Customer Ratings & Reviews

Love my new WD HD! With it coming pre-formatted for MAC OS, I went from unboxing to MacBook Pro backup configuration in less than 3 minutes. It’s whisper quiet and doing its thing in the background. So glad I upgraded to this drive that needs no external power supply…beautifully simple!!

I love this Hard Drive! I own 2 and one is over 2 years old and i have never ran into issues

This drive did the job and was easy to acquire. It was as a good value.

Works with windows easy enough with minimal setup and came with a mini usb to USB an adapter.

I capture a lot of images…as a photographer I’m confronted with the issues, such as culling photos, backing up and the finished portrait (better not lose those). I find this Xternal HD a must. It has proven to be a lifesaver!

Bought in Oct 2023 and moved years worth of stuff onto it. Haven't used it since March 2024, then plugged it in today, Sept 7, 2024, and got a popup saying "macOS can't repair the disc" and that I need to reformat it as soon as I can. I won't be doing that, since I can't trust this piece of garbage. Going back to Seagate, transferring this drive, and then I'll try to get my money back for the inconvenience.

Had the hard drive less than a month and it went bad. The light would come on and I could hear the motor working in it but my computer never recognized it. This is the 3rd one I’ve purchased and they all did the same thing. Used on MacBook Pro 2015

These drives have a problem where they will show "zero" files on the drive, even though your data is on the drive. (see pics) They will not unmount to run disk first aid, and you must either restart your machine or do a forced eject. Once you plug the drive back in, your files will be visible and the drive can be written to and works normally... for a while. They it happens again. I'm running a new iMac with Ventura. WD has no answers for this known problem, nor does Apple, and they both say to take the drive back to Best Buy and get a different brand.

As a professional photographer, I need something reliable that will handle my work flow. I love this. I was in a pinch and bought the smaller one because I filled up my large one and couldn’t wait for the larger one to be shipped. I love both of them. Definitely prefer the ultra over the regular.

Compact, easy to setup for an extra drive for storage and to transfer items from my old computer to my new computer. I especially like that it came with an adaptor for USB-C to USB-A. I've had two WD My book for 10 years, so I tried this compact drive with more storage capability. I hope it lasts as long as the others.

Great storage! So much space for everything on my laptop.

Easy to use right out the box. Plug and play. Waa able to back up 250gb on my mac in a matter of 20-30 mins. Have lots of family photos , videos. Although I have the icloud and google photos , you can never have your precious memories backed up enough.

Easy to use, compact, good overall value. Only knock against it has been that it doesn’t always want to eject from my Mac, especially if the computer has gone to sleep while the WD HD is connected and then after logging back in you try to eject, I often get a dialogue box that says the drive is busy and can’t be ejected, despite the fact that there is nothing being saved or opened. However it is hard to say if this is the drive or Mac OS 11.

Before I purchased this product I did a lot of research. I wanted something small with a lot of storage available for my growing needs. At the same time I wanted something easy to use. I wanted something I could plug in, set up and use Time Machine to automatically back up for me. WD - My Passport Ultra for Mac does all of this! It's exactly what I was looking for. Easy to use. I definitely recommend it!

I bought this hard drive because the new base Macbook Air really doesn't have enough storage. I could either pay $200 for a little more built in or buy this and have a lot more for less. I wanted a USB-C hard drive for fast transfer speeds. This was the cheapest of this size and reads/writes fast and comes with software to set a password on the drive, so it was exactly what I was looking for.

Great external harddrive with a lot of capacity to store my digital photos. It is pre-configured for the Mac so I don't have to be concerned about compatibility. It comes with 17 inch USB-C to USB-C cord and an adapter so that it can be connected to a USB-3 port, if needed.

Bought this external drive without much research as I was in a pinch to get my MacBook Air backed up quickly. The WD My Passport was ready to go right out of the box, no issues. I did end up partitioning the disk to set some space aside for TimeMachine backups and the rest for videos and pictures. I was having issues with my existing external drive and this thing crushed the entire backup within an hour. It's super quiet, runs cool and does exactly what its suppose to do...and it looks great too! The silver color matches Apple MacBook products perfectly. Also, the form factor is small and easy to throw in my backpack for use while on the road. If you're looking for an external drive for you Mac, don't look any further...buy this drive!

I was struggling trying to edit multiple videos for multiple YouTube channels because of running out of space on my laptop. I don't even keep the video files on the computer once they are posted, but the render files were making it difficult for me to work on editing more than one at a time. This thing has made my life so much easier! Now all my videos are backed up on this so I am not in danger of accidentally deleting them because of needing more space and also I'm able to save the finished product of the video on here until I'm 100% sure I'm ready to delete it. I am in no way a professional video editor, but this was very worth the money to support my little hobby. Plus it's super easy to use. Like another reviewer said...just plug and play!

This is my 6th WD external drive (several are stored in safety deposit boxes for backup). Using this one to back up my laptop . I have found WD drives like this to be very dependable and easy to use. This one is USB-C so reads and writes very rapidly. Highly recommended!

I was very pleased with this b/u drive. It’s pre formatted for Mac computers and has USB C connection as well as an adapter for old school USB. The price is good for 4TB of storage.