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Digital Storage Capacity	5 TB
Hard Disk Interface	USB 2.0/3.0
Connectivity Technology	USB
Brand	WD
Special Feature	Portable
Hard Disk Form Factor	2.5 Inches
Hard Disk Description	Mechanical Hard Disk
Compatible Devices	Laptop, Desktop, Tablet
Installation Type	External Hard Drive
Color	Black

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High capacity in a small enclosure – The small, lightweight design offers up to 6TB* capacity, making WD Elements portable hard drives the ideal companion for consumers on the go.
Plug-and-play expandability
Vast capacities up to 6TB[1] to store your photos, videos, music, important documents and more
SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)

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WD Elements Portable hard drive

SuperSpeed USB-A cable (5Gbps), Quick install guide

Product Description

Western Digital elements portable hard drives offer reliable, high-capacity storage, fast data transfer rates and universal connectivity with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 devices to back up your photos, videos and files on the go. The small, lightweight design offers up to 5TB capacity.

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Hard Drive

‎5 TB Mechanical Hard Disk

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Brand

‎WD

Series

‎WD Elements Portable Hard Drive

Item model number

‎WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN

Hardware Platform

‎PC, Mac

Item Weight

‎8.3 ounces

Product Dimensions

‎4.35 x 3.23 x 0.82 inches

Item Dimensions LxWxH

‎4.35 x 3.23 x 0.82 inches

Color

‎Black

Flash Memory Size

‎5

Hard Drive Interface

‎USB 2.0/3.0

Hard Drive Rotational Speed

‎1

Power Source

‎Manual operation

Manufacturer

‎‎Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

Language

‎English

ASIN

‎B07X41PWTY

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

‎No

Date First Available

‎September 11, 2019

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Plug-and-play portable storage.

Connect this portable drive to your PC for an instant storage upgrade. WD Elements is the ideal companion for taking important files with you on the go.

Available in capacities up to 6TB
SuperSpeed USB-A cable for transfers up to 5Gbps
2-year limited warranty
Comes formatted for Windows 10, 8.1, and 7.1. Compatible with Mac and other operating systems after reformatting

What's Included

Along with the portable hard drive, you get a quick install guide and a SuperSpeed USB-A cable (5Gbps) to effortlessly connect your device and transport your files.

Big capacity in a small device

Available in capacities up to 6TB, take your photos, videos, music and other files wherever you go.

Improve PC performance

Get your computer moving again by transferring files to your WD Elements drive.

USB 3.0/2.0 compatible

With USB 3.0 connectivity, transfer files to and from your WD Elements portable drive with ease.

Easy setup with fast rates

Simply connect the WD Elements Portable to your device with the included cable to start transferring your files.

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	WD Elements Portable	WD Elements Desktop	WD My Book Desktop	My Passport HDD	My Passport Ultra HDD
Customer Reviews	276,385	23,034	12,705	110,823	18,490
Price	$159.99	$409.99	$499.99	$159.99	$199.99
Capacity Up To	6TB	22TB	22TB	6TB	6TB
Backup Software	✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
Great for	Plug-and-play storage	Plug-and-play storage	Secure back up	Secure back up	Secure back up
Interface	SuperSpeed USB 3.0/2.0	SuperSpeed USB 3.0/2.0	SuperSpeed USB 3.0/2.0	SuperSpeed USB 3.0/2.0	USB-C and USB 3.1 compatible
Compatibility	Windows; Mac w/Reformat	Windows; Mac w/Reformat	Windows; Mac w/Reformat	Windows; Mac w/Reformat	Windows; Mac w/Reformat
Hardware Encryption	✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
Password Protection	✘	✘	✔	✔	✔

Will this drive [Elements Portable] work with my Xbox or PS4? What about my Mac or PC?

Yes, however, it’s best suited for PC or Mac. For the best gaming experience, we recommend the WD_BLACK P10, which is designed for optimal compatibility with Xbox/PS5/PS4.
I'm not computer savvy, is the set-up easy?

Setup is simple! Plug the drive into a USB Type-A 3.0 or 2.0 port using the included USB Type-A cable and open your device’s file manager, such as File Explorer or Finder.
Do you need a battery for the drive to work?

The drive is powered by your PC. There is no battery or battery replacement to worry about.
What needs to be done to format this device for mac?

To easily reformat to Mac, plug in the drive, open your Mac’s Disk Utility application, and follow the steps from there. Please note, this will erase any data on the drive.

