WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
User rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars with 6572 reviews.
4.7(6,572 Reviews)- 247 Answered Questions
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Find the ideal drive for your needs.
Learn more in the Drives and Storage Buying GuideFeatures
USB 3.0 interface
Offers easy-to-use connection to devices. Backward-compatible with USB 2.0 for simple connection to your computer.
Easy-to-use auto backup
Comes with the WD Discovery™ backup software that lets you set hourly, daily, or monthly backup schedules and makes it easy to back up high-capacity files to your drive. Compatible with Apple Time Machine (requires reformatting).
Get More Out of WD Discovery™
Included WD Discovery™ software makes it easy to back up your photos, videos, and documents to the easystore™ desktop storage.
Compatible with Mac and PC
For use with your existing computers.
8TB storage capacity
Provides ample space for storing documents, photos, music and more.
Limited warranty
This WD easystore™ desktop drive comes with a two-year warranty.
External design
The desktop storage features a USB cable and AC adapter to work with most systems.
WD Discovery™ software
Allows you to manage your easystore™ HDD and expands its capabilities.
What's Included
- WD easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive
- AC adapter
- USB cable
- WD Discovery software
- Owner's manual
Key Specs
- Storage Capacity8000 gigabytes
- Storage Drive TypeHDD
- Form Factor3.5 in.
- Interface(s)Micro-USB Type B
General
- Product Nameeasystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive
- BrandWD
- Model NumberWDBAMA0080HBK-NESN
- ColorBlack
- Color CategoryBlack
Capacity
- Storage Capacity8000 gigabytes
Performance
- Storage Drive TypeHDD
Compatibility
- Internal Or ExternalExternal
- External Hard Drive TypeDesktop
- Form Factor3.5 in.
- Interface(s)Micro-USB Type B
- Operating System CompatibilityWindows, Mac
- Minimum System RequirementsmacOS, Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 operating systems; reformatting required for macOS
Features
- Security FeaturesSoftware
- Data EncryptionYes
- UsageBackup, Everyday computing
Memory
- Memory Card TypeNone
Power
- Power SourceAC adapter
Dimension
- Product Height6.7 inches
- Product Width2 inches
- Product Weight33.9 ounces
Included
- Included SoftwareWD Discovery
Warranty
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts2 Years
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor2 Years
Other
- UPC718037883052
Customer reviews
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 6572 reviews
(6,572 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Value4.7
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
- Quality4.6
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.7
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
8TB Red Drives. Woot! Runs Hot :(
||Posted .I bought a few of these 8TB externals. It's common knowledge now that these externals have 8TB Western Digital Red drives inside of them. It's the reason why I went with Western Digital, and specifically not Seagate (with their shingle technology). They are very easy to "shuck," allowing you to run them internally using SATA. However, the reason for the 4-star rating is that most consumers will not shuck them, and they do run hot inside of their casing. Temperatures exceed 45c at idle, and do reach 50c with use. Given they are WD Red drives, I'm confident they will survive those temperatures within the warranty period (2 years), but it's been tested and proven that hard drives do not do so well in terms of longevity with temperatures in excess of 40c. If you do shuck them, they run very cool; and you don't even have to install them internally. Just popping off the outer casing, and running a small fan on top keeps temperatures within 32-36c. I personally have 140mm fans blowing on top of mine still running on USB. My internal 8TB actually runs hotter due to less ventilation in my computer. Just keep in mind that if you shuck them and break the case, it will void the warranty. So outweigh the pros and cons before, and do your research on "proper shucking" :) Overall very satisfied with these 8TB Red NAS 256MB Cache drives.
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Value5 out of 5Quality3 out of 5Ease of Use4 out of 5Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Sleek & Effective Storage,w/ just one exception.
||Posted .Owned for 2 months when reviewed.A bit slow for nowadays thought the capacity is the contemporary one. It's not the 7200 rpm certainly. Forget it. It's the 5700 rpm one(still not the fastest experienced in this class writing speed). The primary reason I deducted stars from the rating however is due to the units poor heat management. This drive runs much hotter than other units I have previously used and consistently sits at or above 50C even when idol, and well over 60C when writing any medium to large data transfer or tasking which if not addressed has been found to directly lead to higher instances of drive failure as well as significantly reduced drive. Personally I addressed this by 3D printing a custom fan shroud which fits an 80mm computer fan to the top of the unit , fully circulating air throughout the drive as pictured below. Overall great functionality and aesthetic compared to others I have previously used & would plan on purchasing more in the future/ recommending to a friend for increased storage needs.
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Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Tower External Hard Drive
||Posted .Owned for 6 months when reviewed.Great storage. This tower does not take up much space. Easy to use. Great for backing up files.
