Top 10 Wd My Book Desktop Storage

The My Book drive is trusted desktop storage designed to complement your personal style with a massive amount of space to store your photos, videos, music and documents. Equipped with password protection and perfectly paired with WD Backup or Apple Time Machine, My Book desktop storage helps keep your files safe.

ultra-fast Transfer Ratesmy Book Desktop Storage Is Optimized For The Best Possible Data Transfer Rates. Connect This Drive To A Superspeed Usb 3.0 Port To Save And Access Files Up To 3x Faster Than With Usb 2.0.system-level Backup Acronis True Image Wd Edition Is An Integrated Software Suite That Ensures Security Of All Information On Your Pc. It Can Back Up The Entire Disk Drive Or Selected Partitions, Including Your Operating System, Applications, Settings And All Of Your Data. You Can Also Use The Software To Securely Delete Any Confidential Data You No Longer Need.

Every journey needs a passport. The My Passport drive is trusted, portable storage that gives you the confidence and freedom to drive forward in life. With a new, stylish design that fits in the palm of your hand, there’s space to store, organize, and share your photos, videos, music, and documents. Perfectly paired with Western Digital backup software and password protection, the My Passport drive helps keep your digital life’s contents safe.

Equipped with USB-C technology, the My Passport Ultra for Mac portable drive offers an easy way to expand your storage. Its modern metal design complements your Mac, and out of the box, It’s formatted for macOS and time Machine compatibility.

The My Book drive is trusted desktop storage designed to complement your personal style with a massive amount of space to store your photos, videos, music and documents. Equipped with social media and cloud storage import, password protection and perfectly paired with WD Backup or time Machine, My Book desktop storage helps keep your files safe.

My cloud home is an easy-to-use personal storage device that plugs directly into your Wi-Fi router at home so you can save all your digital content in one central place. You can automatically back up the photos and videos on your phone, and wirelessly back up and sync all your PC and Mac computers and cloud accounts. Use the USB port to quickly import photos, videos and documents from other devices, like USB flash drives and external hard drives. Access, upload and share those photos and videos from anywhere with an Internet connection using My cloud home apps for mobile, desktop and web. Use these simple apps for a smooth streaming experience of your personal videos to any device, anywhere. Compatible with: PC;MacSystem Requirements: Compatible with Windows 7 (64-bit only) or later and Mac OS X v10.10 or later. For mobile, compatible with iOS 9+ and Android 4.4+.Interface: USB 3.0

A 1.3 GHz dual-core processor for high performance and ultra-fast transfer speeds. Up to 16TB of centralized storage for your entire network. Simple system management for personalized backup.

The Seagate Desktop external hard drive provides extra storage for an ever-growing collection of files. Consolidate files into a single location and free up computer space. The drive is automatically recognized by the Windows operating system so there’s no software to install or configure. Saving files is easy—simply drag-and-drop. Take advantage of fast data transfer speeds with the USB 3.0/2.0 interface;System_requirement:Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 operating system. SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port (required for USB 3.0 transfer speeds or backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports at USB 2.0 transfer speed)

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The world’s best-selling external hard drive now features a new, smart, visual backup solution that protects your data automatically. Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design – WD has made these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more elegant. As always, this book-like shape takes up less space on your desk and allows two or more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf. WD SmartWare – A control center for your drive that gives you the power to: Protect your data automatically – Relax. Your data is secure. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file. See your backup as it happens – Seeing is believing. Visual backup displays your content categories and shows the progress of your backup. Bring back lost files effortlessly – Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you’ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file. Take control – Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center. Drive lock – Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and military-grade 256-bit hardware-based encryption. Illuminated capacity gauge – See at a glance how much space is available on your drive. USB 2.0 interface – A simple connection that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers. Power miser – My Book external drives are designed to save energy. WD GreenPower Technology lowers internal drive power consumption by up to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on and off with your computer. Planet friendly – We designed a small box to minimize waste and used recycled material. We encourage you to recycle it. Ready to plug-and-play with Windows PCs – if you’re a Mac user, check out our Mac version of this product.

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Our best-selling My Book external drive is an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life. Our latest edition now features visual, easy-to-use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection. At last, beauty, brains, and simplicity together.

Elegant design. This book-like shape takes up minimal space on your desk and allows two or more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf.	See your life safe in one place. WD SmartWare software – A visual control center with a single screen view of all your data. From it you can back up, retrieve, and secure your files.	Password protection. An extra level of security with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption.

Features at a glance Automatic, continous backup Illuminated capacity gauge Password protection and hardware encryption WD SmartWare software 2-years limited warranty

Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design – We’ve made these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more elegant. As always, this book-like shape takes up minimal space on your desk and allows two or more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

WD SmartWare™ – A control center for your drive that gives you the power to:

— Protect your data automatically – Relax, your data is secure. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file.

— See your backup as it happens – Seeing is believing. Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of your backup.

— Bring back lost files effortlessly – Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you’ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file.

— Take control – Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.

Find out more about WD SmartWare™

Drive lock – Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption.

Illuminated capacity gauge – See at a glance how much space is available on your drive.

USB 2.0 interface – Powered directly from the USB port on your PC. No separate power supply is needed*.
* An optional cable is available for the few computers that limit power from the USB port.

Power miser – My Book external drives are designed to save energy. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on and off with your computer.

Planet friendly – We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage you to recycle it.

Ready to plug-and-play with Windows PCs – If you’re a Mac user, check out our Mac version of this product.

