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Q: QuestionI want to use this to selectively back up/ store pictures taken from ring. Plans are to use it as a sort of private cloud. Is this feasible?

Asked 8 years ago by George375.

• A:Answer Yes nice and large drive. Should work just fine

  Answered 8 years ago by NvisowolfVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionIs this mac compatable? WD - My Book 3TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black Model: WDBFJK0030HBK-NESNSKU: 1765014

Asked 8 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer Yes, the external harddrive is Mac OS compatible.

  Answered 8 years ago by CommunityAnswer

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Q: QuestionI have downloaded Windows 10 when it became available. I had Windows 7. Is this External Drive compatible with Windows 10?

Asked 8 years ago by calicokitkat.

• A:Answer Yes, Windows 10 has a backup program similar to Windows 7

  Answered 8 years ago by Sparhawk

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Q: QuestionCan this drive be used for a TiVo Premiere 4?

Asked 8 years ago by TJIA.

Q: QuestionCan I put movies on it and plug it into a roku 2 USB

Asked 8 years ago by Chipper.

• A:Answer Yes....this works best with Dish DVR & other softwares to record movies, music, etc.

  Answered 8 years ago by RMWSRWVerified Purchase

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Q: Questionwhats the difference between WD My Book 3TB External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0 File Backup and Storage and WD 3TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive

Asked 9 years ago by Maurice.

• A:Answer Basically the same thing. Just a marketing thing

  Answered 8 years ago by NvisowolfVerified Purchase

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Q: Questionwill this work with windows 2000

Asked 9 years ago by Greg.

Q: QuestionWill this work if I plug it into my router for the whole house to use.

Asked 9 years ago by tom.

• A:Answer Yes. I do that.

  Answered 9 years ago by Greg

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Q: QuestionCan I used this product with a Mac and a Windows computer at the same time?

Asked 9 years ago by Pj.

• A:Answer No - It has to be formatted for one device or the other. As soon as you plug it in, is requires formatting.

  Answered 9 years ago by xboxdad

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Q: QuestionCan you setup this via 3.0 USB on Netgear Nighthawk Router to access through Wifi?Can you connect this to the USB port on a Netgear AC1900 Nighthawk Wireless AC router and have your network connected laptops and devices access (save to and retrieve from) the drive though your wireless network?

Asked 9 years ago by Balleyman.

• A:Answer Yes. Did this no problem.

  Answered 9 years ago by george

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Q: QuestionIs this hard drive wireless?

Asked 9 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer No it is not wireless.

  Answered 8 years ago by Turst

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Q: QuestionBacking up multiple computers using USB on a routerI have a Linksys/Cisco router (EA6500) with a USB input for connecting a hard drive, essentially making it into a network drive. Can I connect this drive to my router in this way and use the backup software to backup multiple computers on my network?

Asked 9 years ago by Orcrone.

• A:Answer yes

  Answered 9 years ago by Turdinator

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Q: QuestionCan this be used on the PS4?I see many say it works on Xbox One, but not many responses if it works for PS4. Can this run just as well in a PS4 as it does with an Xbox One?

Asked 9 years ago by Mike.

• A:Answer No. The PS4 does not support external HDD upgrades. Only internal HDD upgrades. I hope this changes soon.

  Answered 9 years ago by jnsc60

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Q: QuestionIt it easy to open up and swap out HDD?I will want to do that at some point.

Asked 9 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer You don't open anything. It is attached by USB. Super easy.

  Answered 9 years ago by Greg

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Q: QuestionIs this similar to the 1TB WD external hard drive?

Asked 9 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer Yup just bigger. 3x bigger

  Answered 8 years ago by NvisowolfVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionCan this be used for both Windows and Mac?

Asked 9 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer used it only for windows -- but there are not two different models so if you have a usb to your mac, I do not see why not.....

  Answered 9 years ago by bunker40

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Q: QuestionCan you watch movies saved to it from the computer if you plug it into a smart tv?

Asked 9 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer Yes I used it on a Roku 3. But I would suggest a different drive mine failed after less than 6 months. Now I have to rip my DVDs to a new hard drive I do not recommend.

  Answered 9 years ago by Sith101

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Q: Questioncan it be used as a dvr expander for a Scientific American 8300 ?

Asked 10 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer cannot imagine why not

  Answered 9 years ago by bunker40

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Q: QuestionShippingIs free shipping for Lima - Perú too?

Asked 10 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer As far as I know, there is no free shipping to Peru. Sorry

  Answered 10 years ago by DJLO2000

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Q: QuestionWill WD My Book 3TB work on LinuxThe Specification page specifically says: PC: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8; Mac: OS X; available USB 3.0 port Will it also work with an up-to-date linux distribution? (e.g., Ubuntu 13.10, SteamOS, RHEL 7)? (It should -- I have yet to see one that will not work) If it is not officially supported/doesn't work, I will have to look elsewhere. Thank you.

Asked 11 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer Works for me with Linux Mint 17. There should be no problem with any Linux distribution.

  Answered 10 years ago by theboson

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