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WD 5TB My Passport USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive (2019, Black)

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WD 5TB My Passport USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive (2019, Black)
Key Features
  • 5TB Capacity
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1
  • 256-Bit AES Hardware Encryption
  • Bus-Powered, No External Power Required
Always have your files on hand with the black WD 5TB My Passport USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive. Designed with a slim form factor, it's also available in a variety of colors to suit your style. Aside from its 5TB of storage capacity, it's built with 256-bit AES hardware encryption to help ensure your files are protected, and features USB 3.2 Gen 1 connectivity for fast transfers. It and comes formatted NTFS for Windows 8.1 and 10, but may be reformatted for other operating systems, and connects to your host system using an included micro-USB to USB Type-A cable. Users can take advantage of WD's Discovery and Backup software to help manage and back up their files as well.
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Capacity
1TB
- $55
2TB
- $40
4TB
- $10
5TB
$119.99
Color
Black
$119.99
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WD External HDD Overview

Always have your files on hand with the black WD 5TB My Passport USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive. Designed with a slim form factor, it's also available in a variety of colors to suit your style. Aside from its 5TB of storage capacity, it's built with 256-bit AES hardware encryption to help ensure your files are protected, and features USB 3.2 Gen 1 connectivity for fast transfers. It and comes formatted NTFS for Windows 8.1 and 10, but may be reformatted for other operating systems, and connects to your host system using an included micro-USB to USB Type-A cable. Users can take advantage of WD's Discovery and Backup software to help manage and back up their files as well.

General Features
USB 3.2 Gen 1
USB 3.2 Gen 1, USB 3.1 Gen 1, and USB 3.0 are synonymous and all can transfer data at a max speed of 5 Gb/s.
Slim Style
Make the most of your journey with style that suits you. The My Passport has been redesigned to feature a convenient, slim form factor and is available in a range of vibrant colors.
Backed Up
Make sure everything you create while on your own life journey - photos, videos, music, and documents - doesn't get lost. The My Passport drive comes equipped with WD Backup software that can be set to run automatically to your schedule. Just pick the time and frequency to back up important files from your system onto your My Passport drive.
Locked Down
Keep your digital life's contents secure with My Passport password protection and built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption. Just activate password protection and set your own personalized password using WD Discovery
User-Friendly
My Passport portable storage is ready right out of the box, including all necessary cables. And with USB, you can quickly start backing up everything in your life and keep driving forward.
Social Friendly
Included WD Discovery software lets you connect to popular social media and cloud storage services like Facebook, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Seamlessly import, organize, and share your photos, videos, and docs to the My Passport drive to backup your online social life. WD Discovery can also manage your drive through WD Drive Utilities.
Ongoing Confidence
WD builds drives to demanding requirements for durability and reliability. On top of that, it comes with a 3-year limited warranty.
UPC: 718037868448

WD External HDD Specs

Key Specs
Host Connection
Micro-USB 3.0 / 3.1/3.2 Gen 1
Storage Capacity
5 TB SATA HDD
Power Source
USB Bus Power
Storage Capacity
5 TB SATA HDD
Buffer
None
Default OS Support
Windows
Reliability / Data Integrity
Encryption
256-Bit AES (Hardware-Based)
External Enclosure
Security Features
Password Protection
Material
Plastic
Cooling System
None
Environmental Resistance
None
Environmental Protection
None
Electrical
Power Source
USB Bus Power
General
Dimensions
4.2 x 3 x 0.8" / 107.2 x 75 x 19.2 mm
Weight
0.5 lb / 210 g
Packaging Info
Package Weight
0.65 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
6 x 4.5 x 1.7"

WD External HDD Reviews

Passport_25E24004 is no longer read/recognized

By WD_Crap!
Rated 1 out of 5
Date: 2023-09-18

It's a piece of crap. For just one year - My_Passport_25E24004 is no longer read/recognized by window explorer - Need to FORMAT? REALLY??

4 TB Drive

By Howe
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-08-01

Great drive, great size and ready to go and back up my computer's docs etc.

Works as it should

By Amanda
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-07-22

Excellent for file storage. Nothing else to say.

Working Intermittently

By Colin
Rated 1 out of 5
Date: 2023-07-20

Purchased this in March of 2023 as my backup for my originals photo and video files as well as my iMovie library. I have an Elements for work and 4 at home for my freelance work which perform flawlessly. However, this Passport has been nothing but issues for the last few months. It works intermittently at best and when plugging another drive or card into the hub (a HyperDrive USB-C for my Mac) the drive will not only disappear but it will eject the other drives and card plugged into the hub. I am blessed these cards and drives work after how many times they've been removed by this Passport. I ordered another Elements on Tuesday July 18th, 2023 and am currently transferring everything off the Passport onto the Elements. If I want the Passport to work I have to plug it in and unplug it multiple times before it actually works or is seen my my MacBook Pro. The hub and ports on the computer are fine as I have two screens and the hub plugged in to two other external drives with no issues. I have tried three different cables with it and still it will only work when it wants to. Once all the data from the Passport is on the Elements I am going to try to re-format/restore it and see if that does anything. If not, off to WD it goes for warranty work. If you want to have a heart attack and think you lost 2TB of original images and your entire library of raw video files go ahead and buy this...me, I do not think I will buy another.

Reliable

By Icepick
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-07-09

This hard drive performs well. The speed of the hard drive performs well for the price point.

Very disappointed lost all my data.

By Todd25
Rated 1 out of 5
Date: 2023-07-03

I was going through files on my WD passport 5TB and it stopped showing up on my computer suddenly and I cannot access my files. I tried troubleshooting it multiple times with no success. Light turns on and it won't read. I have an ancient WD elements HDD that's still going strong but this just suddenly stopped working. Judging from other reviews relatively new units suddenly cease to be recognized. Sucks that it's out of warranty and I spent so much money on a HDD for it to go out less than two years. I simply cannot recommend this product.

Great drive for a good price

By Enrique
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-09-05

great for backup, small and light it is works very well.

Using a pair of them for RAID 1 backup

By Chuck
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-08-14

These were an economical way to set-up RAID 1 back-up for my Mac M2 mini.

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Does it have its own connecting cable?

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Yes, the WD 5TB My Passport USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive (2019, Black) BH #WEBPKJ0050BB comes with a USB cable.
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Date published: 2022-01-16

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Can I connect directly to a network using an usb ...

Can I connect directly to a network using an usb to ethernet adapter?
Asked by: Jim
No, you can't use typical drives like the WD 5TB My Passport USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive (2019, Black) on a network, as most typical drives will not know how to communicate with the network. For network attached storage you will need to purchase a NAS enclosure, which is basically a small computer housing for drives, that performs the necessary communication with the network for the drives inside. By the way, NAS enclosures also need specific NAS drives for the best performance. See: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=NAS&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ma
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Date published: 2023-01-25

Can you permanently disable the "256-bit AES ...

Can you permanently disable the "256-bit AES hardware encryption" on the drive?
Asked by: G
I suppose I'd reformat and repartition the drive for the most permanent and drastic solution. I'd back up to another drive before I did that, (both the WD Unlocker partition and the encrypted main partition.) Or simply turn it off like Dariusb recommends.
Answered by: Mikael
Date published: 2022-05-01

Will this work for Apple/Mac?

Will this work for Apple/Mac?
Asked by: Whitney
Yes
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Date published: 2020-05-26
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