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WD 5TB My Passport, Portable External Hard Drive, Black, backup software with defense against ransomware, and password protection, USB 3.1/USB 3.0 compatible – WDBPKJ0050BBK-WESN
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| Hard Drive | 5 TB Portable |
|---|---|
| Brand | WD |
| Series | My Passport External Hard Drive |
| Item model number | WDBPKJ0050BBK-WESN |
| Hardware Platform | PC, Linux, Mac w, Reformat |
| Item Weight | 7.4 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 4.22 x 2.95 x 0.75 inches |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 4.22 x 2.95 x 0.75 inches |
| Color | black |
| Flash Memory Size | 256 |
| Hard Drive Interface | USB 2.0/3.0 |
| Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. |
| Language | English |
| Country of Origin | Thailand |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | August 26, 2019 |
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by John F
You can’t go wrong with Western Digital. Very small package for huge storage. Plug and Play – connected the USB cable, (included) and my computer immediately recognized it. The portable drive is larger than the drive on my laptop, so I partitioned it into 2 virtual drives. One partition for an Image/Backup and a second partition for file backup & storage. The partitioning process was flawless and now my computer recognizes two separate drives. I am super happy with the WD SSD portable drive. I would highly recommend to anyone wanting a portable drive. I’m even thinking about buying another larger drive and partitioning into more virtual drives for backup of other computers.
My only complaint and major disappointment with WD, is that the free “WD Backup” software is no longer supported by WD and hasn’t been for a few years. They offer a free version of Acronis, which doesn’t work. Installed the Acronis software, created a bootable disk on a USB Flash (thumb) drive, then rebooted the computer from the thumb drive and created a full backup/ disk image to the new WD drive. The software seemed to run perfectly, and said the backup was successfully created. I felt really good that I had a full backup of my 2015 laptop, in case I ever need to replace the mechanical HDD. But it was a false peace of mind.
Only 2 weeks after using the Acronis backup software, my computer was crashing shortly after bootup, which it had never done before. So I thought I would test the new drive and backup. After rebooting with the Acronis USB Boot drive, it asked for the location of the image file. The computer recognized the WD drive with all of the Acronis backup folders. But then the Acronis software said all of the folders were empty and there was No Image found. WTF?! Acronis said it successfully made a full disk copy. But then the software could not find its own image.
DO NOT USE the ACRONIS software.
I was fortunately able to fix the boot/crash problem using other software. But if my hard drive had completely failed, I would not have a usable backup copy to restore to a new drive. I would have been screwed. It would have been better if I never attempting to create a backup. At least I would known that I didn’t have a backup copy to rely on, rather than falsely thinking I was protected.
In addition, the “free” software isn’t really free. It’s only a 30 day free Trial version. So if you make a full backup within 30 days, and later have a critical problem, you will be forced to purchase the full version to perform the restore. The backup file versions are propitiatory, so you can’t use another brand of software to do the restore. They’ve got you! You can make a free backup/copy (if you can even get the software to work properly). But then you have to pay for the software to actually use the Backup in order to Restore. This is akin Ransomware.
I have since purchased other backup/imaging software and made a full (working) backup to my new WD drive. I’m very happy about that.
by Jonathas
Ótimo produto, veio bem embalado e chegou super rápido.
by Persée
I purchased this on 08/05/2021.
As an IT Professional, I owned several HDDs and SSDs, both internal and external. This was a very nice option, very elegant, portable and with 2TB of storage which was more than enough for my needs.
I even purchased a UGREEN 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive Case Cover Shockproof (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072HJ4FTX/).
I was about to give this product a 2-3 star review since while I was writing this (11/28/2023), I was unable to format my drive to repurpose it for some newer storage needs. I had access to the drive, I could add or delete files, but I was unable to format. It was giving me sector errors and the drive was never dropped, hit or damaged in any way. Actually it was stored in the hardcase for more than a year.
Fortunately I used a tool called Mini Tool Partition (not promoting it) and after some time, it was able to format it and apparently correct the sector errors. So at this point, instead of the complaint I was writing, I decided to finish my review by saying that up until now it seems a very robust HDD in terms of functionality. Let’s see if it was actually fixed or if I would need to update my review later on.
by Mahmoud Shaban
يعمل بكفاءة عالية.
by Harold Kaplan
I’ve always been partial to Western Digital. Nice product, compact design, performs beautifully.
by david
Buen producto, esta muy delgado y no hace nada de ruido
by napaboy
Me gusto la opción de encriptación. Un diseño muy compacto. Solo falta algún lugar para guardar el cable como los Adata que se puede poner el cable en la misma carcasa pero todo lo demás excelente
by Hugo
Jag har redan ett flertal små 2,5″ hårddiskar från WD. Jag använder PC och hårddiskarna har fungerat bra.
by C Scott
My husband DJ music in his extra time but he’s olde school still use vinyl. When he asked me to purchase a 4TB SSD portable hard drive I didn’t know it was gonna be that expensive. I purchased this as USED but it was in perfect condition and works perfect. He was able to download all his music and still have space left to download more music. The speed is normal for downloads. The noise level is normal you can hear it working. The weight is on the heavy side. It didn’t get hot and it’s very durable. It was worth the price and I would purchase it again!