Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- WDBYFT0040BYL-WESN
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- SKU:
- 5605501
Customer reviews
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 4305 reviews
(4,305 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Value4.7
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Quality4.7
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.8
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers frequently mention the ample storage, ease of use, and reliability of the My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive. Many appreciate its compact size and the fast transfer speeds offered by the USB 3.0 connection, while some find the included software less than ideal and have noted minor design preferences. The price-to-performance ratio also receives positive feedback.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Drive
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.A simple plug n play drive. Plugged it into my HP Envy laptop and my Windows 10 OS recognized it immediately. The capacity is outstanding. 4 terabytes is more than I will ever need but for the price, it was worth the overkill in size. Ran the backup software, which was installed on the drive, and backed up my system in 15 minutes. Also backed up my other system on the same dive and there is still plenty of room left. Great little drive and I'm very happy with it. A big thumbs up.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent for work and travel
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I use this to expand the storage of my laptop when needed, and it is perfect! Setting up auto-backup was simple, and it otherwise works just like I'm browsing any other folder. I will say that it didn't work properly when I tried using it as a network hardrive by connecting it to my Netgear Nighthawk X4S. It worked in concept, but wasnt fully functional when connected yo my router. So if that's what you're looking for, go with a high capacity flash drive - that's the best solution if have found for that.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Peace Of Mind!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I take a ton of photos for my business and wanted some peace of mind in the event that my phone or electronics were damaged. Kudos to Andrae, for his help in picking out the right product for my needs at a great price. This is why I continue to shop at this location and not on Amazon, nothing beats talking to a person who is knowledgable can explain your options. I would highly recommend this product for anyone who needs a small portable back up device with a ton of storage.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Size, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Buy it
||Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.One of the best external Hard Drives you can get for the money. Originally bought one for travelling while working, ended up buying another for my personal Xbox at home, I leave it plugged in and it starts up when the xbox does, i have never had any hesitation with it, It never gets hot and is small so easy to store. Traveling with it is also nice its very slick and can go into almost any laptop case.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Slick, small, and awesome capacity!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I've had two of these for a couple months now. I use them as double redundancy for film/video work. The USB 3.0 is perfect for my needs, and they take up next to no space on my desk. I haven't needed to travel with them yet, but their size is excellent to just slip in my laptop bag's zipper pocket.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Large Space, Small Price
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Have been Keeping my eye on a 4TB external drive for quite some time. What I saw the sale price on this I read reviews myself and couldn’t pass it up. Pretty much plug and play, very easy set up suits all my needs.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Reliability, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great External hard drive
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very fast, very reliable hard drive. Small size with huge capacity. I will buy another for my other machine.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Well worth the investment
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Simple and easy device where you literally just plug in and use. I do recommend accessing and reading the "readme" file within the hard drive just to understand the different features that this hard drive provides.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Lots of storage, but could have been simpler.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Tons of storage and easy to hook up, but dealing with the software interface upfront made it more difficult (at least with a Mac). Ended up deleting and reformatting to use with Mac. Then it worked just fine. Sleek design if anyone is focused on that.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Really works
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I use Adobe Light Room CC and have over 200,000 pictures in my catalog. People have been telling me for years to back them up and I finally listened. I'm not much of a computer person otherwise, but the back up was simple and I actually made two copies. The system continues to back up my pictures automatically once a week. It can be set for the time and frequency you prefer. Altho I've never lost anything from a computer, I feel much better with this. It also frees up a lot of space in my system.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great storage
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This external storage device has the perfect amount of space for all the pictures I take. I don't want to bog down my computer so I put them on this device and there is more than enough space. Love this purchase.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love this external drive!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is the second external drive we have bought. My husband has one and my sister in law wanted one for Christmas. We noticed there was not a big difference in price so we got her the 4 gig one. She loved it!
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Blue
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Easy to use.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Easy to use out of the box. 4T is a good size for my large photo collection.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Reliability, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great way to offload storage & backup file
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.These devices are a great way to both off-load files from your hard drive. Freeing space on your hard drive and speed up accessing your files, so removing files that you don't use regularly can improve performance! Also, these are a great way to backup your files and protect yourself from the loss or damage of the files. There are 2 types of computer users, those who have already lost data and those who will! So protect yourself by copying your important files to these drives!
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect for PS4
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I’m using it for my PS4 and it works great. You can choose where you want game file be installed, PS4 or Passport. All my saves go to PS4 so even if something happens to the drive I won’t loose my saves
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent HD option for traveling
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This HD is an excellent option for someone that needs to have their info available on the go. I travel all the time for work purposes and the portable drives are a great option, they don't take much space to store in my luggage, they don't require a power cord, you just plug to your PC with the USB cable and if you get them on sale is not that expensive. The WD passport comes with security added, you can password protect your drive.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Blue
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Size, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Spacious and sprightly with a slim profile
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This 4 terabyte USB external disk drive is small physically for its data capacity, is based on a notebook drive type and thus is powered over USB. While it offers fairly fast data transfer, I wish that SSD (solid state) external drives were more prevalent as they provide much higher speeds, but this little drive does a decent job with its spindle-based hard disk. And it's not as large as many external drives on the market, despite a huge 4 terabyte capacity. I'm really pleased with it.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Size, Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Ample of space
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Got it in a deal @ $100. Ample of storage space with such a small size.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Dependable EHD
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I've used WD external hard drives for a number of years and when it came time to upgauge, this was a natural choice. It was easy to reformat and seems to be holding up in its use as a Time Machine disk.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Red
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Size, StorageCons mentioned:Noise
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A very good 4tb drive
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Huge storage, very small, stays cool, no noises. I love the looks also. It can be used for gaming as well.
This review is from WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friend





