








Every journey needs a passport.
The My Passport drive is trusted, portable storage that gives you the confidence and freedom to drive forward in life. With a new, stylish design that fits in the palm of your hand, there’s space to store, organize, and share your photos, videos, music, and documents. Perfectly paired with WD Backup software and password protection, the My Passport drive helps keep your digital life’s contents safe.
• Slim design
• Software(1) for device management and backup with password protection
• 256-bit AES hardware encryption
• Up to 6TB(2) capacity
(1) Download and installation required. Terms and conditions apply. User account registration may be required.
(2)1TB = one trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment.
Make the most of your journey with style that suits you. The new My Passport has been redesigned to feature a convenient, slim form factor and is available in a range of vibrant colors.
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 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.
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 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.
My Passport portable storage is ready right out of the box including all necessary cables. And with SuperSpeed USB, you can quickly start backing up everything in your life and keep driving forward.
Customer Reviews 4.5 out of 5 stars 123,721 4.5 out of 5 stars 123,721 Technology HDD HDD Interface USB 3.0/2.0 USB-C/3.0/2.0 Password protection Hardware Encryption Hardware Encryption PC/Mac Ready WD Backup for PC WD Backup for PC Shock resistant PC PC Great for Backup & Storage Backup & StorageWestern Digital, the Western Digital logo, WD, the WD logo, and My Passport are registered marks or marks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries. USB-C is a mark of USB Implementers Forum. Mac is a mark of Apple, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Product specifications subject to change without notice. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. 2022 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Troubleshooting:
Undiscoverable by PC and cannot be repaired via software – Connect to another computer to verify if issue is with local host or product. Additionally product MUST be safely removed or ejected from host as not properly removing product form PC will also create issues such as mentioned below.
For Password protection, must install included software to enable password protection.
drive clicking, this device requires USB power only we would recommend trying the device on another computer, try another cable
Every trip needs a passport. The My Passport hard drive is reliable portable storage that gives you the confidence and freedom to move forward in life. With a sleek new design that fits in the palm of your hand, there’s plenty of room to store, organize and share all your photos, videos, music and documents. Perfectly paired with WD Backup software and password protection, the My Passport drive helps protect the contents of your digital life. The total capacity available on a 5TB drive is 4.6TB. The storage industry as a whole measures capacity in decimals. Windows based computers measure based on the binary, that’s why the drive shows as a smaller capacity
Every journey needs a passport. The My Passport drive is trusted, portable storage that gives you the confidence and freedom to drive forward in life. With a stylish design that fits in the palm of your hand, there’s space to store, organize, and share your photos, videos, music, and documents. Perfectly paired with backup software and password protection, the My Passport drive helps keep your digital life’s contents safe.
Slim style. It features a convenient, slim form factor and is available in a range of vibrant colors.
Backed up. The My Passpor drive comes equipped with backup software to help make sure everything you create while on your own life journey – photos, videos, music and documents – does not get lost. You can set it 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. The My Passport drive’s built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption with password protection helps keep your digital life’s contents secure. Just install our software2 and set your password to activate password protection.
Super Easy. My Passport portable storage is ready right out of the box with the necessary cable. And with SuperSpeed USB (5Gbps), you can quickly start backing up everything in your life and keep driving forward.
Ongoing confidence. There’s no telling what’s ahead in your own Journey. That’s why WD builds drives to demanding requirements for durability, and long-term reliability. On top of that, it comes with a 3-year limited warranty
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Additional Information
ASIN | B07VP5X239 |
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Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | 826 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories) 15 in External Hard Drives |
Date First Available | 4 Sept. 2019 |
Warranty & Support
Customers say
Customers find this external hard drive to be an excellent robust drive that’s easy to set up and use, with quick file transfers and write speeds of 120 MBPS. They appreciate its compact 5TB capacity and consider it good value for money, with one customer noting it handles over one thousand movies. The drive’s functionality receives mixed feedback – while some say it works straight out of the box, others report it stops working after a few months.