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| storage capacity | 5 TB | 1 TB | 4 TB | 1024 GB | 5000 GB | 5000 GB |
| hardware interface | usb c, usb3.0 | usb | usb | usb | usb | usb3.0 |
| compatible devices | PC | Laptop, Desktop | Laptop, Desktop | Desktop, Laptop, PC, Mac | Desktop | Desktop |
| form factor | 2.5-inch | Portable | Portable | Desktop | Portable | Portable |
From the manufacturer
USB-C ready
Connect to more USB-C devices with the My Passport Ultra portable hard drive. Plus, the included USB-C to USB-A adapter helps ensure compatibility with older machines, delivering versatility and convenience in one compact package.
Sleek metal design
Enclosed with anodized metal, the My Passport Ultra portable hard drive offers added durability and protection to take your content on-the-go with confidence.
Backup Software Included
Included backup software imports your photos, videos and files.
Easy Auto Backup Software
After installing backup software(1), simply plug in your drive and let it take care of the rest.
Password Protection/Encryption
Help keep your files private with a password you can choose, making it easy to enable password protection and 256-bit AES Hardware Encryption.
Expansive Capacity
With capacities up to 6TB(2), you have the space to keep your photos, videos, music and documents with you.
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| HDD | SSD | HDD | HDD |
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Interface
| USB-C/A USB 3.1/2.0 | USB-C 3.2 Gen2 | USB-C/A USB 3.1/2.0 | USB-A 3.0 |
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Password Protection
| 256-bit Encryption | 256-bit Encryption | Hardware Encryption | Hardware Encryption |
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Auto Backup
| WD Backup for PC | WD Backup for PC | Time Machine Ready | WD Backup for PC |
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PC/Mac Ready
| PC (Mac w/ Reformat) | PC and Mac | Mac Ready | PC (Mac w/ Reformat) |
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Shock/Drop Resistant
| - | Up to 6.5 ft (1.98m) | - | - |
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Great for
| Backup w/metal design | Accelerated Backup | Backup w/metal design | Backup & Storage |
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A fast, compact drive powered by its USB-C connector. A solidly built cable is included plus a USB-A converter. There's a single activity LED near the connector.Write performance on a USB-C 3.1 host interface was decent, with 1MB sequential writes running at 112MiB/s, but dropping to 94MiB/s presumably along the slower (outer) parts of the spinning disk.Linux/BSD people, here's how the drive showed up for me:WD My Passport 260D 2007 Fixed Direct Access SPC-4 SCSI device1907697MB (3906963456 512 byte sectors)Note the enclosure shows up as a separate device, BSD sees it as:ses1: WD SES Device 2007 Fixed Enclosure Services SPC-4 SCSI deviceses1: SES DeviceUSB-C is a selling point for me despite some skeptical reviewers here. It isn't meant to be faster, necessarily, that's a function of the interfaces on each end. But it's always a more robust & simpler connector. It lasts long than microUSB (by design) and doesn't need to be flipped back and forth repeatedly until it finally fits. I generally won't buy a device with an older USB connector unless there's no option. USB-C all the way.A great little drive, and nice-looking too. I might wish it were SSD or that the LED was on the front, but otherwise no complaints.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2023
Color: BlueCapacity: 2TBStyle: PCVerified Purchase
A fast, compact drive powered by its USB-C connector. A solidly built cable is included plus a USB-A converter. There's a single activity LED near the connector.
Write performance on a USB-C 3.1 host interface was decent, with 1MB sequential writes running at 112MiB/s, but dropping to 94MiB/s presumably along the slower (outer) parts of the spinning disk.
Linux/BSD people, here's how the drive showed up for me:
WD My Passport 260D 2007 Fixed Direct Access SPC-4 SCSI device
1907697MB (3906963456 512 byte sectors)
Note the enclosure shows up as a separate device, BSD sees it as:
ses1: WD SES Device 2007 Fixed Enclosure Services SPC-4 SCSI device
ses1: SES Device
USB-C is a selling point for me despite some skeptical reviewers here. It isn't meant to be faster, necessarily, that's a function of the interfaces on each end. But it's always a more robust & simpler connector. It lasts long than microUSB (by design) and doesn't need to be flipped back and forth repeatedly until it finally fits. I generally won't buy a device with an older USB connector unless there's no option. USB-C all the way.