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Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Storage
||Posted .Owned for 1 month when reviewed.Is amazing in the ps5 but he do a little noise but is acceptable
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Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Value5 out of 5Quality4 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Holds a lot! quiet! Cable ??
||Posted .Owned for 1 year when reviewed.Holds a lot of stuff. Xbox storage works great untill it starts to not power connect to the xbox. Now it starts my cable need to be plugged in to a different usb port. So now i cant access my gamessssssssssss.
This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
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Value5 out of 5Quality4 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good Buy for some storage
||Posted .Owned for 7 months when reviewed.Great still holding up.it powers on when u need to use Storage space. Speed is OK no you’re fastest storage drive works well with 4K footage/ photos
This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
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Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
This is my second one!
||Posted .This is my second 8TB Easy Store. I have 0 complaints. Cheap, quiet and they help me increase my media collection. Best bargain around.
This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Shuck
||Posted .Bought 6 to shuck for a RAID10 for $180 each. Bought a 7th one for $160 on Black Friday to add as hot spare. The drive inside retails for $250 at the moment.
This review is from WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
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What experts are saying
Q: QuestionIs a WD Red drive inside this disk? I saw this in the comments of the other guest but I did not find it in the product description,
Asked by Scott.
- A:Answer There are WD Red drives inside with NASware 3.0. Be sure you get the drive manufactured in Thailand not China. The Thailand drives have a 256mb cache and the China ones are allegedly only 128mb. I found this out from a YouTube video by JDM_WAAT published on 7/26/2017 titled "Western Digital Easystore 8TB (WD Red inside) unboxing and shucking. I verified the 256mb cache on my Thailand drive (WD80EFAX-68LPHN0). The video shows how to open the enclosure without breaking it and shuck the drive in great detail. A+ would shuck again.
Answered by Permabanned
Q: QuestionI have a 931g passport that is full. I cannot access individual files ,pics and folders at my leisure. The only thing it does is backup and restore period, Does the new 8T allow you to browse thru files and folders you've backed up and pick & restore?
Asked by pablo.
- A:Answer Whether or not you can access individual files and folders is not a function of any particular drive. It is a function of the software you are using to back up your files with.
Answered by SoCalBuckWheat
Q: QuestionWill this work on a PlayStation 4?
Asked by Biggs.
- A:Answer Yes it does. That's what I bought it for.
Answered by jbrock0208
Q: QuestionWhat is the difference between the WD Easy-store 8TB and the WD My-book 8TB? Trying to figure out why the easy-store is more expensive. Thanks
Asked by marka1620.
- A:Answer The drives used. This one has a red NAS, while the other ones use, most likely, a WD blue. The easy-store is better for long-term storage.
Answered by mummylover
Q: QuestionCan hook this up to my Xbox one?
Asked by Balki.
- A:Answer Most likely. According to Microsoft, the max amount of usb storage on an Xbox one is 16tb, in any combination. So a single 8tb drive should work fine.
Answered by Diller
Q: QuestionIs the power adapter for this drive a power strip–friendly sideways brick like the recent My Book drives, or is it a long brick designed for vertical wall outlets that covers up 2 extra slots on a standard power strip if not installed on the end?
Asked by dgwdgw.
- A:Answer It is power-strip and outlet friendly (usable on top socket of the wall outlet without covering the bottom outlet).
Answered by Mehdi
Q: QuestionI bough 2 drives because I read that they were red drives inside, when I took them out one of the drives is red and the other one isn't. what's going on?
Asked by ENIGMA.
- A:Answer Western Digital has been transitioning these drives to 'White' labeled drives. They seem to be functionally identical to reds, but were likely labelled differently so people could not re-sell the drives as reds. The only catch is that you may have a 3.3v pin problem that will prevent the drive from booting, but that can easily be solved with some tape. Poke around on www.reddit.com/r/datahoarder and you'll see what I mean.
Answered by MrRatt
Q: QuestionIs it possible to use this (or similar external hard drives) to store and view movies, connected directly to a smart tv by the usb connection?
Asked by Fruitcake.
- A:Answer It's possible, but you'd likely need to make sure the drive is formatted with a file system your TV understands. Pretty much all of them support FAT-32. Windows arbitrarily doesn't give an option to use FAT-32 when formatting drives / partitions greater than 32GB capacity. Microsoft/Windows is really just trying to force their proprietary NTFS file system on you, even in situations where FAT-32 would work fine. The actual partition size limit of FAT-32 is 2TB (2,048 GB), which a third-party formatting utility can do just fine. So that means you'd still basically need to make multiple partitions to use all the capacity of your drive and have a file system that the TV can read. It's possible some TVs may be confused by that, but most would handle it fine. exFAT extends the established FAT file system to overcome some of its inherent limitations. For a drive with this capacity, exFAT is probably the best file system to use if you want to use the drive with your TV and other non-Windows devices. Among non-Windows devices, it has much better support than NTFS. You can make a single large 8TB partition formatted with the exFAT file system and it's very likely your TV will be able to use it. If your TV doesn't work with that, make a 2TB partition and format it with the FAT-32 file system.
Answered by Ichinisan