WD Portable Storage
WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Hardware Encryption (Latest Model) - Black
User rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars with 677 reviews.
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Description
Features
4TB storage capacity
Provides ample space for storing documents, photos, music and more.
USB 3.0 interface
Offers an easy-to-use connection to devices. Backward compatible with USB 2.0 for simple connection to your computer. USB-powered.
Data transfer rates up to 5 Gbps with USB 3.0
Enable a rapid response when updating files.
Automatic backup options
Allow you to use compatible software to back up your files to the server.
Password protection and 256-bit AES hardware encryption
Help keep your files secure.
Portable design
Lets you take your data on the go.
Compatible with PC and Mac*
Offers flexible installation options.
Free 500GB WD 2Go cloud storage and FILERECOVERY software. Only at Best Buy.
One-year cloud storage and FILERECOVERY license with included WD Discovery software.
*Reformatting is required for Mac OS.
What's Included
- WD My Passport WDBPKJ0040BBK - hard drive
- USB 3.0 cable
- Software
Key Specs
- Hard Drive Capacity4000.0 gigabytes
- Storage Drive TypeHDD
General
- Product NameMy Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Hardware Encryption (Latest Model)
- BrandWD
- Model NumberWDBPKJ0040BBK-WESN
- ColorBlack
- Color CategoryBlack
Capacity
- Hard Drive Capacity4000.0 gigabytes
Performance
- Storage Drive TypeHDD
Compatibility
- Internal Or ExternalExternal
- External Hard Drive TypePortable
- Interface(s)USB 3.0
- Minimum System RequirementsWindows 8.1 / 10
Feature
- Security FeaturesPassword Protection
- Data EncryptionYes
- Encryption Algorithm256-bit AES
- UsageEveryday computing
Memory
- Memory Card TypeNone
Power
- Power SourceUSB port
Dimension
- Product Height0.8 inches
- Product Width3 inches
- Product Weight7.4 ounces
Included
- Number Of Drives Included1
- Included SoftwareWD Security, WD Drive Utilities, WD Backup, WD Discovery
Warranty
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts3 years
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor3 years
Other
- UPC718037869438
Customer rating
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 677 reviews
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Rating 5 out of 5 stars with 1 review
Big Bang for the Buck
Posted .WD discovery software will only back up to a WD device or cloud service. This is fine if you are just starting out with computers or you decide to buy a large number of WD drives for a project. Within reach, I have seven bus-powered 2.5” external drives, two AC powered 3.5” drives, one 3.5” 4-drive RAID 5 enclosure and a dual-bay 3.5” USB 3.1 drive dock with a stack of 3.5” bare drives. I have a number of other 2.5” bus-powered drives around the house. This is after cleaning house and tossing out old useless drives. ONE of these drives is a WD enclosure. I have no room in my backup toolbox for proprietary software that will only backup to a single brand drive/cloud. The drive is great. I love the size of this drive. All my bus-powered 2.5” drives, including the Passport, are 3” wide. The Passport is just a little shorter and thicker than my other 2.5” enclosures. Overall, looks and feels smaller. This is currently the largest capacity drive I have in this small bus-powered size. Big Bang for the Buck. I promptly reformatted the drive to HFS+, Mac OS Extended. My two windows 10 laptops are covered with several dedicated drives using Macrium Reflect software. I’m shuffling around several other computers/drives and really needed 4GB of pocketable HFS+ storage for Time Machine and SuperDuper. It would have been nice to have a little leatherette sleeve, or a rubber bumper/case included like ALL my other 2.5” enclosures. At first glance I thought there was no activity light on the enclosure, but it is visible when the drive is in use. Unless it is a klunker, a drive is a drive. It works great -until it doesn’t. I can’t speak for longevity of the hardware but I’m really happy with the look and feel of this drive. I skipped the WD Discovery software since it only works with this one drive I own.
I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rating 5 out of 5 stars with 1 review
Little black box
|Posted .Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.Features
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Uhhhhh, what is there to say about this......it stores......Of course!. It hooks into my computer....Of course! I may never really use it like I thought I did.....of course! Am I glad I have it.....I mean I bought it!
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Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Backup, Ease of use, Speed
Rating 5 out of 5 stars with 1 review
Great for XBOX and Windows 10 Back-Up
Posted .Pros mentioned:Backup, Ease of use, SpeedI have been building computers for the last twenty five years. WD hard drives have always been the most consistent and stable drives. (I love the new Black SN750.... Really can't say enough good things about that NVME drive...) And I love this My Passport, too. It's not as fast as the ultra options. I know I get slightly faster transfer times from the Seagate Back-Up Plus Ultra Touch. But, that drive also crashed on me a few times and, so far, the My Passport hasn't. It's stable, reliable, and fast enough. For reference, I was able to transfer a 2.5gb file from my desktop hard drive to the back-up in under 5 seconds at an average speed of 117MB/S. My older drives from WD and Seagate performed under 100MB/S, so I definitely feel like this is an upgrade in speed as well as size. The new big feature with this Passport is the AES-256 hardware encryption. I feel like that's a pretty standard feature these days. The software has been updated. It's all very user friendly and the base software is included on the drive or you can download the software from western digital directly. I also tested this drive on an XBOX ONE as an external storage solution, and that may be how I use this drive. My 2 TB Passport was pretty full and this drive works great with the XBOX. All-in-all, I think this is a good drive. It does what it sets out to do well. I haven't had any problems and it's very easy to recommend if you are needing a back-up for work, media, or even as an external drive for an XBOX.
