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Item Weight	2.24 lbs	4.59 ounces	4.23 ounces	6.72 ounces	2.10 lbs	3.00 lbs
Memory Storage Capacity	2000 GB	2 TB	2 TB	2 TB	6 GB	2 TB
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Capacity:2 TB

Product Description

2TB WD Elements USB 2.0 Ext desktop External Hard Drive

From the Manufacturer

WD Elements™ Desktop External Drive - Simply affordable.

Western Digital's WD Elements Desktop USB 2.0 external hard drives are the right answer for simple, reliable add-on storage. Simply plug one in to a USB port and start saving your photos, music, video, and files.

Features at a glance

Simple add-on storage
Plug-and-play
USB 2.0 interface
WD quality inside and out
1-year limited warranty

WD quality inside and out - Designed with the same commitment to quality that made WD external drives the number one selling drives in the world.

Plug-and-play simplicity - Just connect the power and plug it into a USB port to instantly add more storage to your computer.

Designed to save power - Turns on and off with your computer. Enters idle mode when not in use. Utilizes a WD drive with power-saving WD GreenPower Technology™ and an EnergyStar compliant power supply.

Packaging - Packaged in a minimized recyclable packaging made from recycled materials. Preformatted for PCs - Designed for use with Windows-based computers. Can be easily reformatted for use with Macs.

Preformatted for PCs - Designed for use with Windows-based computers. Can be easily reformatted for use with Macs.

Compatibility

Available USB port, Mac OS® X Tiger® or Leopard®, Windows® Vista®/XP

Note: Compatibility may vary, depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system.

What's in the box

USB 2.0 external hard drive, USB cable, AC adapter, Quick Install Guide.

Desktop Storage Comparison Chart
		WD Elements Desktop	My Book Essential	My Book for Mac	My Book Studio
		Simply affordable.	Next generation storage and backup.	Smart backup and storage for Mac.	Pure performance for Mac.
	Interface	USB 2.0	USB 3.0, USB 2.0	USB 2.0	FireWire 800, USB 2.0
	Capacity range	500 GB - 2 TB	500 GB - 3 TB	1 TB and 2 TB	1 TB and 2 TB
	WD SmartWare
	Automatic backup
	Password protection and hardware encryption
	Capacity gauge
	Custom e-label

Product information

Capacity:2 TB

Product Dimensions

7.01 x 4.9 x 1.42 inches

Item Weight

2.24 pounds

ASIN

B002QEBMCI

Item model number

WDBAAU0020HBK-NESN

Customer Reviews

4,445 ratings

4.4 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#1,948 in External Hard Drives

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

No

Date First Available

September 14, 2009

Manufacturer

Western Digital

Language

English

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P. Smith

Worked well for 7 years, went kaput for 2 years, then came back to life.

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2019

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I bought this 1TB drive back in May 2010 and began using it immediately to store movies and photos. It worked fine and I used it almost daily for about 7 years until one day I went to open a file folder only to be prompted "This disk must be formatted before you can use it." Other folders/files within the drive opened normally at first but after a few days the problem seemed to spread and eventually I couldn't open anything without getting the "disk must be formatted" message. Of course I never clicked 'format', I tried using different USB ports, a new power supply, running in safe mode, etc. but nothing helped.
So I figured I was out of luck and would have to just learn to live with the fact my data was gone since I had no other backup. However, some of the folders would occasionally open and I could access a limited number of the files. The problem seemed to come and go randomly, the videos would play for a few minutes but freeze at certain sections. One day folder A might work normally while folder B wouldn't, then the next day folder A wouldn't work while folder B worked fine.
It went on like that for I'd say 18 months or so, I just decided I would get as much usage from the drive as possible until it eventually died completely. Well, just last month I went to try and open the drive and to my astonishment the folders and files all began working perfectly again. Fast and smooth just as if it were brand new, it blew my mind. I thought at least some of the data would be corrupted and unsalvageable, but incredibly I was able to move every single folder and file to a brand new 2TB Seagate storage drive (which I hurriedly purchased).
I hadn't made any changes to the software or hardware on my computer before the drive came back to life. I have no idea what happened, all I can figure is that maybe it was some kind of fluke with the USB ports on my PC because I've started having trouble with my keyboard and mouse now, they stopped working and I had to switch them around to the front USB ports.
So I've backed up all my data on the new drive but the old WD has continued to work perfectly for now. I'm just glad I never formatted it and didn't simply throw it away.

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Zhon

Robust and nice design

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2016

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Have had this hdd for almost 5 years. I keep it stored in an appropriate place when not using it, and only plug it in to transfer files. It has held up perfectly over the years so far. It's pretty compact, and the design makes it easy to handle (I am TERRIFIED of dropping storage media, since all of my memories are on this thing). Transfer speed seems pretty fast, though I really have little to compare it to except for USB sticks. Considering buying a new one soon and using this as a backup drive, simply due to its age and my paranoia.

The only thing that worries me about this is a lack of a fan and vent. I'm certainly no expert on removable storage media, but it has gotten warm a few times when transferring very large amounts of data (200+ GB).

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Hasn't let me down yet.

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016

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I have several of these now, and I've been using them to store my media collection (music, TV shows, movies) for streaming inside my house. They are plugged into a USB hub and then directly into my Mac. Despite the USB 2.0 standard, I'll say that through Homeshare and iTunes, I've not had any issues streaming content from these drives. Setup was very easy (really, just needed to plug it in) and OS X took care of the rest. I deleted the "utilities" that were on the disk since I'm only interested in storage, not anything fancy.

It's a good drive that has worked well for me over the years. I'm very satisfied with this product...it hasn't failed me yet, and this is over a period of several years. A good drive for what I'm using it for.

