Best Buy customers often prefer the following products when searching for external hard drives for photos.
Whether you're a professional photographer, a hobbyist, or just someone who takes a lot of pictures and wants to make sure they don't get lost, you probably have a ton of photos stored on your computer. You'll want to back those up—and that means you'll need an external hard drive. Browse the top-ranked list of external hard drives for photos below along with associated reviews and opinions.
WD - Game Drive for PS4 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black/Blue
Model: WDBM1M0040BBK-WESNSKU: 6295023Top comment"I am using this hard drive to download all my photos and documents so to free up space on my MacBook Pro....Yes my kids love the hard drives for there game systems thanks will be back to buy more...Great external hard drive...External hard drive"
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Grow your collection of 4K games on this WD External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive for PS4. The gaming drive's large capacity provides enough room for all your favorite PS4 games, DLC and patches. An included USB 3.0 cable allows you to connect directly to a PlayStation 4/4 Pro console. The sleek, portable design of the drive lets you share your games with friends.Top comment"I am using this hard drive to download all my photos and documents so to free up space on my MacBook Pro....Yes my kids love the hard drives for there game systems thanks will be back to buy more...Great external hard drive...External hard drive"
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Grow your collection of 4K games on this WD External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive for PS4. The gaming drive's large capacity provides enough room for all your favorite PS4 games, DLC and patches. An included USB 3.0 cable allows you to connect directly to a PlayStation 4/4 Pro console. The sleek, portable design of the drive lets you share your games with friends.See all PS4 Game DrivesYour price for this item is $104.99The previous price was $124.99WD - My Passport for Mac 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Blue
Model: WDBA2F0040BBL-WESNSKU: 6356883Top comment"External Hard drive for Mac...Fast transfer videos and photos...External Drive...Good drive. Excellent for photo and video storage."
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Store and access files on the go with this WD My Passport Portable Hard Drive for Mac. The backup software keeps you covered against accidental data loss, and password protection prevents unauthorized access to your content. The portable hard drive comes with USB-A and USB-C cables for flexible connectivity options.Top comment"External Hard drive for Mac...Fast transfer videos and photos...External Drive...Good drive. Excellent for photo and video storage."
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Store and access files on the go with this WD My Passport Portable Hard Drive for Mac. The backup software keeps you covered against accidental data loss, and password protection prevents unauthorized access to your content. The portable hard drive comes with USB-A and USB-C cables for flexible connectivity options.See all Mac External Hard Drives and SSDsYour price for this item is $109.99The previous price was $129.99Seagate - One Touch 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Red
Model: STKB2000403SKU: 6439179Top comment"Great hard drive for traveling...I love these slim hard drives. They are great for traveling and can be stored easily because they are not bulky....Works good and hasn’t break on me like other external hard drives…"
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Store and access photos and files on the go with Seagate One Touch. The perfect compliment to personal aesthetic, it features a minimalist brushed metal enclosure and quick plug-and-play connectivity with the included USB 3.0 cable. Great as a Mac external hard drive or Windows drive, simply back up with a single click or schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups. Plus—edit, manage, and share photos with a one-year complimentary subscription to Mylio Create and a four-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan!Top comment"Great hard drive for traveling...I love these slim hard drives. They are great for traveling and can be stored easily because they are not bulky....Works good and hasn’t break on me like other external hard drives…"
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Store and access photos and files on the go with Seagate One Touch. The perfect compliment to personal aesthetic, it features a minimalist brushed metal enclosure and quick plug-and-play connectivity with the included USB 3.0 cable. Great as a Mac external hard drive or Windows drive, simply back up with a single click or schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups. Plus—edit, manage, and share photos with a one-year complimentary subscription to Mylio Create and a four-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan!See all External Hard DrivesYour price for this item is $66.99The previous price was $82.49Seagate - Expansion 8TB External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black
Model: STKP8000400SKU: 6461982Top comment"Great external hard drive....This is a great external hard drive! It's very easy to use and worth the money!...Excellent Hard Drive...Excellent Hard Drive for backing up Photo and important data and documents."
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Ideal for the home, office, or dorm, Seagate Expansion desktop drive offers enormous desktop storage for photos, movies, music and more. Backing up and transferring content is incredibly easy — just drag and drop! To get set up, connect the USB hard drive to Windows or Mac — no software required. For Apple Time Machine, simply reformat. Included is an 18-inch USB 3.0 cable and 18W power adapter. Plus, Seagate Expansion comes with Rescue Data Recovery Services for additional peace of mind.Top comment"Great external hard drive....This is a great external hard drive! It's very easy to use and worth the money!...Excellent Hard Drive...Excellent Hard Drive for backing up Photo and important data and documents."