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Customers praise the computer drive for its functionality, storage capacity, and ease of setup. They find it works well, has ample space for storing files, and is a cost-effective way to expand storage for backups, media, and work files. Many appreciate its compact size, which allows for concealment. The value for money, speed, and hard drive are also mentioned as positive aspects. However, some customers have differing opinions on the drive's reliability.

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4,770 customers mention "Functionality"3,844 positive926 negative

Customers appreciate the product's functionality. They say it works well, is simple to use, and gets the job done. The content plays smoothly from the device. Some customers mention that the restore function works just fine.

"...Simple and effective, relatively cheap too. Would definitely recommend!" Read more

"...The WD external drive works great. It is a really great value for 2TBs of storage, and it is a very small and lightweight drive...." Read more

"Great item no noise when plugging in. Great value for the money. When storing everything off your hard drive of your tower, your desktop etc...." Read more

"...It was extremely easy to set up and works flawlessly - I have not noticed any delays or issues playing games installed on the drive...." Read more

2,094 customers mention "Storage capacity"1,876 positive218 negative

Customers like the storage capacity of the computer drive. It holds a few thousand JPGs and is fine suited for simple media storage. The capacity keeps getting larger over time, which is good as they keep storing more files over time. They say it works great plenty of space for the price, is easy to set up and works flawlessly for storing photos, videos, and backups.

"...Holds quite a bit of capacity." Read more

"...You can access the external storage by going into Setting and selecting Storage - you'll see both the internal and external drives listed...." Read more

"...Cloud storage is great for frequently accessed data, but for your video collection, your vast music collection or the 130GB of pictures your spouse..." Read more

"...This one I ordered for work, and it gets a lot of use. Of course, it WILL fail at some point...." Read more

2,018 customers mention "Ease of setup"1,760 positive258 negative

Customers find the computer drive easy to set up and use. It's plug-and-play, requires no formatting or complicated software, and connects via cable. They appreciate its simple functionality and convenient design for both PC and Mac users.

"...Plug+play, and haven't really noticed any lag in the folders like I have with other WD Elements HDD's I've bought before, and it's been a year since..." Read more

"...Reformatting is a very easy task as always, and it takes no more than a few minutes to get the external drive ready for your Mac...." Read more

"...It was extremely easy to set up and works flawlessly - I have not noticed any delays or issues playing games installed on the drive...." Read more

"...It is plug n play, it requires no formatting or complicated software, its transfer rates are great & it has a rugged protective design that means it..." Read more

1,711 customers mention "Size"1,597 positive114 negative

Customers appreciate the compact size of the external drive. They find it portable, works well, and is small enough to Velcro behind their desks. The drive offers good performance, excellent packaging, and a compact design that makes it suitable for portable storage needs.

"...It's no flash drive, but it's portable enough to be able to put in a backpack and take wherever I need...." Read more

"...It is a really great value for 2TBs of storage, and it is a very small and lightweight drive...." Read more

"...product easy to use and install works exactly how I needed and it's pretty small which is a plus for relocating it" Read more

"I have 7 of these of various sizes, 1, 4, & 5 TB. I like their size, their quiet operation, their price, and easy set up...." Read more

1,654 customers mention "Value for money"1,451 positive203 negative

Customers appreciate the value for money of the computer drive. They say it's a solid investment and the price is right for 2TB of storage.

"...Simple and effective, relatively cheap too. Would definitely recommend!" Read more

"...The WD external drive works great. It is a really great value for 2TBs of storage, and it is a very small and lightweight drive...." Read more

"Great item no noise when plugging in. Great value for the money. When storing everything off your hard drive of your tower, your desktop etc...." Read more

"...I like their size, their quiet operation, their price, and easy set up...." Read more

1,293 customers mention "Speed"983 positive310 negative

Customers appreciate the speed of the hard drive. They find it easy to connect via cable, and it transfers files quickly enough without issues. The loading time for games is the same, fast enough for the amount of mods they have in it. Overall, customers are satisfied with the performance of this hard drive.

"...play, it requires no formatting or complicated software, its transfer rates are great & it has a rugged protective design that means it'll last a..." Read more

"...Pro’s: 5TB of storage for <$100. Quiet, fast and gets the job done. It’s a disk drive, it’s not there to be exciting...." Read more

"...I can't speak for the speeds exactly but it was a quick enough transfer that I had no issues...." Read more

"...And despite the not amazing transfer speeds, this is probably still shorter than a regular download anyways..." Read more

1,023 customers mention "Hard drive"995 positive28 negative

Customers like the hard drive. They say it's a great device to backup your computer hard drive and store your data. It connects to a USB Port, works well as a backup for their files, and has plenty of room with its 6TB capacity.

