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product_id: 63229068
title: "Western Digital 4 TB My Passport for Mac Portable Hard Drive - Black"
brand: "western digital"
price: "AR$6458"
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# 4TB massive storage USB-C & USB-A dual compatibility Hardware encryption & password protection Western Digital 4 TB My Passport for Mac Portable Hard Drive - Black

**Brand:** western digital
**Price:** AR$6458
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 💼 Backup like a boss—secure, sleek, and Mac-ready.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Western Digital 4 TB My Passport for Mac Portable Hard Drive - Black by western digital
- **How much does it cost?** AR$6458 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- western digital enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted western digital brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Trusted Longevity:** Proven track record with years of flawless performance—your digital safety net.
- • **Reliable & Portable:** Compact, lightweight design (just 245g) fits perfectly in your work setup or on the go.
- • **Rock-Solid Security:** Built-in hardware encryption and password protection keep your data locked tight.
- • **Seamless Mac Integration:** Plug & play with Time Machine for effortless backups—no software fuss.
- • **Future-Proof Connectivity:** Includes USB-C and USB-A cables to keep you connected across all Mac generations.

## Overview

The Western Digital 4TB My Passport for Mac is a compact, lightweight portable hard drive designed specifically for Mac users. It offers massive 4TB storage with seamless Time Machine compatibility, dual USB-C and USB-A connectivity for versatile use, and robust hardware encryption with password protection to safeguard your data. Trusted by professionals for reliable, plug-and-play backups without the need for additional software, it’s the ultimate tool to keep your digital life secure and effortlessly backed up.

## Description

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Review: Saved My Computer. Excellent product. - My IMAC was at a stage where even Apple couldn't diagnose the problem and the only thing to do was to backup and reinstall the whole system. With this wonderful drive, it was effortless , though nerve wracking !..It just sits there quietly on my desk backing up ongoingly and I know now that should my system fail then I can depend on it. As far as longevity is concerned , I can't comment but at this time, a few months after purchasing, it's working away reliably.
Review: So far, so good - Reading some reviews I realise that these things can work well for a period and then pack up. So, with that in mind this review is written after a month. Everything works fine, it comes with a USB and a Thunderbolt connection so plugs straight into a Mac. My Mac recognised it without any problems. I use it for back-up, Time Machine on Mac, and have done a couple of back-ups without problems. Currently there are no problems and I have no complaints so I gave it five stars. I am sure it will be OK but will do another review if there is any change. You never can tell with technology!

## Features

- Designed for Mac and Time Machine ready
- USB-C ready, USB-A compatible
- WD Discovery software for WD Security, Social Media and Cloud Storage import and WD Drive Utilities
- Password protection with hardware encryption
- Easy to use

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0792GRZ2D |
| Box Contents | "Portable hard drive USB-C to USB Micro-B cable USB-A to USB Micro-B cable (compatible with USB 2.0) WD Discovery software • Quick install guide" |
| Brand | Western Digital |
| Brand Name | Western Digital |
| Cache Memory Installed Size | 64 |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Desktop |
| Connectivity technology | USB |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,582 Reviews |
| Data Transfer Rate | 625 Megabytes Per Second |
| Digital Storage Capacity | 4000 GB |
| Digital storage capacity | 4000 GB |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00718037862149 |
| Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 Inches |
| Hard Disk Interface | USB 2.0/3.0 |
| Hard disk form factor | 2.5 Inches |
| Hard disk interface | USB 2.0/3.0 |
| Hard-Drive Size | 4000 GB |
| Hardware Connectivity | USB 3.0 |
| Hardware Platform | Mac |
| Installation Type | External Hard Drive |
| Item Type Name | WD 4TB My Passport for Mac Portable Hard Drive – Time Machine ready with password protection |
| Item Weight | 0.54 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Western Digital |
| Manufacturer Part Number | WDBP6A0040BBK-WESE |
| Model Name | My Passport for Mac |
| Model Number | WDBP6A0040BBK-WESE |
| Network Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Product Features | Portable |
| Product Warranty | Manufacturer waranty for 3 years |
| Read Speed | 625 Megabytes Per Second |
| Special feature | Portable |
| UPC | 718037862149 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Western Digital
- **Colour:** Black
- **Compatible devices:** Desktop
- **Connectivity technology:** USB
- **Digital storage capacity:** 4000 GB
- **Hard disk description:** Mechanical Hard Disk
- **Hard disk form factor:** 2.5 Inches
- **Hard disk interface:** USB 2.0/3.0
- **Installation type:** External Hard Drive
- **Special feature:** Portable

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Pattern, Size, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does it have cloud storage?**
A: No.

