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Description
Expand the storage on your Windows system and back up photos, video, music, and documents using the blue 5TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Type-C External Hard Drive from WD. This drive is equipped with 5TB of storage and a USB 3.0 Type-C interface. If your computer doesn’t have a USB Type-C port, an included USB Type-C to Type-A adapter helps ensure compatibility with older systems. This drive is also bus-powered, meaning that all its power is provided by the USB cable and no external power cables or adapters are required.
Since WD designed this My Passport Ultra drive for Windows, it comes preformatted NTFS for Windows 10, 8.1, and 7. If you happen to work across both Windows and Mac platforms, WD provides a downloadable NTFS driver for macOS, which enables the reading and writing of this My Passport Ultra drive without any reformatting. Or, make it fully Mac compatible with a simple reformat. Thanks to a 256-bit AES hardware encryption chip, your private files are kept more secure.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.75 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 5.12 × 4 × 1.8 in |
| Storage Capacity | 5 TB |
| Connection Interface | 1 x USB 3.2 / USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) |
| Pre-Format | NTFS |
| Encryption | 256-Bit AES |
| Internal Interface | SATA (Unspecified) |
| Type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Power Source | USB Bus Power |
| Material | Steel |
| Cooling System | Passive |
| Certifications | NRCAN, RoHS, as per Manufacturer |
| Operating Temperature | 41 to 95°F / 5 to 35°C |
| Storage Temperature | -4 to 149°F / -20 to 65°C |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 4.3 x 3.2 x 0.8" / 109.2 x 81.3 x 20.3 mm |
Reviews (1317)
1317 reviews for WD 5TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Type-C External Hard Drive (Blue)
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Molly Conroy
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Works well, fast, good for lots of external storage, backup, etc.
Ashlee Rice
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I bought this drive as a second backup for my MacBook Pro. My primary backup drive is a thunderbolt that I use each time I add significant data. I backup to the second drive about once a month and keep it in the safe deposit box at my bank. While I like the speed of the thunderbolt drive, I thought the USB 3.0 would be fast enough and maybe even as fast. I couldn’t find any test that actually compared the two drives. The difference in speed between this Passport USB 3.0 and other USB 2.0 drives that I have used is like night and day. That said, its still not as fast as the thunderbolt drive. But for the way I’m using the drive I’m more than satisfied with the speed. After having a little time with the two drives, I don’t think its worth the difference in money to use a thunderbolt drive for backup. However, if you need an external drive for a scratch disk or second boot drive, then the thunderbolt is worth considering. I’ve used WD drives in the past and have always been satisfied with them just as I am with this new Passport. In addition to the other qualities, the size of the drive is very nice as space in my safe deposit box is at a premium
Anissa Welch
Verified Purchase
Excellent
Monte Morissette
Verified Purchase
Given that the 2 TB version only cost a glass of wine more than the 1 TB, it was a no brainer. It is very fast. Only downside is that it is a bit wide. I formatted it so I can use it with my chromebook and it works great. Bought a nice case for it.
Carlee Kuhn
Verified Purchase
Product arrived on time, well packaged and worked as expected.
Rudy Bernhard
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Had no problem with setup. It’s easy In my camera bag. Works fast and was a great price.
Dameon Harvey
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I own several WD portable hard drives. This new one works perfectly.
Nichole Stark
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It’s small, portable, seems to be well built and I’ve never had a problem with it! This is my third one I’ve purchased this year! Reasonable price for that much storage as well. I love having tiny drives that don’t clutter up my desk!
Karianne Marquardt
Verified Purchase
Can’t say much about anything that has not happened yet. But I can say it’s a solid drive. It’s not as fast as an SSD but it gets the job done and does it without raising the ambient room temperature. It’s a quiet little guy. Almost reminds me of a Prius.
Lukas Monahan
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I replaced an old Passport, due to not enough space. It was simple to install and get up and running. Backups have run fine.
Eloise Turner
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Im a wedding photographer and I’ve been using this hard drive for both back my files up and save some of my photos as well. it is really fast and even when I’m transferring all my files over 50GB from my SD cards it performs very well
Chelsea Mraz
Verified Purchase
Very compact and quiet. Color choices were great. Worked perfectly out of the box. Very easy setup.
Dessie Nikolaus
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I bought this to backup photos on my Macbook. It was easy enough to configure and works great so far!
Lempi Osinski
Verified Purchase
The product says it works with the Sierra OS on a Mac; not true. It did work on my laptop with the Catalina OS, which is the device I wanted to use it on longterm, but I needed to download files from the desktop first, so I had to do a work around. It works fine on the laptop.
Elnora Moore
Verified Purchase
Passport ultra is great i own several never have trouble.Excellent service. Will utilize you services again.
Marcelo Denesik
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I use these for backing up field shoots. Very fast and have had no failures. I have 11 of these.
Darwin Hansen
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We buy these drives often for their ease of use, portability and reliability.
Kiana Ortiz
Verified Purchase
I was able to transfer 2.5 TB in hours as opposed to a day or so. The processor on this is great and it connects to my home sharing devices with ease. As always B&H provides the fastest, most reliable service around.
Angela King
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Updated from much older WD 1TB drive large box. The new My Passport is smaller, compact and runs well on USB. The Backup software works well for daily backups. Best feature, NO power supply needed, very portable, fast and ideal for archive backup.
Araceli Wiegand
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design is slim, simple, and light weight. hard drive is fast and easy to use. no problem with my PC