"...Great value for the money. When storing everything off your hard drive of your tower, your desktop etc. Holds quite a bit of capacity." Read more

"...If you don’t want that expense, this is still a great drive. In operation the drive is whisper quiet and runs slightly warm...." Read more

"...I've been a WD fan since the 1980s. This is a great device to create local backup and archive of long-term files such as photographs and music...." Read more

"...Small eanough it goes un-noticed, good design. Works great as a backup. Have had no issues with it at all." Read more

2,257 customers mention "Reliability"1,271 positive986 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the drive's reliability. Some find it reliable and error-free, with a solid plastic casing. Others report issues like the drive breaking or failing over time. The case is not ruggedized, and the hard drive may not be as durable as expected.

"...It's amazing how cheap HDDs are now. I will continue buying them until the price of external SDDs goes down...." Read more

"...I have noticed significantly reduced quality in WD and Sandisk products and I am not wasting any more of my money on them...." Read more

"...The product is great, I'm just writing this to thank the seller & also to make sure anyone googling this has a clear, reliable, understandable..." Read more

"...Of course, it WILL fail at some point. As long as you have back ups of your back ups, all will be OK." Read more

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Sunny
Fantastic for media storage
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2025
Capacity: 5TBVerified Purchase

My laptop was running out of space between work/games/school/etc, and I needed a big hard drive to keep all of my movies/shows/videos, and to be able to move/transfer/play them from somewhere else easily. This has worked perfectly for that so far. It's no flash drive, but it's portable enough to be able to put in a backpack and take wherever I need. Plug+play, and haven't really noticed any lag in the folders like I have with other WD Elements HDD's I've bought before, and it's been a year since I bought this. 3.5/4.5 TB used so far without issues, doesn't even make much noise/heat up a ton like others.
If you need to hoard a bunch of data or have a lot of shows/movies you want all on one big drive, then this is a great option. Simple and effective, relatively cheap too. Would definitely recommend!

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Fantastic for media storage

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2025
My laptop was running out of space between work/games/school/etc, and I needed a big hard drive to keep all of my movies/shows/videos, and to be able to move/transfer/play them from somewhere else easily. This has worked perfectly for that so far. It's no flash drive, but it's portable enough to be able to put in a backpack and take wherever I need. Plug+play, and haven't really noticed any lag in the folders like I have with other WD Elements HDD's I've bought before, and it's been a year since I bought this. 3.5/4.5 TB used so far without issues, doesn't even make much noise/heat up a ton like others.
If you need to hoard a bunch of data or have a lot of shows/movies you want all on one big drive, then this is a great option. Simple and effective, relatively cheap too. Would definitely recommend!

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Worked Great on a Brand New 2022 MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro Chip
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2022
Capacity: 2TBVerified Purchase
Worked Great on a brand new 2022 MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro Chip. It's amazing how cheap HDDs are now. I will continue buying them until the price of external SDDs goes down. You can literally get twice as much storage capacity with HDDs for half the price of a SSD.

As always, with external drives used to do backups on Mac computers, you must reformat the disk before doing the backup and this WD is no different. Reformatting is a very easy task as always, and it takes no more than a few minutes to get the external drive ready for your Mac.

However, I ran into some issues with Time Machine on the newest version of Monterey (the one that came installed in the laptop). It seems like it no matter what format you choose when reformatting the external drive, Time Machine automatically reformats the drive on its own to the new Apple File System (APFS) when you do your first backup. Not only that, but once Time Machine reformats the drive to APFS and completes the backup, then it blocks the HDD and you cannot use it to save anything else in it, drop files, etc. It basically locks the drive for backups only. Oh, and with the APFS format you cannot use the drive to backup older Apple computers. I NEVER had this happened in any of my Apple computers before.

I tried a few other HDDs from other brands to ensure this was not an issue of the WD brand. They all did the same, so I knew it was an Apple software glitch issue. It took several calls to Apple to figure out that yes, Time Machine does this. The only way around this issue is to create a "new volume" in the external HDD. Then you can use the separate volume to save other things, drop files, etc. You could create as many volumes as you can, and the APFS makes it very easy. When you plug the HDD, the volume for the backup pops on your desktop (Time Machine color), along with any other volumes you created (yellow color).

Hope this saves somebody out there a lot of frustration and aggravation trying to figure out what the issue with Time Machine and external drives using the newest Monterey version. I also hope Apple fixes this problem. It makes no sense that you select a specific reformat option but then Time Machine ignores it and reformats to APFS against your wish and block the drive in the process.

