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WD 14TB Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive

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WD 14TB Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
Key Features
  • 14TB Storage Capacity
  • Micro-USB 3.0 Interface (USB 3.1 Gen 1)
  • AC Powered
  • USB 2.0 Compatible
Preformatted NTFS for systems running Windows 10 or later, the 14TB Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive from WD provides users with up to 14TB of add-on storage for their photos, videos, music, documents, and other files. It features a 5 Gb/s micro-USB 3.0 interface, which is also known as USB 3.1 Gen 1, and is compatible with 480 Mb/s USB 2.0. It is powered using an 100-240 VAC power adapter, includes a micro-USB to USB-A cable, and may be reformatted for use with other operating systems, such as macOS.
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Capacity
4TB
- $125.00
6TB
- $105
8TB
- $90
10TB
- $45
12TB
- $20
14TB
$249.99
16TB
+ $30
18TB
+ $80
20TB
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22TB
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WD Desktop External HDD Overview

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Preformatted NTFS for systems running Windows 10 or later, the 14TB Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive from WD provides users with up to 14TB of add-on storage for their photos, videos, music, documents, and other files. It features a 5 Gb/s micro-USB 3.0 interface, which is also known as USB 3.1 Gen 1, and is compatible with 480 Mb/s USB 2.0. It is powered using an 100-240 VAC power adapter, includes a micro-USB to USB-A cable, and may be reformatted for use with other operating systems, such as macOS.

General Features
High Capacity in a Compact Design
The compact design offers a capacity of 14TB, making WD Elements desktop storage the ideal solution for easy, add-on storage of all your important photos, music, videos, and files.
Improve Performance
When your internal hard drive is almost full, your system slows down. Don't delete files. Free up space on your internal hard drive by transferring files to your WD Elements desktop storage and get your computer moving again.
Plug-and-Play Simplicity
The WD Elements drive works right out of the box with Windows 10 and later. Just plug it into a USB port to instantly add storage to your system.
USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 Compatibility
With this single drive, you get compatibility with USB 3.0 devices and backward compatibility with USB 2.0 devices.
WD Quality Inside and Out
WD knows your data is important to you, so they built the drive inside to their demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and reliability. Then, they protect the drive with a durable enclosure designed for style and protection.
Formatted for Windows 10 and Later
This WD Elements Desktop hard drive is formatted NTFS and compatible with Windows 10 and later. It may also be reformatted for Mac.
UPC: 718037873022

WD Desktop External HDD Specs

Key Specs
Host Connection
Micro-USB 3.0 / 3.1/3.2 Gen 1
Storage Capacity
14 TB SATA 3.5" HDD
Power Source
Included AC Adapter
Storage Capacity
14 TB SATA 3.5" HDD
Buffer
None
Default OS Support
Windows
External Enclosure
Material
Plastic
Cooling System
Passive
Electrical
Power Source
Included AC Adapter
AC Input Power
100 to 240 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz
DC Input Power
12 VDC
Environmental
Operating Temperature
41.0 to 95.0°F / 5.0 to 35.0°C
Storage Temperature
-4 to 149°F / -20 to 65°C
General
Dimensions
6.53 x 5.31 x 1.89" / 16.59 x 13.49 x 4.8 cm
Weight
1.98 lb / 0.9 kg
Packaging Info
Package Weight
2.755 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
9 x 8 x 3.6"

WD Desktop External HDD Reviews

Finally, USB 3!

By Michael
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-09-30

I filled two WD 2 TB USB 2 drives with my pics and needed replacements for both. Copied each of them to the 2 new WD 6 TB drives. They are not slow like the old ones! What a change, love them, and now I've got plenty of room for all my new photos. If one has photography needs B&H has it and if they don't then it probably isn't really needed!

WD 14TB Elements

By Denny
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-08-20

Great product. Fast drive. Great value

Works as it should

By Mike
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2023-08-10

I own many WD digital drives 18? Very few have failed over a 20 year period. Many of the originals are still working. I always double back up data

Nice

By Viktor
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-08-06

You can open it and pull the hard drive out with bare hands, 2 screws holding the sata converter board. Inside is a WD White label drive. You can put another drive in the enclosure only if you flash the sata to usb board firmware. Short circuit the winbond chip on pins 1 and 2 (1 marked with a dot) while powering it on to get into flash mode, there is a flash tool and firmware on the internet. You can actually edit the firmware with a hex editor and change the manufacturer, product name, ids etc, good fun. It's using a JMicron chip.

Fast with plenty of storage

By William D
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-08-03

Fast with plenty of storage for those large photographic assignments. Runs silently and fast an ease to use.

Bigger is Better

By Matthew
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-07-31

This HD is great because I can keep all my family photos/videos on it without having to keep track of multiple drives. I then back it all up with Backblaze to be extra safe.

I Been Buying Since 2018

By Jason Maiorano
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-09-21

Great Brand Great Basic HDD Great Compacity Great Reliability. I have 2 18tbs 6 20tb and 3 22tb

5 months and it's dead.

By Jack
Rated 1 out of 5
Date: 2023-08-31

Woke up one day and drive is totally dead. Will not mount. Ran through every possible solution online. No luck. Twenty years of buying drives - worst product every used. WARNING: AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Seriously. Horrible.

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Are there special cables or peripherals needed to ...

Are there special cables or peripherals needed to ensure maximum speed for this drive?
Asked by: NaughtyNorris
The WD 14TB Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive comes with a USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface and cable.
Answered by: Michael
Date published: 2021-11-26

I bought this 14TB drive and now it reads 12.7TB. ...

I bought this 14TB drive and now it reads 12.7TB. Why this substantial difference?
Asked by: Daniel
Depending on the file format used some portion of the drive is used for the file system.
Answered by: Reuben
Date published: 2021-04-20

How much usable space is there for the 14 tb ...

How much usable space is there for the 14 tb model?
Asked by: T
I am using it with WD My Cloud drives for backing them up. It is showing 14TB on MyCloud app.
Answered by: Justin
Date published: 2021-06-28

I will like to know which drives are western ...

I will like to know which drives are western digital using inside this, green, red, blue or purple?
Asked by: Ashton
I do NOT know. The specification did NOT indicated what kind of drive is equipped.
Answered by: Justin
Date published: 2021-08-26

What’s the actual read write speed? I wasn’t ...

What’s the actual read write speed? I wasn’t looking to be reminded of USB 2 & 3’s general rated speed, the actual read/write drive speed of this product
Asked by: David
We have not tested the read/write speeds on this drive nor it is stated by the manufacturer.
Answered by: Daniel
Date published: 2020-09-01

what is the max data transfer speed mb/sec?

what is the max data transfer speed mb/sec?
Asked by: david
This is a 5400 RPM drive and will transfer at around 120 MB/s.
Answered by: Sagi
Date published: 2020-11-25

Does this work with Mac?

Does this work with Mac?
Asked by: Miguel
Yes it does work with Mac. I had an older version of Mac when I first set it up. Now I have macOS Bug Sur version 11.6.1. I used Disk Utility & initially formatted the entire drive as Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted). Later I created two partitions. And formatted 4 TB as Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted), and 2 TB as exFAT to use with BootCamp for Windows. I primarily use it only with TimeMachine, but I also occasionally copy files to and from it.
Answered by: Dave
Date published: 2021-12-27

question

Is it compatitble with XP?
Asked by: Anonymous
No. The WD 4TB Elements Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8.1 or Windows 7.
Answered by: Moe
Date published: 2021-12-17
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