A great little drive, and nice-looking too. I might wish it were SSD or that the LED was on the front, but otherwise no complaints.
Write performance on a USB-C 3.1 host interface was decent, with 1MB sequential writes running at 112MiB/s, but dropping to 94MiB/s presumably along the slower (outer) parts of the spinning disk.
Linux/BSD people, here's how the drive showed up for me:
WD My Passport 260D 2007 Fixed Direct Access SPC-4 SCSI device
1907697MB (3906963456 512 byte sectors)
Note the enclosure shows up as a separate device, BSD sees it as:
ses1: WD SES Device 2007 Fixed Enclosure Services SPC-4 SCSI device
ses1: SES Device
USB-C is a selling point for me despite some skeptical reviewers here. It isn't meant to be faster, necessarily, that's a function of the interfaces on each end. But it's always a more robust & simpler connector. It lasts long than microUSB (by design) and doesn't need to be flipped back and forth repeatedly until it finally fits. I generally won't buy a device with an older USB connector unless there's no option. USB-C all the way.
A great little drive, and nice-looking too. I might wish it were SSD or that the LED was on the front, but otherwise no complaints.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2020
I made this purchase because my laptop broke and I needed to take it somewhere in the hopes of salvaging the terabyte of information I had on there. I've also had 2 Western Digital external HDD's in the past; a one tb elements many years ago & a ten tb elements more recently. This one is for portability rather than desktop replacement.
The moment it came in, I didn't even take it out of the box. I went straight to my nearby computer repair place with my old laptop and this drive. When it was all plugged in and my old hdd tested, it looked as if it would transfer over everything, I was thrilled!!! I had a lot of work related items I couldn't risk losing. I should mention, I'll be using this drive specifically for work (video editing, so large 2k and 4k raw video files).
Then, when we plugged in this Western Digital 5tb drive, it worked, but the cord didn't fit in properly. It wouldn't go in all the way, barely half way and it kept disconnecting. It was extremely stressful for me and it was irritating the tech who was helping me because he had other business to attend to.
We ended up using one of his spare cords (a usb-c to usb-c) and it fit properly and worked perfectly.
In the video I posted, I thought the cord was defective at first, but when I compared it to my phone cable (usb-c to usb-c) it looked completely different!!! (See attached pic). My phone cable works with this drive, it fits securely. I had another cable that was a usb-c to usb 3a and that usb-c fit snug.
Also, the cord I was given was pathetically small. 6 inches. What is the point of having a 6 inch cord? Even if you're using this on a desk, it barely gets out of your way. I'm using it with a laptop, I travel, it's extremely inconvenient to have this thing dangling because there's no length to place it nearby. This is just wrong. I mean, what is Western Digital thinking? It's completely irrational. Provide a respectable cord, and the proper one would be nice as well.
Lastly, and this makes me very nervous! When you go to 'safely unplug' your peripherals from your computer by clicking on your taskbar and clicking to safely remove hardware and eject media, this always says that it can't close while a window is open or while it's in use (even when it's not in use). I had no windows open, I wasn't connected to the drive in any way other than the cord (by which I mean, I didn't have a music player open or video player or file location window accessing the unit) but when I tried to safely remove it, it began spinning or "being active". ???
I double checked everything, it wasn't being used, but the light was solid and you could feel it at unrest, if you will. I tried to wait it out, 5 minutes, 10, 20, 30... It wasn't stopping. so I restarted my computer. I should also mention that I'm using a brand new Lenovo Legion 7i less than 2 weeks old.
After the restart, the only thing I tried to do was 'safely remove the Western Digital HDD and the exact same thing happened! It's clearly NOT being used!!! So I just unplugged it. I hate doing that. I plugged it back in just to be sure that everything was still on there, and it was, but now I'm unsure of the device as a whole. I have very little confidence in it. Is this going to be a recurring issue? It better not be!!! The entire point of the purchase was to SAVE information, not to lose it!
When I have clients that have invested tens of thousands of dollars on a commercial, and then I'm sent the media to begin the post production process, I need to have confidence in all my gear, my computer, my headphones, and ESPECIALLY my HARD DRIVES!!!
