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External Hard Drives

Serious storage that draws on AC power to deliver capacity, flexibility, and performance for personal needs and professional workflows.

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Why Use an External HDD?

Massive capacities up to 160TB1,*

Pro-grade speeds up to 1690MB/s2,*

Consumer speeds up to 260MB/s3,*

Options for RAID and NAS

*Applies to select models only.

External HDDs for Home Storage

Find reliable, high-capacity WD external hard drives for everyday use, from home media and family photos to creative projects and regular backup.

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Easy backup

Simplify saving important files at home with password-protected storage and intuitive backup software4 on select WD external HDDs.

Ready for PC and Mac

WD external drives come ready to use with Windows® out of the box, along with options to work with your Mac device.

Highly compatible

Connect across USB generations to power workflows with flexible, high-capacity WD drives.

External HDDs for Creative Pros

From the editing bay to your on-set workstation, external hard drives from SanDisk Professional help power some of the most demanding creative endeavors out there.

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Pro-grade performance

Power-packed with enterprise-class endurance and reliability for demanding creative projects.

Daisy-chain for days

Use Thunderbolt™ 3 on select drives to daisy-chain devices, so you can make your workstation even more efficient.

Ready for RAID

Streamline data redundancy, performance, and more with RAID compatibility on select external HDDs.