TRUSTED AND LOVED HIGH-CAPACITY STORAGE. REIMAGINED DESIGN.
Compact outside. Powerful inside. Store massive amounts of photos, videos, music and documents with My Book desktop storage.
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. The My Book desktop hard drive also works great with Acronis® True Image™ WD Edition software to schedule full system backups.
Password Protection
With built-in 256-bit AES Hardware Encryption with WD Security software, just set your own personalized password to help keep your content private and safe.
WD Reliability
Millions of people around the world trust their data to My Book desktop storage. Designed to meet WD’s demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance and long-term reliability, we back up (pun intended!) the trusted My Book desktop storage with a 3-year limited 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.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Formatted exFAT for out-of-the-box compatibility with Windows and Mac. Operating System: Windows® 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Mac OS X El Capitan, Yosemite or Mavericks. May require reformatting for other operating systems. Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating system.
Bundled software |
WD Backup, WD Security, WD Drive Utilities |
Cable lock slot |
Kensington |
Cables included |
USB |
Colour of product |
Black |
Data transfer rate |
5000 Mbit/s |
Depth |
139.3 mm |
Device type |
HDD |
External power adapter |
Yes |
File format system |
exFAT |
Hard drive capacity |
8000 GB |
Hard drive interface |
Serial ATA III |
Hard drive size |
3.5 " |
Hard drive speed |
5400 RPM |
Height |
170.6 mm |
Input voltage |
12 V |
Mac operating systems supported |
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite,Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan,Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra,Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks |
Operating temperature (T-T) |
5 - 35 °C |
Password protection |
Yes |
Plug and Play |
Yes |
Security algorithms |
256-bit AES |
Storage temperature (T-T) |
-20 - 65 °C |
USB connectivity |
Yes |
USB connector type |
Micro-USB B |
USB data transfer rates |
480,5000 Mbit/s |
USB powered |
No |
USB version |
3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) |
User guide |
Yes |
Weight |
960 g |
Wi-Fi |
No |
Width |
49 mm |
Windows operating systems supported |
Windows 10 Education,Windows 10 Education x64,Windows 10 Enterprise,Windows 10 Enterprise x64,Windows 10 Home,Windows 10 Home x64,Windows 10 Pro,Windows 10 Pro x64,Windows 7 Enterprise,Windows 7 Enterprise x64,Windows 7 Home Basic,Windows 7 Home Basic x64 |
Thunderbolt technology |
No |
Specific References
- EAN13
- 0718037850696
Western Digital My Book Data Sheet