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WD 18TB My Book Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive(Wd 18tb My Book Desktop Usb 3 0 External Hard Drive)

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WD 18TB My Book Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive(Wd 18tb My Book Desktop Usb 3 0 External Hard Drive)

Original price was: $301.00.Current price is: $95.99.

SKU: DGFUB 6839844569173 Categories: Computer & Presentation, Computer Solutions Tags: Computers, Drives & Storage, See All External Drives, WD My Book Desktop

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WD Desktop External HDD Overview

My Book | Official Product Overview – Now available in up to 10TB

With the 18TB My Book Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive from WD it is easy to back up important files and create system backups using the included WD Backup software for Windows or Time Machine for Mac. In addition to simplifying the backup process for both Windows and Mac computers, this hard drive features 256-bit AES hardware encryption to ensure stored files remain secure. The My Book Desktop drive features a USB 3.0 port for fast data transfers and comes exFAT formatted for Windows and Mac, making it easy to get up and running in no time.

Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating system. Reformatting is required for use with Apple Time Machine.

General Features

Complete Backup

Equipped with WD Backup software for Windows and Apple Time Machine compatibility for Mac, the My Book desktop hard drive can back up your photos, videos, music, and documents.

Password Protection with Hardware Encryption

The My Book drive’s built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption with WD Security tools helps keep your content private and safe. Just activate password protection and set your own personalized password.

WD Reliability

Millions of people around the world trust their data to My Book desktop storage. Designed to meet WD’s requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and reliability, they back up the trusted My Book desktop storage with a limited 3-year warranty.

Watch the Power of My Book Come to Life

We live hectic lives and generate tons of digital content. My Book desktop storage has massive storage capacity so you can confidently back up the files that make up your digital life.

Do More with Discovery

Included WD Discovery software connects to popular social media and cloud storage services, like Facebook, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Import your photos, videos, and docs to the My Book drive to help preserve your online life. WD Discovery can also be used to manage your drive with WD Drive Utilities.

May require reformatting for other operating systems

Easy to Use

My Book desktop storage is ready to use out of the box so you can start transferring files, saving your memories, and backing up right away. It comes with all the software you need to help protect your data, including WD Backup and WD Security software, and is compatible with Time Machine.

Compatibility

Formatted exFAT for out-of-the-box compatibility with Windows 10 and 8.1, plus macOS 10.13 and later

UPC: 718037878867

In the Box

WD 18TB My Book Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
USB 3.0 Cable
AC Adapter
Limited 3-Year Warranty

User Manual

0.9 MB

WD Desktop External HDD Specs

Host Connection	USB 3.1 / USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-A)
Inputs/Outputs	1 x USB 3.1 / USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Micro-B)
Storage Capacity	Total: 18 TB SATA 3.5″ HDD
Pre-Format	exFAT

External Enclosure

Security Features	Kensington Security Slot, Password Protection
Environmental Resistance	None

Electrical

Power Source

Included AC Adapter

Environmental

Operating Temperature	41 to 95°F / 5 to 35°C
Storage Temperature	-4 to 149°F / -20 to 65°C

General

Dimensions

6.7 x 5.5 x 1.9″ / 170.6 x 139.3 x 49 mm

Packaging Info

Package Weight	2.9 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)	8.9 x 8.1 x 3.6″

WD Desktop External HDD Reviews

What can I say..this works great!

By Donna

Rated 5 out of 5

Date: 2022-08-31

In my photography business I acquire a ton of photos and this hard drive is perfect for organizing my shoots to get them to much customers in a timely manner. Highly recommend.

exFAT affects booting on some system; loud

By TMMak

Rated 3 out of 5

Date: 2022-08-04

After I plugged this into my target system (Windows 10), the system simply cannot boot up. If I unplugged it during booting and then plug it in afterward, then it works fine. This also boots OK in another system that I tried. Checking the various forum, some suggest to change it from exFAT to NTSC. Once I did that, then it boots fine. It is still a mystery what that disk format make. Anyway, back to the disk, it is certainly loud on booting and disk access. You can hear the clicking even if you are 10 ft away and it is much louder than the 10TB Element that it replaced. Since this is a drive for backup (meaning it is not accessed unless I run the backup software), I can tolerate it. I also put a piece of foam padding underneath to dampen the noise.

Works as expected 🙂

By Nicholas

Rated 5 out of 5

Date: 2022-08-01

Works as expected 🙂

Nice design, lots of storage

By Derrick

Rated 5 out of 5

Date: 2022-07-26

This is a fast and silent external drive with plenty of space. It seems to not get too hot as I have moved 9TB over on it. This drive seems like a big step-up from my elements drive.

Best AES-256 Secu External HDD

By Sage

Rated 5 out of 5

Date: 2022-07-12

Great product. Affordable, always on sale, good speeds for both gaming and digital media. Always trust with my purchases. Can’t go wrong here. Still not convinced? (..) Noise scale: 3/5 Speed: 3/5 Reliability: 5/5 Stop wasting hundreds on handfuls of smaller drives and pick this up. You’re getting quality security and storage for a great value. Speeds are good enough for most tasks and can handle a lot of rewrites thanks to WD’s amazing track record of reliability. Tips: (Windows Users) Consider formatting from FAT32 to NTFS to ensure your data/bits stay healthy. Use USB 3.0 for best speeds. Avoid WD Cloud service. Use a 20 digit password. Always use a quality power strip or surge protector. Consider buying a hardcase with foam inserts. This device may draw a moderate wattage from USB – be aware, this may add to battery drain on older/smaller devices. Important: Avoid hibernate/sleep/lock device when committing large file operations or erasures/formats. With password enabled, the encrypted drive may sleep or lock down in these power-related events. This may also cause issues if you lock device when wiping free space, MFT, or when formatting partitions. Programs may attempt to modify the drive in background and can cause problems.

Why i purchased 2- 18 TB WD My Book Ext. drives

By Anonymous

Rated 5 out of 5

Date: 2022-06-29

If you are going to use this device with a Mac, you (may) need to contact WD technical support to guide you through reformatting prior to use. The reformatting process is logical, but can not be installed using the internal Mac disc utilities, you will need to install WD’s download and use tech support to help make this a quick and easy process. This device, ( of which i purchased two) an 18TB My Book, will be used here as back up to my 48TB G Raid 4 bay Shuttle. I do not use the cloud for storage and would prefer to house my own back up. My digital life began with an ever increasing number of By Book’s in the 1990’s, and then migrated everything to G Drive storage. What I have done now, in this purchase is consolidate 12 G drives into, 1 48 TB G 4bay shuttle and 2- 18 TB My Book drives to bring of my storage needs up to date, with space available for adding data for a few years to come. This series of recent purchases represents my continued loyalty and trust in the performance reliability of products from WD for well over two decades.

Works as expected

By James

Rated 5 out of 5

Date: 2022-08-29

I only attached it to my system 2 days ago but running as expected.

Great Price low speed

By Jorge

Rated 3 out of 5

Date: 2022-08-13

I wish this had a USB C adapter in booth sides instead of the regular Micro B, its 2022!

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