Western Digital My Book external hard drive

Western Digital My Book . HDD capacity: 8 TB, HDD size: 3.5". USB version: 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1). Product colour: Black

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.

Hard drive

HDD capacity: 8 TB
HDD size: 3.5"
Interface: Serial ATA III
Type: HDD
File format system: exFAT

Ports & interfaces

USB data transfer rates: 480,5000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate: 5000 Mbit/s
USB connector: Micro-USB B
USB version: 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

Features

Product colour: Black
Feature: Plug and Play
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

Security

Security algorithms: 256-bit AES
Feature: Password protection
Feature: Cable lock slot
Cable lock slot type: Kensington

Power

Bus powered: No
Feature: External power adapter
AC adapter output voltage: 12 V

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 65 °C

Weight & dimensions

Width: 49 mm
Depth: 139.3 mm
Height: 170.6 mm
Weight: 960 g

Packaging data

Cables included: USB
Feature: User guide
Bundled software: WD Backup, WD Security, WD Drive Utilities
Package width: 234 mm
Package depth: 209 mm
Package height: 94 mm
Package weight: 1.4 kg

Logistics data

Harmonized System (HS) code: 84717050