WD 2 TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0, Black

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Rebuilding - The drive is the target disk of the rebuild operation and that operation is still in progress A. You may have heard that yanking the connection cable from your computer without ejecting the external hard drive could corrupt or delete your saved data, and it’s absolutely true! The small, lightweight design offers up to 5TB capacity, making WD Elements portable hard drives the ideal companion for consumers on the go. Say hello to hard drives- the perfect solution for all your storage problems. Store as many pictures, videos, audio files, movies or documents as you want with our range of external hard drives. We have a selection from all the brands like Toshiba, Seagate, Samsung and more, so that you find what you are looking for.

It may not take too long to find a few external hard drives with the storage capacity, level of data protection, and portability you need, but you’ll want to think about each device’s unique features and selling points as well. While there may be a few WD external hard drives that seem like they’d be a good fit at first glance, choosing the best one for you may come down to something as simple as locating a specific model with a connection port compatible with your device. On the other hand, while these compact external hard drives are easy to carry, they rarely have the capacity of an external hard drive made for your desktop computer. You wouldn’t want to lug around one of WD’s heftier desktop external hard drives unless you had to, but they make up for their bulk by featuring sizable storage capacities of up to 20TB. External hard drives aren’t just for PCs and Macs. Connect one to a video game console to instantly give yourself terabytes of additional storage space for your favorite games.In theory, copying your most important digital content onto an external hard drive is an excellent way to preserve valuable data, but the best models go the extra distance to safeguard your data against physical and human threats alike.

Organize large amounts of data before you copy it onto an external hard drive so you can easily locate whatever you need, whenever you need it. Your photos, videos, games, documents, and other data are extremely important, so why would you risk losing it all to a hardware malfunction, theft, or a simple accident? An external hard drive is an excellent way to keep your priceless data safe, and Western Digital (WD) has been in the business of making top-tier external storage devices since 2006. This is an easy one: bigger is always better! Although the average person may never fill an entire 20TB hard drive, if you find a WD external drive with a larger storage capacity that’s within in your budget, go for it. Insufficient Capacity - The drive installed has insufficient capacity to be part of the mirrored RAID array When your internal hard drive is almost full your PC slows down. Don’t delete files. Free up space on your internal hard drive by transferring files to your WD Elements portable hard drive and get your laptop moving again.

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Of course, you’ll want to ensure that the device that you are considering shares the same connection types as your computer. These connection types may include USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB 3.1, Thunderbolt, Wi-Fi, or any combination thereof. How about a portable external hard drive? Compact and handy, it's ideal for long journeys or holidays. Simply pop them in the bag and carry it wherever you go, it will make sure your memories are stored and protected so that you can cherish them later. If you need to store data on your computer, then our desktop external hard drive is an ideal choice. Our collection offers storage up to 8 TB. Save files in a single location or you can even free the space on the internal drive of your computer for better performance. From SSD hard drives to HDD hard drives, we have a lot in our collection. Not sure which one to get? Browse our hard drive guide and get all the information you need with your tech queries. WD’s family of external hard drives are compatible with various versions of Windows right out of the box, but you may have to reformat the device if you want to use it with other operating systems, such as macOS.

A. Device issues happen to the best of us, and if your computer isn’t recognizing or allowing you to access the data on your external hard drive, try the following solutions: Generally speaking, the family of WD external drives range from 2TB to a whopping 20TB, and it’s a good idea to buy a device that has the capacity to store more digital content than you think you may need. Better safe than being forced to buy another hard drive later!A. WD external hard drives are fully compatible with the following operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and macOS. Unix and Linux operating systems are not supported by Western Digital.