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Key Features
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0
- 500GB Capacity
- WD SmartWare Backup Software
- Bus-Powered
The My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive from Western Digital is your answer to sleek, 'future-proof' portability. With this bus-powered drive, you can have up to 5Gb/s USB 3.0 speeds with complete backward compatibility with USB 2.0, allowing you to take full advantage of your drive immediately while still ensuring future usability.
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what is the maximum transfer speed ?
what is the maximum transfer speed ?
The theoretical maximum transfer speed is 5 gbps.
Date published: 2019-12-11
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what is the difference between this HDD and this: B&H # WEMP2WDBYFW MFR # WDBYFT0020BWT-WESN?
There is no functional difference between these two drives.
Date published: 2019-09-24
Can this drive be formatted to work on a Samsung ...
Can this drive be formatted to work on a Samsung tv
The drive is NTFS and should work as is. If not you can reformat It as needed.
Date published: 2019-08-15
question
I hooked this up to dishnetwork dvr and formatted it before i installed it on my computer. Now it doesnt show any WD software or anything. Can someone help to restore WD software? Please & thanks
https://support-en.wd.com/app/products/product-detail/p/250
Download from WD and put back on drive.
Date published: 2019-06-22
How do I set this for MAC?
How do I set this for MAC?
Any hard drive used for MAC needs to be formatted in the HFS+ (or FAT32 if your adventurous)file system. You can do it on MAC with the MAC Disk Utility. Just be aware it will wipe the drive and all data will be lost. (you can get detailed instructions with a simple internet search)
Date published: 2019-02-26
Im assuming i can use this on a usb 3.0 port?
Im assuming i can use this on a usb 3.0 port?
YES,That's how to get full potential of speed of drive.
Date published: 2019-01-29
can i use this for mac?
can i use this for mac?
Yes, Just needs to be reformatted using your Mac.
Date published: 2019-12-10
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Will this store my raw NEF files?
Yes you can store anything, just look forward to solid state drives to keep getting bigger and dropping in price because they are much smaller, lighter, and far faster. Also less to go wrong than than normal HD with spinning platter, yet solid state stuff still can go bad, sadly I know from experience. :-(
Date published: 2018-08-27