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Ideal for the home, office, or dorm, Seagate Expansion desktop drive offers enormous desktop storage for photos, movies, music and more. Backing up and transferring content is incredibly easy — just drag and drop! To get set up, connect the USB hard drive to Windows or Mac — no software required. For Apple Time Machine, simply reformat. Included is an 18-inch USB 3.0 cable and 18W power adapter. Plus, Seagate Expansion comes with Rescue Data Recovery Services for additional peace of mind.See all External Hard DrivesYour price for this item is $134.99The previous price was $199.99Seagate - One Touch 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Light Blue
Model: STKB2000402SKU: 6439168Top comment"Seagate One Touch 2TB External Hard Drive...This does a faster backup than any of my previous external hard drives. It is easy to find files on this external hard drive too....Seagate One Touch 2TB External Portable Hard Drive...This Seagate external hard drive is a great product. This is the 6th one I own and all work beautifully. "
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Store and access photos and files on the go with Seagate One Touch. The perfect compliment to personal aesthetic, it features a minimalist brushed metal enclosure and quick plug-and-play connectivity with the included USB 3.0 cable. Great as a Mac external hard drive or Windows drive, simply back up with a single click or schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups. Plus—edit, manage, and share photos with a one-year complimentary subscription to Mylio Create and a four-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan!Top comment"Seagate One Touch 2TB External Hard Drive...This does a faster backup than any of my previous external hard drives. It is easy to find files on this external hard drive too....Seagate One Touch 2TB External Portable Hard Drive...This Seagate external hard drive is a great product. This is the 6th one I own and all work beautifully. "
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Store and access photos and files on the go with Seagate One Touch. The perfect compliment to personal aesthetic, it features a minimalist brushed metal enclosure and quick plug-and-play connectivity with the included USB 3.0 cable. Great as a Mac external hard drive or Windows drive, simply back up with a single click or schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups. Plus—edit, manage, and share photos with a one-year complimentary subscription to Mylio Create and a four-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan!See all External Hard DrivesYour price for this item is $66.99The previous price was $82.49Seagate - One Touch 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black
Model: STKB2000400SKU: 6439172Top comment"Photo backup...I plan on backing up my photos and photoshop files....external hard drive...Perfect for Xbox as an external hard drive very easy to connect"
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Store and access photos and files on the go with Seagate One Touch. The perfect compliment to personal aesthetic, it features a minimalist brushed metal enclosure and quick plug-and-play connectivity with the included USB 3.0 cable. Great as a Mac external hard drive or Windows drive, simply back up with a single click or schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups. Plus—edit, manage, and share photos with a one-year complimentary subscription to Mylio Create and a four-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan!Top comment"Photo backup...I plan on backing up my photos and photoshop files....external hard drive...Perfect for Xbox as an external hard drive very easy to connect"
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Store and access photos and files on the go with Seagate One Touch. The perfect compliment to personal aesthetic, it features a minimalist brushed metal enclosure and quick plug-and-play connectivity with the included USB 3.0 cable. Great as a Mac external hard drive or Windows drive, simply back up with a single click or schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups. Plus—edit, manage, and share photos with a one-year complimentary subscription to Mylio Create and a four-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan!See all External Hard DrivesYour price for this item is $66.99The previous price was $82.49Crucial - X6 SE 4TB External USB-C/USB-A Portable SSD - Black
Model: CT4000X6SSD9SESKU: 6457936Top comment"Fast great SSD drive...Excellent high speed SSD drive. I use this for very large photo files and it is fast and easy to use. ...I easily got 500MB/s+ write speeds for large files, and ~100MB/s for smaller files (4-5MB photos) Much faster than 4TB Rotating disk external drives. "
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How much content can you hold with your fingertips? With the Crucial® X6 Portable SSD, the answer is: A lot! Whether you’re downloading videos for off-line travel, organizing family photos, collaborating with classmates, or heading off on a great adventure, the Crucial X6 features up to 4TB of portable storage capacity and is ready to go wherever you do.Top comment"Fast great SSD drive...Excellent high speed SSD drive. I use this for very large photo files and it is fast and easy to use. ...I easily got 500MB/s+ write speeds for large files, and ~100MB/s for smaller files (4-5MB photos) Much faster than 4TB Rotating disk external drives. "
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How much content can you hold with your fingertips? With the Crucial® X6 Portable SSD, the answer is: A lot! Whether you’re downloading videos for off-line travel, organizing family photos, collaborating with classmates, or heading off on a great adventure, the Crucial X6 features up to 4TB of portable storage capacity and is ready to go wherever you do.See all External SSDsYour price for this item is $269.99The previous price was $279.99LaCie - Rugged Mini 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Orange/Silver
