WD 1TB My Passport for Mac Portable External Hard Drive, USB-C/USB-A - WDBFKF0010BBK-WESE,Black

I purchased this to use with Time Machine on my 12" MacBook, and so far it's been great!The set up (if you can even call it that) is super easy. You just plug it into your MacBook, the MacBook asks you if you want to use it for Time Machine, and you just say yes. It'll also ask if you want to encrypt it, which just involves setting a password for the drive. Don't lose this password, though, because you cannot access the drive without it - it will be a dud if you forget the password!A handful of the reviews are complaining about the speed, but I haven't had this issue. The initial Time Machine backup did take a few hours for me, which caught me off guard (make sure your MacBook is charged - if you unplug the drive, the backup restarts), but a quick Google search shows that your first Time Machine backup is supposed to be really slow. All of the subsequent backups take about a minute, tops. Time Machine only backs up files that you've changed since the last backup, so the first one takes a long time, but the rest usually only take a minute or two.If you choose to encrypt the drive, that's another process that the drive is going to have to go through initially, which can take a few hours as well. Unlike the initial backup, however, you can unplug and replug the drive without losing your progress. You can also perform backups while it's encrypting the drive, so it really doesn't affect you being able to use the drive as the first backup does.All in all, I'd say it's great! It is made of plastic and not an SSD, but not bad considering the price. Given that it's not an SSD, though, I'd pick a different drive if you seriously need the extra reliability. For me, I just need it to not fail at the same as my MacBook, which is pretty unlikely, so the old school disc drive is no biggie. I got a used version to save $15 and have zero complaints. I feel way more confident in my Mac now that it's backed up, I would definitely recommend this drive!

I bought this hard drive to back up my MacBook Pro 2017 and it works exactly as advertised. All I had to do was plug it in and the option to back up my computer to the drive with Time Machine popped up. The first backup took a bit of time but every back up since took only a few minutes. I recommend it if you want something quick and inexpensive to back up your MacBook.

I have purchased one of these for every mac I own for work and home. I have 4 of these and the oldest is probably 4 years old now. I have had no issues ever. When I first get one, I plug it in to the mac, set Time Machine to the HD and it is that easy. Great product like a work horse. I use them for Time machine and just to store my photos for backup. A must have for any mac user.

I have been using Western Digital products since Windows 95. I am a believer in Western Digital products. I have had a few other competitive brands over the years but I always seem to return to WD. Their products are simply reliable, easy-to-use and well made. I use these for both Back-Up (Mac Time Machine) and file over-flow (stuff I don't need on my active disk but I want easy access). These are competitively priced for representative size. I have WD External Portable drives that are over 15 years old. I have never had one fail. It ultimately comes down to (Ford / Chevrolet / Toyota / Lexus / BMW). Whichever one is inclined to believe in, have faith in.

I've bought over a dozen of these and my most recent drive is making a spinning/whirling /clicky sound the others didn't make. Makes me nervous to store stuff on it, but the other dozen have never given me a problem.

I'm not the type who replaces equipment just to get a shiny new model. I'm still using an early 2009 Mac Mini and had a 9 year old WD external FireWire 800 external drive for Time Machine. I started having trouble with Time Machine backups a few months ago, and wasn't able to mount the old drive the other day. So, I searched for a replacement.I figure I'll likely upgrade my Mac within the next year or two and know Firewire is no longer "the thing". I figured I would need a drive with a USB-C connectivity, but still needed USB-2 for the current Mini. This WD My Passport (1 TB) seems to do all I really need for Time Machine. I ordered this drive yesterday, and was surprised when it was delivered in under 24 hours!First, I'm ammazed at the small size, truly a shirt pocket size. Plugged it in, and it mounted right away. Went into Disk Utility and divided it into two partitions, and it's currently downloading a copy via Time Machine. Yes, it's probably slower than my previous FireWire-800, but good enough, I hope, for my current needs. Great deal for the price!

It came already set up for Mac and time machine,. I followed instructions, hooked it up , left my original passport connected . opened time machine asked if wanted to save to both passports( my old one and new one) . Said no just new one , it started backing up ( I believe it was copying from original passport ) took about 2 hours( I think I only have at most 100 gb on .computer) was very pleased it was so easy.

People told me this does not work with Mojave and it does on the IMac. I just connected it and the screen came up do you want to back up and to what disk. It is just terrific. Open the icon and it tells you when it was backed up last and when it will back up again.

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Funciona muy bien con mi MacBook Pro. Con gran capacidad de almacenaje si lo conectas al puerto C directamente, es casi tan rápido como un disco duro interno.El tamaño y el diseño también están muy bien. Si conviene se puede llevar en un bolsillo.Buena elección de compra.

Ottima marca, pratico, veloce e leggerissimo. Prodotto conforme a descrizioni e immagini. Consegna velocissima.

The package wasn’t delivered right at the address,it was me going to the package center and picked up the package.

Funciona muy bien