WD 2TB My Passport for Mac portable external storage, USB 3.0, Mac Compatible external hard drive, software for device management, backup and password protection, Time Machine Ready, Midnight Blue

Review from a non expert here. Difficult to know which to buy if you don't know anyone who knows about these things. This was my fourth one of these and mostly great. One of them stopped working with the motor going after a few years so I would always have backup copies and probably replace every few years. That being said, I've just purchased 2 more

I had problems with my Mac recognising 2 LaCie HD's which i had to return, so I ordered this without much confidence. However, I plugged it into my new 2020 MacBook Pro and it instantly opened Time Machine and asked if I wanted to use it as a Time Machine backup - clicked yes and it started to back up the 500GB of data - my selecting 'back up automatically' it set itself to do hourly, daily and weekly backups. Super simple and effortless - not had it long so can't say what the longterm operation is like but for a plug and forget backup system it seems hard to beat. The HD is also very small and neat, you could slip it into the breast pocket of a suit jacket and not know it was there (not sure why you would want to do that but it illustrates it's compact size).

The product itself is excellent, but I had substantial issues getting it to work correctly. In my experience (others may find differently) it was not Time Machine Ready out of the box and required a significant amount of research and experimentation to get it to work. When first connected it backed up 2 or 3 times, then said 'back-up failed'. Googling and experimentation ensued. I downloaded the more comprehensive WD Utilities software and used it to ensure the sleep function was not the cause of the failure. It would then back up once after restarting, and the next backup would fail as the first one still said 'in progress'. Restarting meant it would again back up once, then fail the second time. Further Googling found instructions posted by someone allegedly from Apple Support to use Apple's First Aid function after restarting the computer in Recovery Mode, the object of which was to ensure both drives were in the same state, and fix minor issues in one or other of the drives. The drive was then deleted. I did this twice as it did not work the first time, and the second time I did all the drives on my computer including the WD backup. The problem notification changed to something else, I forget the exact wording, but it still failed after the first backup. Then yet more Googling suggested removing all the WD Utilities (which I downloaded separately as part of problem-solving) and WD Discovery (came pre-installed) software. I searched my hard drive and deleted all WD software. Then restarted the laptop and it backed up flawlessly. It has functioned perfectly ever since, backing up as regular as clockwork. As I said, it's working great now, but it took more than two weeks to sort. I contacted Amazon support and they promptly offered to replace it (great service from Amazon), and that was the point at which I got it working. All in all it is fine now, but the key issue for me is it says 'Time Machine ready' (which is why I bought it) meaning in my book it should be plug and play. In my experience it was not. Still, a happy ending overall. EDIT: after a further two months of working flawlessly the problem returned. I returned it and got a refund.

Fourteen years, a weary friend, Faithful service, near its end. A WD My Book, 4TB, Mac bound, In distant 2015, its service found. A fond farewell, a decade's stay, You never faltered, day by day. An ageing soul, confined and weak, By stroke and cancer, life you seek. And near, a soul, with fear rife, Of every germ, in shadowed life. Unbending will, fragile and slow, Worn and flawed, where swiftness should flow. You bore our burdens, what we asked, Through shadowed plague, a solemn task. Through dread diagnosis, surgeon's steel, To emergency's door, our hearts did reel. These hours, both finest and most cruel, We bow to service, honour's jewel. Remembering days of years gone by, You depart with grace, beneath the sky. A Mac Mini waits, to take your role, A WD My Passport, 5TB, whole. New household member, swift and bright, Embraced with hope, and pure delight. Expectations rise, on shoulders new, We trust the splendid paths you'll strew. Adaptable, steadfast, swift to fly, Splendid in all, for you and I. The germaphobe yearns for gifts untold, May years be long, your bounty bold. For years we knew, a heart so true, Bearing the system's weight anew. High Sierra's realm, since seventeen, It never failed, a loyal scene. Four thousand to five, a voice so clear, Both sang with praise, banishing fear. Yet whispers tell of drives that wane, In weeks of work, a bitter pain. The first retired, still shines so bright, When bodies falter, losing light. For those whose flesh begins to fail, How precious these, beyond the pale. How dear the cost, relief so sweet, Five thousand bytes, perfectly complete.

Does what it is supposed to do

This stopped working 9 months to the day after purchase. Amazon, despite being the retailer, passed the buck of responsibility to WD who, 2 months later have still to provide a replacement. Shocking customer service from both companies. The replacement stopped working after 21 days. Full refund now sought

A well trusted brand. Easy setup and use, with useful features like password protection. Quality build, though slightly on heavy side for the 5TB Mac version.

Die WD My Passport for Mac (2 TB) ist für mich der ideale mobile Speicher am Mac. Sie ist gut verarbeitet, kommt ohne Netzteil aus und wird bei mir zuverlässig erkannt – anstecken und loslegen. Für eine HDD ist sie ausreichend schnell (Backups, Dateien, Fotos etc. absolut okay) und insgesamt stimmt das Preis/Leistungsverhältnis für mich richtig gut. Fazit: Solide, unkomplizierte Mac-Festplatte mit fairer Performance – klare Empfehlung.

Muy buen disco, a la fecha sin ninguna falla.

Produto Excelente

My old drives are just not beefy enough to do a backup of my new MacBook Pro. This works well and definitely does the job!