This product has issues from day one. After a couple of months is stopped working completely. It was returned for a replacement and the second one was DoA.
Low quality unreliable junk. do not buy.
Response from Western DigitalBy SM OLS Team, August 5, 2025
Hi, We are sorry to hear about your experience. This is not the quality we strive for. We recommend contacting our customer support directly at https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb with your product details so we can assist you with a replacement or further troubleshooting. We appreciate your feedback and are here to help resolve the issue.
Would not connect to MacBookPro out of the box - do not purchase
Response from Western DigitalBy SM OLS Team, August 1, 2025
Hello Wayne 1940, We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. Please note that WD My Passport External drive comes preformatted in NTFS format for Windows OS. To use the drive for MacOS you can reformat the drive with macOS supported HFS+J file system using this link: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/8200/ Please be informed that reformatting is a data destructive process, please backup data from the drive before reformatting it.
If you are facing any issue, please open a support ticket at https://support-en.wd.com/app/ask/session, the customer support team will contact you as soon as possible.
dont buy wd or sandisk. what a waste of money because windows isnt updating the drivers
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from Western DigitalBy SM OLS Team, August 8, 2025
Hi, Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused to you. To help us assist you better, we kindly request that you open a support ticket at https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb and provide more details about the issue with possible error screenshots, our support team will reach out to you as soon as possible.
Failed after five months. Can't erase the data so too risky to send back. WD had me jump through dozens of hoops, with letters and screenshots and more, and they still won't honor the warranty.
Response from Western DigitalBy SM OLS, March 3, 2025
Hi, We apologize for the trouble and would like to investigate the case. We also apologize for the delayed response. We kindly ask you to reply to the existing support case or share the current support case number and your email address via direct message to our social media support handles @westerndigital or @westerndigicare. This will enable us to review the concern.
Absolutely awful product. Incredibly difficult to install, no support. Avoid.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from Western DigitalBy SM OLS, November 21, 2024
Hi, Please note that the WD My Passport drive is a plug 'n' play device tested and designed for Windows and Mac computers. You can simply copy and paste data into the drive. If you need any technical support please open a ticket at https://support-en.wd.com/app/ask/session/. To know more about the drive, refer to the link: http://products.wdc.com/library/AAG/ENG/4078-705155.pdf