Took forever to ship, failed out of the box / bag - Windows 10/11 returned the following error off Disk Management -> Storage Management -> "Initialize" -> Unable to initialize due to I/O error."
Rating Value / Ease of Use / Performance as 1 star, because how would I know any of these, since the disk never actually worked.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from Western DigitalBy SM OLS Team, January 13, 2026
Hello, we are sorry to hear about the delayed delivery and that the drive failed out of the box. This is certainly not the experience we want for or customers.
If you need any assistance, please contact our support team at (https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb) and we will be happy to assist you.
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital