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Western Digital My Book external hard drive 8 TB 3.5" Micro-USB B 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black
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Description
8 TB, 3.5", USB 3.0, 256-bit AES, 960g

Description

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.

Specifications

Data transmission
USB data transfer rates 480,5000 Mbit/s
Performance
USB version 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
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, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64
USB data transfer rates 480,5000 Mbit/s
Plug and Play Yes
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
Wi-Fi No
Software
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, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64
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
Hard drive
Interface Serial ATA III
File format system exFAT
HDD size 3.5"
HDD capacity 8 TB
Type HDD
Ports & interfaces
USB connector Micro-USB B
Thunderbolt technology No
USB version 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB data transfer rates 480,5000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi No
Maximum data transfer rate 5000 Mbit/s
Features
Password protection Yes
Product colour Black
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, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64
Plug and Play Yes
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
Cable lock slot Yes
Security algorithms 256-bit AES
Cable lock slot type Kensington
Security
Password protection Yes
Cable lock slot Yes
Security algorithms 256-bit AES
Cable lock slot type Kensington
Design
Product colour Black
Power
Bus powered No
External power adapter Yes
AC adapter output voltage 12 V
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T) 5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T) -20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions
Weight 960 g
Width 49 mm
Depth 139.3 mm
Height 170.6 mm
Packaging data
User guide Yes
Cables included USB
Bundled software WD Backup, WD Security, WD Drive Utilities
Technical details
USB version 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour Black
Plug and Play Yes
Wi-Fi No
Cable lock slot Yes
Bundled software WD Backup, WD Security, WD Drive Utilities
Harmonized System (HS) code 84717050
Packaging content
User guide Yes
Cables included USB
Bundled software WD Backup, WD Security, WD Drive Utilities
Logistics data
Harmonized System (HS) code 84717050
Other features
Interface Serial ATA III
Maximum data transfer rate 5000 Mbit/s

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