I would recommend this to a friend Features
Quality1 out of 5Value1 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rating 1 out of 5 stars with 1 review
Really slow
|Posted .Features
Quality1 out of 5Value1 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I received the 4 TB drive today. I plugged it into a windows 10 laptop and saw the drive formatted NTFS. Great. I copied a few large folders to the drive and watched performance. The transfers rates are between 2 MB/s to 60 MB/s, which is 16 to 180 mps, far below the advertised 3 gbs. I performed a quick ntfs format of the drive and started another copy. Same thing. This is way too slow compared to my previous 2 TB WD drive. Not sure what is going on. No instructions. Nothing in the installed software to set anything. I shouldn't need to set anything. I will give WD chat support a try before returning to BB.
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Quality1 out of 5Value1 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5No, I would not recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:SpeedCons mentioned:Software
Rating 4 out of 5 stars with 1 review
Good drive, but not blown away...
Posted .Pros mentioned:SpeedCons mentioned:SoftwareThis is a good drive and the transfer speed is only slightly better than last years version. Simply put, for 2019, this drive underwhelms in features. You lose a transfer light and it is still the same USB 3.0 interface. They did change the outside to get rid of the finger print magnet of the previous model. I am a WD fan but feel that more could have been done to deliver a new product for this year. Essentially the only real difference is the software is updated, you lose the LED light, and the outside is just a little smaller and does not attract finger prints. You can download the newer software from the WD website.
I would recommend this to a friend Features
Quality5 out of 5Value4 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Pros mentioned:PortableRating 5 out of 5 stars with 1 review
4 TB Portable
|Posted .Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.Features
Quality5 out of 5Value4 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Pros mentioned:PortableSo far, so good,... and comes with a three year guarantee- I bought two,
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Quality5 out of 5Value4 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Pros mentioned:BackupRating 5 out of 5 stars with 1 review
Compact and Cool
|Posted .Owned for 2 months when reviewed.Features
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Pros mentioned:BackupNeeded it to back up media files from the Mac and it did just that, even has password protection! It’s wonderful
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Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rating 5 out of 5 stars with 1 review
Perfect for PS4 (Playstation 4)
|Posted .Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.Features
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Other reviews were correct, that this is great as an external hard drive for PS4. Just plug in and use. I plugged it in, and it asked if I wanted it to format it for PS4 use. Just click yes and it's done. All of the Call of Duty games and updates are so big, that I keep saying it's like being in a real possessive relationship. When you have have those games on your hard drive, you can't have any other games since they take up all the space and time. This external hard drive feels like I got my PS4 back with all of the old games I was able to reload. Also just takes pressure off the system since I was always maxed on data usage.
I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Quality5 out of 5Value5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5
Q: QuestionIs it Mac and Pc compatible?
Asked by Cosmicwiz.
- A:Answer Hi Cosmicwiz, The WD My Passport external hard drive comes pre-formatted for Windows OS. The hard drive can be reformatted to be used on a Mac OS. If you want to use this hard drive on Windows and Mac OS then the drive needs to be reformatted in ExFAT filesystem. Please refer to the link mentioned below for more information: How to Format a WD hard drive to exFAT or FAT32 File System: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20821/kw/exfat Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information
Answered by Western Digital Team
Q: QuestionCan you store Xbox games AND Playstation games on one drive or would you need a separate one for each system? I understand he couldn't play the xbox games on the playstation, I'm just needing to know does he need one 4TB or two 2TB drives?
Asked by nana.
- A:Answer No... one or the other. I tried it and had to erase the Xbox content so I could use it on my sons ps 4
Answered by Kerls
Q: QuestionWill this work with Windows 10 (latest versions) if I want to back up docs and pics?
Asked by Jim.
- A:Answer Yes, the drive works great with my Windows 10. It is loaded with pictures and no problem. So far I'm very pleased and would recommend this HD.
Answered by Seabee
Q: QuestionI am still running MS Windows 7 on laptop. "Minimum" requirements lists MSW 8.1-10. Has anyone used this device successfully with Windows 7? Thank you!
Asked by Armagosa.
- A:Answer Hi Armagosa, It will work, but we do not recommend as the Windows 7 is EOL from Microsoft. For more information you can contact to Microsoft. Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information
Answered by Western Digital Team
Q: QuestionIf you reformat the drive for Mac compatibility, does hardware encryption still work?
Asked by MSRaleigh.
- A:Answer Hi MSRaleigh, Yes, it does. for more information you can refer to the link given below. http://products.wdc.com/library/AAG/ENG/4078-705155.pdf Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information
Answered by Western Digital Team
Q: QuestionWill this work with a MacBook Air?
Asked by Tawni.
- A:Answer Hi Tawni, These drives are pre-formatted for windows OS.The hard drive can be reformatted in the supported file system for Mac OS by following simple steps mentioned in the link mentioned below: Reformatting Required for Mac OS Compatibility: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3879 Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information
Answered by Western Digital Team