WD 1TB My Passport, Portable External Hard Drive, Black, backup software with defense against ransomware, and password protection, USB 3.1/USB 3.0 compatible - WDBYVG0010BBK-WESN

You can't go wrong with Western Digital. Very small package for huge storage. Plug and Play - connected the USB cable, (included) and my computer immediately recognized it. The portable drive is larger than the drive on my laptop, so I partitioned it into 2 virtual drives. One partition for an Image/Backup and a second partition for file backup & storage. The partitioning process was flawless and now my computer recognizes two separate drives. I am super happy with the WD SSD portable drive. I would highly recommend to anyone wanting a portable drive. I'm even thinking about buying another larger drive and partitioning into more virtual drives for backup of other computers. My only complaint and major disappointment with WD, is that the free "WD Backup" software is no longer supported by WD and hasn't been for a few years. They offer a free version of Acronis, which doesn't work. Installed the Acronis software, created a bootable disk on a USB Flash (thumb) drive, then rebooted the computer from the thumb drive and created a full backup/ disk image to the new WD drive. The software seemed to run perfectly, and said the backup was successfully created. I felt really good that I had a full backup of my 2015 laptop, in case I ever need to replace the mechanical HDD. But it was a false peace of mind. Only 2 weeks after using the Acronis backup software, my computer was crashing shortly after bootup, which it had never done before. So I thought I would test the new drive and backup. After rebooting with the Acronis USB Boot drive, it asked for the location of the image file. The computer recognized the WD drive with all of the Acronis backup folders. But then the Acronis software said all of the folders were empty and there was No Image found. WTF?! Acronis said it successfully made a full disk copy. But then the software could not find its own image. DO NOT USE the ACRONIS software. I was fortunately able to fix the boot/crash problem using other software. But if my hard drive had completely failed, I would not have a usable backup copy to restore to a new drive. I would have been screwed. It would have been better if I never attempting to create a backup. At least I would known that I didn't have a backup copy to rely on, rather than falsely thinking I was protected. In addition, the "free" software isn't really free. It's only a 30 day free Trial version. So if you make a full backup within 30 days, and later have a critical problem, you will be forced to purchase the full version to perform the restore. The backup file versions are propitiatory, so you can't use another brand of software to do the restore. They've got you! You can make a free backup/copy (if you can even get the software to work properly). But then you have to pay for the software to actually use the Backup in order to Restore. This is akin Ransomware. I have since purchased other backup/imaging software and made a full (working) backup to my new WD drive. I'm very happy about that.

I recently purchased a 1TB storage device, and I couldn’t be happier with my decision. This portable powerhouse has transformed how I manage my digital world. With ample space, I can easily store my entire media library, important documents, and countless photos without worrying about running out of room. The setup was a breeze; I just plugged it in, and it was recognized immediately by my devices. The transfer speeds are impressive—backing up files is swift and efficient. I especially appreciate the compact design, making it easy to toss in my bag and take anywhere. Overall, this 1TB storage device has made organization a snap and has provided peace of mind, knowing my data is secure and portable. I highly recommend it to anyone in need of reliable storage!

perfect for having a backup in a compact format. I like it.

12-9-2021, 9:46 p.m. Hi! I liked the way the unit acted at first when it was loading the videos from the Dish Network DVR, but as it got nearer to half capacity, it got exceedingly slower. I don't know why the DVR won't load it with the rest of the videos available, but it probably is the DVR and not the drive unit. It is at half capacity, and won't take anymore, but again, I think it is just the DVR not downloading to the device. I'm happy with this, which is MY Christmas present this year. I saved hundreds of News clips and other videos that I wanted to save, and now I have 56% full in the DVR as opposed to the 93% full it had gotten to before I installed the drive. Thank you for a very good buy! Have a blessed Christmas! Blessings2u!! ~Roger Funk, II

Works great for my Wii. It won't work out of the box, so you have to change it from GPT to MBR in Disk Management on Windows, then format it to Fat32 with a 32768 cluster size using fat32 guiformat, because by default, Windows cannot format drives larger than 32GB to Fat32.

Works great

Very pleased wit this hard drive.

simple to use and works perfectly. i partitioned mine to accommodate multiple different functions. great bang for the buck.

Disque dur externe correct, pas de soucis à signaler pour l'instant, mais dommage qu'il n'utilise pas plutôt un port USB-C.

Génial ça fait le taf et les vitesses de transferts sont bonnes.

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Works great. Love quality and hoping works well for long term backup of digital photos. Bought 2 top trusted high quality brands of HDD drives for backup and this is one of them.