Ideal For

• Protecting your data with automatic, continous backup
• Retrieving lost data effortlessly
• Adding extra storage space for photos, videos and music
• Securing private or sensitive data

Compatibility

Formatted NTFS
Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7
Mac OS® X Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ (requires reformatting)

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

What’s in the box

External hard drive, WD SmartWare software, USB cable, AC adapter, Quick Install Guide.

Backup software you’ll really use � WD SmartWare Five great reasons to love it:
1. It’s easy – Data backup can be a chore, but it’s your family photos, your movies, your music – your life – and it’s important to protect it. So we made this software extra easy because we really want you to use it.
2. You can see your life safe in one place – See your content displayed in easy to understand categories like movies and photos. Watch the progress of your backup as it happens with the instant-feedback color bars. Now you can truly be sure that all your stuff is backed up. A unique visual interface lets you see the drives connected to your computer. WD SmartWare will automatically scan your computer and find all of your personal files, including e-mail. Content category gauges show how much information you have to be backed up in each category. You can even mouse over a category to see a file count. Simply click Run Backup and WD SmartWare will automatically start backing up your files. As your backup is running the category gauges will change color showing you the backup as it happens. When finished, you’ll see a status screen and information about your backup. You only have to do this once. After the first backup your files will be backed up automatically every time you change or add a file.
	3. It’s always on the job – WD SmartWare is always watching your computer, so when you change a file and save it, create new files, add new pictures, movies, or songs, WD SmartWare will instantly back them up.
4. You can bring back lost files effortlessly – If you ever accidentally delete an important file, or need to get an earlier version of a file, you can find and retrieve it in seconds with this easy-to-use interface. Restore files and folders by categories – photos, music, video, for example. Find a lost file with the search function. Go back in time to retrieve an older version of a file.
5. You’re in control – WD SmartWare software is also a control center for your external drives. From it you can: Customize your backup Set drive security Run diagnostics Manage the power settings, and more…

Product Description

Put your digital life on the sleek, high capacity My Book Essential external hard drive. With WD quality and USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity, this drive is designed for today with tomorrow in mind. Visual backup software and password protection with hardware encryption ensure your data is protected. Lightweight and easy to carry, this drive is ideal for fast storage to go.Dimension: 6.5 x 5.3 x 1.9 Inches.

From the Manufacturer

My Book External Hard Drive –Ultra-fast backup and storage.

Put your digital life on the high capacity My Book desktop hard drive with ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity. WD SmartWare automatic backup software and password protection with hardware encryption ensure your data is protected.

Massive capacity. Sleek design.
My Book features ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity and up to 4 TB capacity to store and protect all the chapters of your digital life.

Automatic backup.
WD SmartWare automatic backup software works quietly in the background to help protect your data using minimal PC resources. Whenever you add or change a file, it’s instantly backed up.

Password protection secures your drive.
Use WD Security to set password protection and hardware encryption and protect your files from unauthorized use or access.

Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 interface– A single drive with universal compatibility today and next-generation speed for tomorrow. Use it with USB 2.0 now and step up to USB 3.0 speed when you’re ready.

Up to 3x faster transfer rates – When connected to a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port this drive lets you access and save files up to 3 times faster than USB 2.0. Transfer a 2-hour HD movie in just 3 minutes instead of 13 minutes.*

*Performance may vary based on user’s hardware and system configuration.

Massive capacity – With up to 4 TB capacity, there is plenty of room to store and protect your precious memories and important files.

WD SmartWare software – You’re in control of your backup. Install all the features, select just the components you need, or if you prefer, choose not to use the software at all.

Automatic, continuous backup – Works quietly in the background to protect your data using minimal PC resources. Whenever you add or change a file it’s instantly backed up.

Password protection for privacy – Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access with password protection and encryption.

WD quality inside and out – For over 20 years, millions of people worldwide have trusted their data to WD hard drives. We are successful because we understand the importance of your data and our first concern is keeping that data safe.

Ideal for

• Transferring files up to three times faster when connected to a USB 3.0 port
• Connecting with your USB 2.0 port today and using with USB 3.0 when you’re ready
• Protecting your data with automatic, continuous backup
• Adding extra storage space for photos, videos and music
• Securing private or sensitive data with password protection and hardware encryption

What’s in the box
External hard drive, USB cable, WD SmartWare software, AC adapter, Quick Install Guide.

Compatibility
Formatted NTFS
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
Mac OS X (requires reformatting)
Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating system.

Features at a glance

• Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility
• WD SmartWare software
• Automatic, continuous backup
• Password protection and hardware encryption

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External Storage Comparison Chart	Storage with backup			Storage with backup and anywhere access
	My Passport Edge	My Passport	My Book	My Book Live	My Book Live Duo
	Ultra-compact, high-capacity storage to go.	Ultra-fast backup and storage to go.	Ultra-fast storage and backup.	Shared storage for computers, tablets and smartphones.	Double-safe storage for all your screens.
Interface	USB 3.0, USB 2.0	USB 3.0, USB 2.0	USB 3.0, USB 2.0	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Capacity range	500 GB	500 GB – 2 TB	1 TB – 4 TB	1 TB – 3 TB	4 TB – 6 TB
Mobile apps
WD SmartWare backup software
Password protection and hardware encryption
Network connection
Remote access
Portable form factor
RAID					RAID 0/1
Mac ready
PC ready