work kept forgetting. So now I own a red paper weight I’d be willing to sell you cheap.

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

    Bad service

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

    This item is defective it stops working 20 days after I bought it, I’ve called customer service to see if I can get it exchange they have told me it’s out 5 days of the exchange date so I’m left with a broken external hard drive. I’m sure that’s my last time buying stuff from them.

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

    Back to the drawing board

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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.

    Couldn't get through the setup. WD website locked out the device and provided no method to reset. Had to return item for credit and buy another vendor's solution.

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

    DOA

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

    When I connected this to my Mac computer there was a "grinding" noise coming from it. Never heard that one before. After formatting it for my Mac it would not mount on my computer. Returned this dud for a replacement. The replacement is not making sounds and is functioning fine for one day at least!

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

    Just Terrible

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

    I have had this for less than a month and it already needs to be replaced. This item went bad on me 4 days after the 15 day return policy. Do not purchase If you plan to use this longer than a month.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend