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10.12.2019

I have previously (and quite recently) purchased hard drives with much less storage for more money. So, the first plus point in this drive’s favour would be the price (£56.99 for 2TB at the time of this review) which I feel is a great deal.This drive is just slightly smaller and lighter than other drives I own. It’s not by much, but it’s noticeable when you line it up with other hard drives. Always a good thing when things are more streamlined.As claimed, I took this straight out of the box, plugged it in and away it went. In the box you get the drive, a little guarantee leaflet and two power cables - USB-C (which I will save for the future!) and USB-A. There was a little space in the plastic box not filled,which I now wonder should have contained a little instruction leaflet. Perhaps it was just mine that was missing.Not that you really need an instruction manual. I decided to use this as a Time Machine back-up so all I needed to do was plug it in and then click Back Up Now on the Time Machine drop-down menu on the Finder on my Mac. As I had previously used another hard drive with Time Machine, I got asked a few quick questions to make sure I wasn’t being taken advantage of, and then everything went swimmingly from there.Since I used this drive the first time, I have upgraded my machine to Catalina. Even though the box states that it is Mojave, High Sierra or Sierra compatible, I’m happy to report that it also works fine with Catalina 10.15.1.You can also use this drive as a simple storage device. Again, as claimed, it’s a simple as dragging and dropping files to and from the drive’s folder window.The drive comes with a 3-year limited warranty - which I hopefully will have no need for.You also get WD Discovery software included, which allows you to set a password with 256-bit AES hardware encryption - which sounds impressive although I confess to not really knowing the ins and outs of it.The Discovery software also lets you connect your drive with any cloud storage services such as Dropbox or Google Drive. This just means you can move things about more easily between your devices and your cloud storage. Not something I’m going to take advantage of but nice to know it’s available if I change my mind about what I use this drive for in the future.
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24.10.2019

This WD My Passport for Mac (2TB) Portable Hard Drive comes complete with two USB Leads – one a USB A to B type and another USB B to C Type with WD Security and Drive Utilities for Mac pre-installed on the drive. The disc drive is very slim and compact and the immediate impression is of a well-made product which comes with a limited 3-year warranty and 30 days free support from the date of the first call. You can reformat this drive to work with a Windows PC if you wish - see the WD website for instructions.The drive self-installed on my Mac Book without fuss and if you want to install the software the process is equally painless. I found the WD encryption/password protection software really handy,it’s easy to set up and the drive seems social media friendly too.No extra power supply is required although the USB B type plugs are less common than most other types so you’ll need to carry the lead when travelling. I found the capacity to be slightly below 2TB (as you’d expect) but the disc feels fast at both reading and writing, I transferred 500 or 600 largish RAW photos very quickly to the drive which is almost silent and doesn’t really seem to get warm.Okay, so this isn’t an SSD with lightning speed, but it does offer fast read/write speeds for a drive of its type and provides a significant amount of storage in a very compact form at a reasonable price with the option of encryption/password protection – good value and hard to fault.
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24.10.2019

We already have speciality (My Passport for Mac) WD drives for our Macs (3Tb for the 27” iMac; a neat little 2Tb for the 21” iMac) and this 2Tb drive is to be used for a 11” MacAir (with a 120Gb SSD) – somewhat of an over kill except for pictures and video storage. I will also be backing up an older 9.7” iPadPro via the MacAir.The outer pack claims compatibility with OS Mojave and Windows 10 - although the MacAir has already been updated to the latest OS Catalina.Out off the blister pack is one neat little drive (so small and thin) with connecting cables for USBA and USBC. There is also a detailed multilanguage extremely small print warranty / regulatory / disputes sheet and no instruction sheet.Hmmm!Still this appears to be simple plug and play and on the 11” MacAir loaded Drive Utilities and Security software. It was easy to allocate it as the Time machine back-up drive. I was very surprised to find there was some 91Gb on the MacAir which took some 3h to completely back up. You can remove the drive using the usual “drag and drop” eject method as used for most external USB drives.You are given the opportunity at set up to password protect (with encryption) the device but I haven’t yet done thisSo, initial impressions 4 star (may upgrade later).NOTE there is also software for use on Windows computers so be careful to open the correct file
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9.11.2019

I’ve owned several My Passport drives from Western Digital and have always been impressed with their solid construction and reliability. This drive is no exception and with 2Tb of storage and a USB-C interface is perfect for sharing very large files or backing up your data. With two cables you can get maximum speed over USB-C but still make use of this drive if your machines has a USB-A connector (USB 2 or 3).The drive is “for Mac” which won’t stop it working on Windows (you’ll probably need to format it first). It comes bundled with software for macOS to make backing up easier, and can be password protected. I'm using it to back up my photography projects and it works perfectly for me.Overall this is a great package.You’ll find cheaper drives with the same capacity, but probably not the same longevity.
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30.3.2020