The WD external drive works great. It is a really great value for 2TBs of storage, and it is a very small and lightweight drive. All the issues mentioned are specific to the Apple operating system that would happen with any HDD of any brand.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2025
Capacity: 5TBVerified Purchase
Great item no noise when plugging in. Great value for the money. When storing everything off your hard drive of your tower, your desktop etc. Holds quite a bit of capacity.

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MurphysLaw
Great for PS4 Extended Memory
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2020
Capacity: 2TBVerified Purchase
UPDATE: This drive was about 40% full and 7 months old when it just suddenly died. There was no warning, it just stopped being recognized by my PS4. I connected it to my PC to trouble shoot but it would only display error codes. I reformatted it and it worked for about 30 minutes before it failed completely. I had a second WD drive of the exact same model and size that I used with my PC. It was used once a week for downloads of a few basic, small files. That one worked for about 9 months before it failed and could not even be reformatted. I have noticed significantly reduced quality in WD and Sandisk products and I am not wasting any more of my money on them. My advice: if you buy this, make sure you have a back-up of your back-up because it will likely fail. Disappointed in what used to be solid products. Now I buy Seagate.

ORIGINAL REVIEW: I purchased the 2TB as extended memory for my PS4. It was extremely easy to set up and works flawlessly - I have not noticed any delays or issues playing games installed on the drive. I download most digital games directly to the drive and its just as fast as downloading to the PS4's internal memory. Its nice to not have to delete games when you want to play something else. So far, I'm quite happy with this and would recommend.

If you are considering purchasing this for use with your PS4 gaming console, here are the installation instructions:
1) Plug in the external drive to PS4 USB port
2) Go to Settings > Devices > USB Storage
3) Select the external memory from menu and click X on the controller
4) Format as Extended Storage.
That's it. The PS4 will format the drive and ask if you want to use the external drive for downloads.

To move games or other applications from the internal memory to the external memory, follow these steps:
1) Settings > Storage > System Storage > Applications
2) Select the game/application you want to move, press the Options button on the controller then select Move to Extended Storage. At this point you will have the option to select multiple applications if desired. Then click Move.
It may take several minutes depending on the size of the application to transfer it to the external drive.
The application/game will still show up in any folders, etc. so nothing really changes in terms of appearance or access to the game. You can access the external storage by going into Setting and selecting Storage - you'll see both the internal and external drives listed.

Remember - if you want to remove the drive don't just unplug it (this is true for use on a computer as well).
Go to Settings > Devices > USB Storage > select external drive then choose Stop Using this External Storage.

I hope this helps anyone considering using this drive for the PS4. So far its worked flawlessly and I would recommend.

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da honu
Preforms perfectly
Reviewed in Canada on January 19, 2025
Capacity: 1TBVerified Purchase

The price is okay, and the product works perfectly! I do wish it was a little cheaper and that it came with a case but It arrived on time in excellent condition. I highly recommend both the product and the seller!

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Ricardo
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Reviewed in Mexico on December 18, 2024
Capacity: 4TBVerified Purchase
Llevo años usando el producto y aún funciona sin problema, puedo almacenar películas de tos del disco y lo mejor la velocidad en la que viaja la información..

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Mariana Ceci
Custo benefício
Reviewed in Brazil on November 11, 2024
Capacity: 1TBVerified Purchase
Chegou certinho, dentro do prazo e sem avarias. Só estranhei a caixa do produto ter vindo do lado de fora do saco-plastico-bolha. No mais, vem com manual, cabo e funcionando. Uma luzinha discreta acende quando está conectado. Ele não tem exatamente 1 Tera é 931, mas está mais que bom. Satisfeita.

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Reviewed in Brazil on November 11, 2024
Chegou certinho, dentro do prazo e sem avarias. Só estranhei a caixa do produto ter vindo do lado de fora do saco-plastico-bolha. No mais, vem com manual, cabo e funcionando. Uma luzinha discreta acende quando está conectado. Ele não tem exatamente 1 Tera é 931, mas está mais que bom. Satisfeita.

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TV excelente. Cumpre tudo o que promete.
Produto excelente.
Reviewed in Brazil on October 25, 2024
Capacity: 4TBVerified Purchase
Funciona bem, seguro e confiável. Durável.

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Produto de excelente qualidade.
Reviewed in Brazil on September 25, 2024
Capacity: 2TBVerified Purchase
HD externo de excelente qualidade muito rápido em passar os arquivos do Computador/Notebook para eles vale apena!!

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WD 5TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive for Windows, USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 for PC & Mac, Plug and Play Ready - WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN

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