Needless to say, I'm weary and uncomfortable with my purchase to this point.
At these prices, one would think you would be buying a quality piece of equipment, as of right now, this isn't worth half of what I spent. I don't mind spending for quality, for sturdiness, practicality & longevity. It does work, but I have to say, if I'm being totally honest... just barely.
I'm considering returning it; it's just going to be such a chore to have to re-transfer a terabyte of information from this drive to another. This whole experience has been a real pain, and I am dissatisfied and unhappy.
Color: BlueCapacity: 5TBStyle: PCVerified Purchase
Sent the wrong cord & it won't 'safely disconnect'
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2020
I am stupefied; I genuinely am. Media attached.Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2020
I made this purchase because my laptop broke and I needed to take it somewhere in the hopes of salvaging the terabyte of information I had on there. I've also had 2 Western Digital external HDD's in the past; a one tb elements many years ago & a ten tb elements more recently. This one is for portability rather than desktop replacement.
The moment it came in, I didn't even take it out of the box. I went straight to my nearby computer repair place with my old laptop and this drive. When it was all plugged in and my old hdd tested, it looked as if it would transfer over everything, I was thrilled!!! I had a lot of work related items I couldn't risk losing. I should mention, I'll be using this drive specifically for work (video editing, so large 2k and 4k raw video files).
Then, when we plugged in this Western Digital 5tb drive, it worked, but the cord didn't fit in properly. It wouldn't go in all the way, barely half way and it kept disconnecting. It was extremely stressful for me and it was irritating the tech who was helping me because he had other business to attend to.
We ended up using one of his spare cords (a usb-c to usb-c) and it fit properly and worked perfectly.
In the video I posted, I thought the cord was defective at first, but when I compared it to my phone cable (usb-c to usb-c) it looked completely different!!! (See attached pic). My phone cable works with this drive, it fits securely. I had another cable that was a usb-c to usb 3a and that usb-c fit snug.
Also, the cord I was given was pathetically small. 6 inches. What is the point of having a 6 inch cord? Even if you're using this on a desk, it barely gets out of your way. I'm using it with a laptop, I travel, it's extremely inconvenient to have this thing dangling because there's no length to place it nearby. This is just wrong. I mean, what is Western Digital thinking? It's completely irrational. Provide a respectable cord, and the proper one would be nice as well.
Lastly, and this makes me very nervous! When you go to 'safely unplug' your peripherals from your computer by clicking on your taskbar and clicking to safely remove hardware and eject media, this always says that it can't close while a window is open or while it's in use (even when it's not in use). I had no windows open, I wasn't connected to the drive in any way other than the cord (by which I mean, I didn't have a music player open or video player or file location window accessing the unit) but when I tried to safely remove it, it began spinning or "being active". ???
I double checked everything, it wasn't being used, but the light was solid and you could feel it at unrest, if you will. I tried to wait it out, 5 minutes, 10, 20, 30... It wasn't stopping. so I restarted my computer. I should also mention that I'm using a brand new Lenovo Legion 7i less than 2 weeks old.
After the restart, the only thing I tried to do was 'safely remove the Western Digital HDD and the exact same thing happened! It's clearly NOT being used!!! So I just unplugged it. I hate doing that. I plugged it back in just to be sure that everything was still on there, and it was, but now I'm unsure of the device as a whole. I have very little confidence in it. Is this going to be a recurring issue? It better not be!!! The entire point of the purchase was to SAVE information, not to lose it!
When I have clients that have invested tens of thousands of dollars on a commercial, and then I'm sent the media to begin the post production process, I need to have confidence in all my gear, my computer, my headphones, and ESPECIALLY my HARD DRIVES!!!
Needless to say, I'm weary and uncomfortable with my purchase to this point.
At these prices, one would think you would be buying a quality piece of equipment, as of right now, this isn't worth half of what I spent. I don't mind spending for quality, for sturdiness, practicality & longevity. It does work, but I have to say, if I'm being totally honest... just barely.
I'm considering returning it; it's just going to be such a chore to have to re-transfer a terabyte of information from this drive to another. This whole experience has been a real pain, and I am dissatisfied and unhappy.
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