Got my second of these drives for use with my MacBook Pro and iPad Pro and both work seamlessly ONCE I replaced the included cable. A short, bulky and ill fitting usb c cable with what feels like a brilliantly built product just ruins it. A good quality usb c cable isn’t expensive and in the bulk WD could be buying would make s minimal impact on the RRP so it’s just laziness.Once the cable drama is dealt with the drive performs great. High speed transfers and compliments my setup well. Have seen a few reviews which moan about the speeds but the included pictures almost always have as picture of as windows setup and my guess is that they are using the included usb A adapter so ofcourse your going to get low speeds,throttled by your equipment. Transferring 4K files from mac and iPad takes no time at all.
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28.10.2019

I've used various WD My Passport for Mac hard drives over the years, always with great confidence in their security and effectiveness.What is most remarkable about this particular drive is its extraordinary compactness. 0.9 x 10.5 x 7.5. It is barely wider than my iPhone 8 plus, certainly shorter, and thinner than the phone in its Torro case. It really is pocketable though one wouldn't want to transport it in that way.Best of all it is plug in and use, incredibly important for a non-techie like myself - I just want something that will store valuable data securely, both in terms of reliability and privacy.It works much more quietly than the older drives I have and quicker too.A perfect combination of ease of use,security and compactness. Very recommendable and at a fair price.
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24.8.2019

Why 4 stars and not 5?. The only draw back to this wonderful little machine is when you encrypt the data. Mine currently has 0.83TB of data which it is trying to encrypt. It currently stands at 52% encrypted and has been running for 6 days. Apart from that it is sturdy and well made and backs up at a good speed (see above re encryption). Works perfect with the Mac Time Machine programme without any fiddling. I did download the WD Discovery software as recommended but cannot see the point as Time Machine does what I want it to do.

16.2.2020

I’ll have to say, I’ve always go for WD for hard disks. From my experience, they’re more reliable than other makes. This new generation of external hdd is very light compared to previous version and when I registered it with WD support, it registered with a three year warranty. Just as well, otherwise I would have returned it. WD warranty gives me a peace of mind as I have had WD replace my hdd even with 6 bad sectors. So I’m relying on WDs reputation and their warranty promise..anyway, so far the hdd is brilliant.

7.2.2020

Bought this hard drive a month ago. Seems well made and strong. Massive capacity. Have been using it as a stationery drive on my Macbook - as some other portable drives, ahem, S**gate, can fail if moved around too much. Have an older Western Digital portable hard drive, bought 7 years ago. Still working with occasional use. It's nice that the Mac version of this Passport hard drive comes with a USB C adapter, meaning it's future proof if I upgrade my laptop etc.

26.4.2020

I accidentally bought the wrong one (this one) as I have a PC but actually you just need to download the right driver from their website and re-format the drive and it works fine. My computer recognised it once I had done that. If you accidentally buy this don't worry. You might even want to buy it on purpose too. Great size (as in it's small and takes up no space). Would be good to travel with, store youtube videos (if you make those). Worth it.

18.5.2019

I have been buying WD drives for years and was wary of this latest one, as it had a lot of mixed reviews... I had a little trouble with the USB adapter to USBc cable to begin, but the minute I realised I had a better cable it sorted out all the conectivity issues, I'd suggest purchasing your own cable on purchase if you don't have a USBc port in your computer. These drives are perfect for storing files, stack well and back up quick.

15.2.2020

It is great for mac (I have used it on my macbook pro) and the password protection is easy to set up.Although not major, but I have seen tiny glitches while copying data into it. I have not used it for long (bought it 3 months back) and hence I would recommend this to be your 2nd back-up drive :)I hope you will like my review, if you found it useful please hit ‘Helpful’. It will make my day :)

12.6.2020

My WD Passport ULTRA 4tb was suffering from a very low data transfer rate until I stopped using the supplied cable and instead replaced it with a good quality USB-c to USB-c cable bought separately . As soon as I did that the problem disappeared and the drive now seems to be functioning normally. With the supplied cable the drive was often hot to touch but with the new cable it seems much cooler.

7.6.2020

It arrived in good time but when I tried to use it on my Mac Pro I couldn't even get it to light up. I tried and tried but no good. I realised that it must be the usb cable sent with the ext hdd. Luckily I had a spare cable which I plugged dint and lo and behold the light came on and I could then go ahead an backup my pc, The hdd itself is very good.

9.6.2020

I have tried Seagate, La Cie and Western Digital (WD) external hard drives. Being a Maccie, I found WD's 'My Passport for Mac' drives the most reliable. Would not touch other brands. My first WD 'For Mac' is now 5 years old and still working well. Beware -- external hard drives fail without any warning -- always back up in duplicate or triplicate!

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