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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 2835 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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93%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers frequently mention the My Passport 5TB External Hard Drive's ample storage, ease of use, and reliability as major advantages. The drive's compact size and reasonable price are also appreciated. Some customers have noted concerns regarding the included backup software, occasional noise, and the device getting warm during use.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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

    Super small and perfect size for a portable hard drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good quality hard disk

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

    Its a good quality hard disk with support for mac and windows.

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

    Great external storage

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

    Works great! I use it for storing video files and it's fast enough to be able to directly edit from it. I have 2 of these now and haven't had any issues.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great portable

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

    Its a dandy portable hard drive with lots of memory

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Working great at the moment

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

    Working like it is supposed to. No issues as of yet.

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

    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 use for my photography business. Great products!!

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    My passport 5TB external usb 3.0

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

    Easy installation and the portable hard drive works perfectly well easy to carry around

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Definitely has served the purpose!

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

    Definitely served the purpose for which I purchased it!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good

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

    So far its performed up to what I was expecting from it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A lot space...

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

    Excelente product... good price... easy to use....

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good for ps4

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

    I got this to use with PlayStation and it works great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Compact

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

    Alot of storage in a small space. Reasonably priced.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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

    Love the ease of using. Quick, Quiet. Does the job.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for Ps

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

    Well it great for extra Memory and storing pictures

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for my laptop

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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.

    Plenty of storage for my games on my new laptop....

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It does exactly what it's supposed to do

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

    easy setup. It does exactly what it's supposed to do

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does what it's supposed to

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

    Store all of my files on this and it's easy to use.

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

    Unsatisfactory

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

    I have been an avid Western Digital (WD) enthusiast/purchaser for many years, but lately I have had unsatisfactory results from their products. This HD in particular quit working around 9-10 months of very limited use. It does not initialize anymore and to retrieve the data, a company wants to charge upwards of $1250 just for the beginning of the process, this company was recommended by WD. I am told, if purchased through WD, there is an option to purchase a data recovery plan with them, but not sure how good that would be. I think that because of the limited use and the short amount of time owned, WD or Best Buy should step up to provide data recovery and to replace with a new one at the very least, as this is still under warranty. I have been having better luck with Seagate, so I think I will be transferring over to them after years of dedicated loyalty to WD.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Western Digital Team
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      Hi, We are very sorry to hear about your experience with the WD My Passport drive. Please note that your device is covered under warranty, and we'll be glad to help replace it. While data recovery services are not included in the warranty, we recommend contacting our support team directly at https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb so we can guide you through the replacement process. Your feedback is important to us, and we'll work to improve your experience with WD. WDConnections

  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great storage and speed for a good price

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

    The storage holds more games than i need on my ps4

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent storage device!

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

    Excellent device to store all of photos and edits.

    I would recommend this to a friend