Home Backup with Hard Drives

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From external HDDs for your home office to portable HDDs for bringing backups on the road.

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Simple home backup solutions.

WD storage makes backing up your files and data simple. Just plug in your drive, install our software, and back up your favorite content, like photos, videos, and more. Pick the drive that’s right for you, and we’ll handle the rest.

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Better Backup Solutions for Your Busy Lifestyle.

We make file storage our life so you can fit it into yours. Our drives streamline home backup with intuitive features and also help lock down your most important files with password protection.

MY PASSPORT

Goes wherever you do.

My Passport portable storage fits in the palm of your hand — so you can bring essential content everywhere you go.

Backup Scheduling 

Schedule backups of your photos, videos, music, and documents from your system to your My Passport drive. You set the time and frequency, and our software makes it happen.

Password Protection

Set a password to activate built-in 256-bit AES Hardware Encryption with software tools to help keep your content private and safe.

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MY BOOK

Gives your files a home.

For all those files you want to keep close to home, My Book easily attaches to your desktop and stores up to 24TB1 of the photos, videos and music you love.

Home Backup Made Easy

The My Book external hard drive is ready to use out of the box. It comes with the software you need to help protect your data, and is compatible with Windows and Mac.

Password-Protect It All

Set your own custom password to help keep your content private and safe. The My Book drive makes it possible using built-in, 256-bit AES Hardware Encryption.

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MY PASSPORT FOR MAC

Back up your Mac.

For your on-the-go lifestyle, rely on My Passport for Mac. This portable storage has the space you’ll need for your files, and works straight out of the box with your Mac devices.

Back Up On Your Terms

Match your backup routine to your workflow. Simply drag and drop files as you go, or schedule automatic backups using the included software. The My Passport for Mac portable drive works the way you do.

Hardware Encryption

With password protection enabled, help keep your content private and safe using the My Passport for Mac drive’s built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption with built-in software tools.

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Keeping your precious files organized and safely backed up.

With the number of digital screens increasing in families, the demand for reliable storage and easy backups grows as well.
No need to stress about overly complicated menus and tasks. Easily set up your home backup solution and let our technology do the rest.
Gain peace of mind and confidence with automated backups for your phones, tablets, and laptops. Never worry about losing your important files and movies. Our software gives easy control over your backup frequency with a one-time setup process.

Automate your backups.

Our automatic scheduled backup software updates your files instantly, working continuously behind the scenes.

Password protect your storage.

Our home backup solutions come equipped with password activated 256-bit AES hardware encryption to help keep all your files secure.

Choose a storage capacity

From 1TB to 24TB1, select from various capacities of our home storage solutions to fit your backup needs.

Backups made easy.

With our home backup solutions, there are no monthly fees, complex processes, or technical learning curves when it comes to storing your files automatically and reliably. Select from the My Book, My Passport Ultra, or G-DRIVE for a custom solution to your backup needs.

Find your backup personality. Are you an A, B, or C?

A. I mostly use my home computer.

Your Backup Plan: Desktop Storage.

Attach an external drive like My Book, featuring built-in software tools for scheduled backups. Set it to run automatically based on your schedule. Just pick the time and frequency to back up important files from your system — it's that simple.

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B. I’m on-the-go and need my pics and videos with me.

Your Backup Plan: Portable Storage.

Grab a portable drive like My Passport or My Passport Ultra to back up your files and keep them on-hand. It comes with backup software that can be set to automatically save changes to files when the drive is connected.

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C. I work on multiple high-value items.

Your Backup Plan: High-Speed Desktop Storage.

A device like SanDisk Professional's G-DRIVE offers massive capacity to save everything in one place, that is perfect for fast backup and access to your HD videos, photos, music, and other high-value content. This device is Mac ready, Apple Time Machine compatible, and is easily reformatted for Windows®. 

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Compare Home Storage Solutions

My Book
My Book
Capacity: 4TB-24TB

Ideal for home storage and backup

Trusted desktop storage with massive space to store your photos, videos, music, and documents. Run backup automatically based on your schedule. Get complete backup routine options to help recover data after computer failure or virus.

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My Passport Ultra
My Passport Ultra
Capacity: 1TB-6TB

Ideal for portable storage and backup

With USB-C technology, expand your storage with a modern metal design that complements your computer. Set included backup software to back up your photos, videos, and documents, and help protect what’s most important.

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G-DRIVE
G-DRIVE
Capacity: 4TB-26TB

Ideal for home storage and backup

Back up and access more of your HD photos, videos, and other high-value content, thanks to high-speed data transfers using the USB-C™ (10Gbps) port. Ready to go for Mac computers and Apple Time Machine backup right out of the box.

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Data Recovery

Help protect the content that matters most with a Data Recovery Plan. Now available with select products for a low, one-time fee.2

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Disclosures:
1. 1TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment.
2. Limitations apply. See Data Recovery Plan Terms & Conditions.