**Q: Do you need the included installation?**
A: Simply plug in the supplied cable and it works a treat as on my iMac.

**Q: Hard Disk Rotational Speed please anyone?**
A: 5400tr/min

**Q: What makes it for mac? is it really for mac only? cannot understand why it would not go with windows.**
A: They come already formatted for Mac (HFS+ file system format). If you want to switch to Windows, you should reformat it as an exFAT, which is very simple to do from Win. The FAT format is more portable, Mac and Linux can read it, while you typically need to install utilities to read an HFS system from Win. However, HFS has features like a richer set of permissions or case-sensitive file and directory names.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Saved My Computer. Excellent product.
*by W***T on 14 September 2019*

My IMAC was at a stage where even Apple couldn't diagnose the problem and the only thing to do was to backup and reinstall the whole system. With this wonderful drive, it was effortless , though nerve wracking !..It just sits there quietly on my desk backing up ongoingly and I know now that should my system fail then I can depend on it. As far as longevity is concerned , I can't comment but at this time, a few months after purchasing, it's working away reliably.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So far, so good
*by K***R on 25 October 2019*

Reading some reviews I realise that these things can work well for a period and then pack up. So, with that in mind this review is written after a month. Everything works fine, it comes with a USB and a Thunderbolt connection so plugs straight into a Mac. My Mac recognised it without any problems. I use it for back-up, Time Machine on Mac, and have done a couple of back-ups without problems. Currently there are no problems and I have no complaints so I gave it five stars. I am sure it will be OK but will do another review if there is any change. You never can tell with technology!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy as... Time Machine
*by R***D on 28 January 2019*

ALL of MY WD "My Passport" for MAC, portable hard drives that I've purchased over the last 8 years have worked straight out of the box without recourse to having to use the bundled WD software. They're sold as MAC and Time Machine compatible. No need to use the WD software. There's no need to even instal the software on your computer. Plug the WD drive into the USB socket on your computer and use Time Machine for backups just by following the Mac OS prompts to make sure you select the correct drive for your Time Machine to target. It's as easy as it gets. I just purchased my fourth such WD drive - a 2Tb version - in it's latest style (as of January 2019). But ALL FOUR of my WD Drives - and those bought by my daughter also - continue to perform perfectly when required. Two are permanently connected to my MAC and in daily use and the other two are offline archives. Oh! - and I also have one (a fifth) in my laptop bag for backups of an old MacBook Pro - still functioning perfectly as required using Time Machine. This month, I ran out of space on my last WD backup drive and Time Machine had started to delete the earliest back-ups from back in 2016. So strategically, I decided it was time for a new one. I had no hesitation in selecting a WD Drive on the strength of my experiences with them to date. As it was the new drive's first backup, I had about 680Gb of files to transfer initially (that's because ALL the files on my MAC needed to be written onto the new (empty) drive). On the only transfer rate I can manage (USB 2 - connected MAC) the transfer took about 11 hours in the background. It didn't interfere at all with my ongoing foreground use of the MAC. Subsequent backups, being incremental backups only, will, of course, take only a few minutes or seconds whenever Time Machine runs automatically thereafter. If my MAC had been a newer version, I guess my transfer rates would have been significantly higher using the USB-C cable connector that comes with the new edition of the WD Drive. (Both are in the box to maintain backward compatibility with earlier machinery - like mine). Although I've only discusses the Time Machine backup compatibility functionality, the WD Drives can of, course, be used for ad hoc data storage and management via the Finder App, alongside any Time Machine back-up folders that are automatically created and assigned drive space by Time Machine. SOME ADVICE FOR PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS? Reading SOME of the issues that SOME people have had with their purchases, I'd like to share the following observation based on the fact that WD market external drives with some explicitly labelled as "For MAC". This implies there may be two versions of these drives already formatted for either Macs or PCs. (Maybe there are more.... I don't know!) The ones to which I refer in my review, I have specifically bought as formatted for, or labelled explicitly as MAC ready... NOT PC Versions, as I suspect some reviewers may have bought. I'm no expert, and therefore take care to try to get stuff that states what I need explicitly on the box, i.e. it says 'For MAC' on the online listing and on the box. So, I recommend to ALL prospective purchasers of these - or ANY other external drives, that you plan to use on specific machine platforms, that you make sure you're buying the right item for your particular type of computer. I THINK the differences on MACs and PC systems is in file structuring protocols. So, I presume WD pre-format them in the factory and then stream them for either MAC or PC use. But that's as far as my reasoning goes. TROUBLE WITH TIME MACHINE BACK-UPS WHEN MAC IN SLEEP MODE? Not until recently have I placed my MAC in sleep mode, so it was never a problem. However, I encountered a failure to complete Time Machine back-ups when awakening the Mac having done so recently. I explored a workaround. I found a Time Machine-generated file in the Back-up Folder on the WD Drive with the file extension '.inProgress' - it was a small ~ 8kB file and took a punt on it being the blocker to further progress. I temporarily disabled automatic back-ups via Time machine. I then tried deleting the .inProgress file. Failed. I got an error message. The system wouldn't let me delete the file. So, I reverted to 'Plan B'. I switched the Mac off and on again. This resulted in the file disappearing and immediate resumption of normal service! Purely by chance, I discovered another review that referred to this phenomenon, so I refer UK purchasers to the excellent product review listed in "Top Reviews from Other Countries" by Jonathan B from USA on 4 Aug 2018 on this matter, for the benefit of anyone who routinely would put their Mac and/or its connected USB power-driven external HDs to sleep. (It MAY NOT be an issue for external storage drives that are independently powered via separate mains supply rather than via the USB Connection, but I can't verify if that's the case or not). The above IS NOT a criticism of the integrity of WD Hard Drives. It's more of a reflection on how users may choose to operated their system components and the unexpected consequences of doing so. But as Jonathan B notes, it's something that WD (or APPLE, for that matter) might consider in future OS design developments. (They may have done so, for all I know!)

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