Model: LAC9000298SKU: 8548344Top comment"Excellent External Drive...I have not encountered any issues with this hard drive and would recommend to anyone in need of a supplemental external drive....[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Ordered this hard drive because it has been rated to have a superior build quality and life expectancy. "
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Travel with a capacity of 2TB in an ultra compact portable hard drive—LaCie Rugged Mini. Seamlessly connect to USB 3.0 computers, transfer content fast with speeds of up to 130MB/s, and trek confidently with all terrain durability of drop, crush, and rain resistance. This drive even includes a complimentary one month membership to the Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps Plan for access to awesome photo and video editing apps, as well as a two year limited warranty for long term peace of mind.Top comment"Excellent External Drive...I have not encountered any issues with this hard drive and would recommend to anyone in need of a supplemental external drive....[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Ordered this hard drive because it has been rated to have a superior build quality and life expectancy. "
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Travel with a capacity of 2TB in an ultra compact portable hard drive—LaCie Rugged Mini. Seamlessly connect to USB 3.0 computers, transfer content fast with speeds of up to 130MB/s, and trek confidently with all terrain durability of drop, crush, and rain resistance. This drive even includes a complimentary one month membership to the Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps Plan for access to awesome photo and video editing apps, as well as a two year limited warranty for long term peace of mind.See all External Hard DrivesYour price for this item is $99.99LaCie - 1TB External USB-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable SSD with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Gray
Model: STKS1000400SKU: 6488045Top comment"Awesome external hard drive...I have not had any problems with it thus far, so no complaints from me. Great external hard drive...I’ve also downloaded photos and videos from my phone to my computer through iCloud to save on this hard drive to free up space on my phone. "
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Accelerate productivity and score some downtime with LaCie Mobile SSD Secure featuring password activated hardware encryption. Quick file transfers with up to 1050MB/s read and 1000MB/s write speeds. iPad USB-C connectivity provides easy backups—freeing up device space, plus up to 2TB capacity and simple plug-n-play USB-C Windows and Mac compatibility keep files handy. Travel-sized and styled right, work seamlessly from the drive—wherever you are.Top comment"Awesome external hard drive...I have not had any problems with it thus far, so no complaints from me. Great external hard drive...I’ve also downloaded photos and videos from my phone to my computer through iCloud to save on this hard drive to free up space on my phone. "
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Accelerate productivity and score some downtime with LaCie Mobile SSD Secure featuring password activated hardware encryption. Quick file transfers with up to 1050MB/s read and 1000MB/s write speeds. iPad USB-C connectivity provides easy backups—freeing up device space, plus up to 2TB capacity and simple plug-n-play USB-C Windows and Mac compatibility keep files handy. Travel-sized and styled right, work seamlessly from the drive—wherever you are.See all External SSDsYour price for this item is $109.99The previous price was $199.99SanDisk Professional - G-DRIVE 6TB External USB-C 3.2 Gen2 Hard Drive - Black
Model: SDPHF1A-006T-NBAADSKU: 6517100Top comment"Great Hard Drive to Upgrade Transfer Speeds...really fast read/write speeds - took under 3 hours to transfer 3TB of videos/photos when I'm used to that amount taking all night...External Backup Drive"
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The SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE enterprise-class hard drive with a USB-C (10Gbps) interface delivers ultra-reliable, high-capacity storage in a premium, stylish design. The 7200RPM Ultrastar drive inside features powerful performance with speeds up to 250MB/s read and 250MB/s write2 (6TB1 capacity) that is perfect for fast backup and access to your HD videos, photos, music, and other high-value content. The stackable, anodized all-aluminum enclosure offers premium durability and anchor points for attaching to a DIT cart, a mounting plate, or other gear for your production needs. The G-DRIVE desktop hard drive also offers LED light brightness customization with three modes to choose from, comes ready for Mac, and is easily reformatted for Windows.Top comment"Great Hard Drive to Upgrade Transfer Speeds...really fast read/write speeds - took under 3 hours to transfer 3TB of videos/photos when I'm used to that amount taking all night...External Backup Drive"
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The SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE enterprise-class hard drive with a USB-C (10Gbps) interface delivers ultra-reliable, high-capacity storage in a premium, stylish design. The 7200RPM Ultrastar drive inside features powerful performance with speeds up to 250MB/s read and 250MB/s write2 (6TB1 capacity) that is perfect for fast backup and access to your HD videos, photos, music, and other high-value content. The stackable, anodized all-aluminum enclosure offers premium durability and anchor points for attaching to a DIT cart, a mounting plate, or other gear for your production needs. The G-DRIVE desktop hard drive also offers LED light brightness customization with three modes to choose from, comes ready for Mac, and is easily reformatted for Windows.See all External Hard DrivesYour price for this item is $199.99The previous price was $239.99