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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."
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WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

Model:
WDBPKJ0050BBK-WESN
SKU:
11123145
Highly rated by customers for:
$257.96

Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 2879 reviews

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93%would recommend to a friend
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  • Just Slow!

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

    Acceptable speed but compared to others faster speed is needed for larger files

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Hard drive

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

    Thought I needed a 5TB hard drive for all our movies. Seems maybe 1TB would have done the trick.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • $

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

    Love the product it is a life saver ..............

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Love Western Digital

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

    Great product, great price! Western Digital makes awesome products!

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • 4.54 TB not 5

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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.

    Works fine but it’s not 5 TB, it’s 4.54, meaning you end up with 4 usable TB

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Cheap portable Storage

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

    It's a relatively basic USB hard drive. Nothing bad and nothing great. It does what it should do.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • My new 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.

    Excellent product. Works like a charm. I put it to use immediately

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great small drive

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

    Had to get this because ps4 doesn’t support 8 tb or more works great!

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • WD

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

    I purchased this item a while back and this is the most handy when needing

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Very nice product

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

    Very nice product it’s working perfectly highly recommended

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Useful and fair priced.

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

    Bought it for office and it functioned as expected.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great

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

    Works as intended. Let's see how long it lasts and continues to work.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Sold Short

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

    My system says the hard drive is actually 4.54Tb, a little short of the 5 that WD said.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Excellent product.

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

    Excellent portable drive for travel and downloading thousands of documents, especially pictures.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Holds a lot of data!

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

    If you want to secure your data, you should definitely consider buying this external hard drive.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Not very apple friendly

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

    Good product .l You will need adaptor for newer Apple products

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • solid purchase

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

    i really like these. this brand has always worked well for me. this one was no exception.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Does it job

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

    Nice compact design. Speeds read and right speeds are good if used on 3.0 port

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Satistified

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

    Completely satisfied with the drive. would be great to have an ethernet / wifi support.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great storage.

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

    Bought for my son, the extra memory is great. Recommend this product.

    This review is from WD - My Passport 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
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