Express Yourself With This External Hard Drive

Western Digital’s My Passport drive blends color, security, and reliability into a portable storage solution.

For those wanting both security and style, Western Digital has released a refreshed design for its trusted portable storage line. The My Passport portable drive can hold a massive amount of photos, videos, and music, giving users the freedom to keep their media library with them wherever they go.

Available in a wide range of vibrant colors, the slim style fits easily in the palm of your hand while handling all of your storage needs. Automatic backups keep documents, photos, and media current by running on a custom schedule you set. With password protection and built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption via WD Security, your files remain private and protected. Western Digital also engineers each drive for durability, shock tolerance, and long-term reliability, backing it with a two-year warranty.

The combination of style and safety makes My Passport drives well-suited for both personal and professional use. They also pair seamlessly with high-speed USB duplicators and other data transfer systems, ensuring fast and efficient workflows.

Formatted for Windows® 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7. Requires reformatting for use with other operating systems.

My Passport | Technical Specifications

4TB, 3TB, 2TB, 1TB

USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 compatible

• Auto backup with WD Backup software
• Password protection with hardware encryption
• 2-year limited warranty

• My Passport hard drive
• USB 3.0 cable
• WD Backup™, WD Security™, and WD Drive Utilities™ software
• Quick install guide

Western Digital’s External HDD Progression (2024–2025)

If you’re tracking real changes—not just paint jobs—the big move in the last two years is capacity. In May 2024 Western Digital pushed 2.5-inch portables to 6TB, rolling that platter into the My Passport line (including USB-C and Ultra), the gamer-focused WD_BLACK P10, and SanDisk Professional’s G-DRIVE ArmorATD. Practically, that means a pocket drive now holds what used to require a desk unit, and it does so without changing your workflow: same USB interface, same backup utilities, just more headroom. The company’s own release notes and coverage confirm the timing and SKUs hitting retail that week. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

On the desktop side, capacity stepped up as well. Western Digital’s single-drive externals reached 24TB in the Elements Desktop family—with retail availability starting July 10, 2024—giving creators and small teams a simple, bus-powered-free box that still talks plain USB 3.x. If you prefer a bit more gloss and software, the My Book line mirrors that top-end capacity in the same timeframe, and you’ll see updated listings across major retailers and channel partners reflecting the 24TB tier. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

If you need both capacity and speed in one enclosure, the My Book Duo continued to scale. The 44TB configuration (model WDBFBE0440JBK-NESN) was widely listed by late 2024, pairing two high-capacity drives in RAID 0 out of the box with WD’s device management and password protection. It’s still standard USB on the back, so deployment is as simple as plugging into a workstation or dock; the point is density without re-architecting anything. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

Bottom line: for the past two years Western Digital’s external HDD story has been straightforward—more terabytes in the same footprints, with the standout jump being 6TB portables. If you’re choosing today, match the chassis to the job: My Passport 6TB for everyday carry, Elements/My Book 24TB for single-drive archives, and My Book Duo when you want desktop density and RAID-0 throughput without adding a NAS. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}