WD 2TB My Passport Ultra for Mac Silver, Portable Hard Drive, includes backup software with defense against ransomware, and password protection, USB-C and USB 3.1 compatible - WDBKYJ0020BSL-WESN

This drive crashed out of the blue, after a year, used only 6 times for Time Machine back-up for my Mac book pro. Although I had a back up to this drive (crazy to need a back up to a back up but a must), unfortunately there was one extra folder that I had not backed up. Long story short.... it ultimately cost me $1200. to retrieve that folder (company in San Diego). There is absolutely no personal support from Western Digital. No one with whom to communicate. Their website is NOT friendly. One would think that a company selling digital hardware in the USA, would have a user friendly support website, but it does NOT. Different passwords for each different product, instructions poorly worded. After retrieving documents from the drive, I returned the drive to WD (to Calexico, on border with Mexico, 97 miles away from San Diego). In detailed report, I asked for monetary reimbursement. No response from WD. Today, I received a replacement drive and cable in a box, in the mail, no other paperwork. Its probably a refurbished drive. I do not trust this product. It will probably crash in short order. Be sure to back up anything you put on this drive. It is not to be trusted. I have spoken with many techs. This drive is not to be trusted.

I made a clone of my iMac on a 2 TB SSD. this 6 TB passport Ultra backs it up with Time Machine perfectly. the first backup took a little time but then it works in the background just fine. backups are quick and you won’t notice until you need it.

The WD 6TB My Passport Ultra for Mac is a high-capacity, portable external hard drive designed for reliable storage and seamless backup. With USB-C and USB 3.1 connectivity, it offers fast transfer speeds and easy plug-and-play use. Built-in backup software, password protection, and ransomware defense keep your files secure, while the sleek silver design complements any Mac setup. Perfect for large media libraries, work documents, or everyday file storage, this drive combines convenience, performance, and peace of mind. I orders the 6TB to consolidate other smaller drives that had been formatted on MSFT so I can organize and delete on my new Mac. Small and quiet!

Had this for almost 2 years and now it's dying a slow death. it was a great media server hard drive but when it fell of the cliff, it fell fast and hard. I don't know if it was bad sectors or the constant reading but one day the write speeds just dropped to single digit MB/s and it became useless.

This thing worked perfectly first time out of the box. Just plugged it in an backed up my I-Mac. I had several Seagate Drives fail on me recently and decided to change brands. The only beef I have with this unit is the indicator light is on the back of the unit where you plug it in. Makes no sense at all

Ordered a 5TB drive, received a 5MB (4.9MB) drive in a box labelled 5 TB. Based on the number of positive reviews for this product, I wrongfully assumed this issue had been resolved. (Shame on Amazon for continuing to market this product.) Spent several minutes using Disk Utility to verify the drive I received only has 4.9MB of storage, NOT the 5TB I purchased for a whopping $179.00+ tax. Complete waste of my time during a work day. Am returning the drive and will be purchasing another SanDisk Professional G-Drive ArmorATD because the Seagate drives I own are unreliable and dismount without notice – usually when I am in the middle of a project, which guarantees all of my changes and new work are lost. For those who are interested, I use Mac compatible, reliable external drives with a decent lifespan and transfer speed. Plug and play is a plus, not a must. I will re-format exFAT drives like the SanDisk Pro G-Drive ArmorADT. Functional cable that comes with the drive is also a must. Western Digital is notorious for shipping drives with defective cables. I decided to give this drive a try based on positive reviews posted by Amazon purchasers and a review in MacWorld (they certainly missed the mark). This product was a complete waste of my time and money. Don't be duped! Save your money and skip this external drive. If you want a great reliable external drive with a good transfer speed (that doesn't significantly degrade as the drive fills) and good lifespan (mine are 5 yrs and counting), buy the SanDisk Professional G-Drive ArmorATD. The G-Drive is a bit spendy, but they are ruggedized drives, unlike Seagate, the WD My Passport Ultra and many other brands – and you won't go thru the stupid crap I just experienced with this WD My Passport Ultra drive that only had 4.9MB of storage space. SHEESH ... The SanDisk Pro G-Drive offers VARIETY with 5 drive sizes: 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 5TB and 6TB. They are RELIABLE and come with a good quality cable (unlike Western Digital). Note: the SanDisk is formatted to exFAT, so you will need to re-format using Disk Utility – but that's a breeze and only takes a few minutes. Save yourself time, hassle and aggravation ... avoid this drive and buy a SanDisk Pro G-Drive ArmorADT.

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.

I can’t complain about this hard drive at all it’s portable, easy installation, does get hot after being plugged in all day I got 5 TB so storage is unbelievable. It doesn’t make loud noise or any I hear at all and it fits perfectly you can use the c port or use connector that comes with it .

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Un producto de primera calidad, con unos acabados y diseño notables. La experiencia de uso de momento genial. Ha sido conectarlo al mac y en poco más de media hora aproximadamente ha realizado una copia de casi 500gb. A nivel sonoro, diría que es imperceptible. Muy satisfecho con la compra.

This is a great little backup hard drive. Great capacity, small and easily portable. It comes with a USB C to USB C lead and a USB C to USB A adaptor. The adaptor connects to the end of the lead and this gives you the ability to connect the disk to a USB C or USB A port on your PC or Laptop. Very easy to use. If you are going to lug it around in a laptop bag then get a protective case for it to keep dust out of the USB C connection and to protect the hard drive from knocks

Molto capiente, silenzioso, piccolo, usb C e WD.

Just started using this disk that I bought in july, but today it broke down on me. Unable to mount and making bad sounds. Probably lost all data on it.