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Donald E. Fulton

2nd Drive Not Recognized by Windows7 (Home)

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2011

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There is a huge bug in Windows 7 (Home) that I ran into when I bought a second WD Elements USB drive to act as a backup to my first WD Elements USB drive, both models the same size (2TB). I found that when I plugged in the new second drive, it was not recognized by the system, no disk letter was assigned, it didn't show up in Explorer. I got the normal USB sound plugging it in, and in fact in Device Manager both drives were there, and clicking on them I was told both were working OK.

I know the new 2TB drive I received was not damaged, because if I plugged it in alone, i.e. with my existing 2TB WD drive removed, it worked fine. Plug in the two drives in any order and only one or the other will show up in Explorer! The other stays hidden with no drive letter assigned and inaccessible.

Good news is that after about four hours work researching this and trying things, I got both drives working. I will explain below how I did it.

First I want to curse out Microsoft (and WD too). This is a horrible bug, USB drives are supposed to be plug and play. I'm an engineer, so was able to plow though some technical forum postings, but most non-techies would be stumped by this. Buying a second drive to act as a backup has got to be fairly common, this is not an unusual configuration. The cursing applies to WD too, because this problem is known to them, in fact I found the hint on one of their forums for the solution. I read that WD metaphorically shrugs and blames Microsoft, but by providing no insert in the disk drive packaging to warn and/or provide a work around, they are just leaving their customers hanging.

I started my research by searching the Amazon reviews and found some tips and tricks that had worked for others to get a single WD drive recognized, but none of them worked in this case. Here is what I tried: reversed the order of plugging in USB cable and drive power, added some media, i.e. put the new empty drive on another computer and copied over a file to it, renamed the new drive so drives had different names, enabled/disabled the drives in Device Manager, and rebooted a bunch of times. All to no avail.

Here's what did work. I had read on a WD forum that one user with the same problem had gotten his drives working by plugging both drives into a Window7 Pro. His explanation had something to do with the computer needing to reassign signatures when two drives are the same, and he guessed that Windows Home for some reason (bug!!) is unable to do this, but his other machine could. At that point he was able to move the drives back to Windows Home, and they now were both recognized, the signatures apparently fixed (permanently) by the other machine.

I have an old Windows XP machine, so I used that. I just plugged both 2TB WD drives into the XP and let them sit for a minute or two until their drive lights stopped flashing, and sure enough when I moved them back to my Window7 Home machine, both drives now displayed in Explorer and both could be accessed. I later was able to fully copy the contents of the first drive to the second.

Microsoft's incompetence is dragging down the USA's technical reputation. Not only does Windows7 file search not work right, Windows7 System Restore is so buggy that it is not reliable, but now I find that its plug and play can't handle two identical drives!

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domwrap

Quiet Performer

Reviewed in Canada on December 22, 2011

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Having had my Samsung Story 1.5TB for around 2 years and finally getting my NSLU2 Unslung, I bought this to be the second and backup drive in my wireless file-sharing solution. Compared to the Story this drive is a quiet mouse. I never hear it spinning up or down, no clicks of access, just bumbles along working just fine. I've not run any performance tests but it's being accessed mostly wirelessly so that'll be the bottleneck and don't care much beyond. The Story has since been giving I/O errors so will be binned soon and replaced with another drive. If it wasn't for the risk of having two identical drives, I'd buy another one.

One point to note, which could be a pro and con, is that the device has no activity light on the front. For me having the drive permanently connected under the tv with my Slug it's nice as it's not constantly blinking at me (unlike the damn Story's underlight like something from 2 Fast 2 Furious) but or others this could be an issue.

On the whole, recommended.

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Kevan

Ample storage for minimal price

Reviewed in Canada on March 26, 2011

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It wasn't too long ago that a 500GB drive could cost you up to $300, which is why this kind of rig is a welcome sight.

The drive itself is pretty standard: 1TB housed in a hard plastic casing. Depending on what you're looking for, this drive could be just what you need, or fall short. The drive is a little slow on the write speeds, and even goes into an idle if it's not being accessed. This can cause waits of about 15 - 30 seconds when bringing it out of the hibernation state. Another curious thing about it is it's lack of an off switch. You must use the Windows "Safely Remove Hardware" option in order to turn the drive off.

For me, this drive was a good choice, as I needed maximum space for archiving, not performance. If you need lots of space for storage and aren't too concerned about write and access speeds, this is a good choice. If you're looking for lightning fast read/write speeds then you should look elsewhere, and maybe even consider a solid state drive.

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Ours family

Good efficient, just plug and forget !

Reviewed in Canada on May 1, 2011

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I bought this disk in order to store backup and some other things. As expected, it's quite fast and work totally silently. No noise.

I like the fact that you let it plugged on the power, and it turns on by itself as soon as the USB is plugged. Well, i had 2 of this model in France, and was really satisfied with it. So, since i'm now in Canada, i bought the same piece of hard, provided with US/CA power plug.

I use it as a crypted drive with GNU/Linux "cryptsetup". The USB cord is long enough to run all over my desktop, so as i can plug it on any of my laptops.

Total satisfaction.

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Piata

Worked well until it died

Reviewed in Canada on June 17, 2014

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I was using this external hard drive to stream media onto a Western Digital media player. After about a year, the media player started having trouble accessing files on the external hard drive. Eventually nothing could access it, including the computer I used to load media onto the hard drive. I assume it's a faulty usb connection but have yet to open up the enclosure and find out.

I've had good experiences with WD's internal hard drives so I'm pretty disappointed with this product. It did not live up to the WD name.

sunsetblvd

Reliable workhorse

Reviewed in Canada on April 27, 2020

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After years of reliable service, I thought it quit on me. I even took it out of the case, thinking it was a seized drive. It turned out to be a dead receptacle on my UPS. The drive works great.

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