Western Digital 4TB My Passport Ultra for Mac Silver Portable External Hard Drive HDD, USB-C and USB 3.1 Compatible - WDBPMV0040BSL-WESN

My old LaCie died after many years, so I was looking for a new 2T backup drive. This one was half the price of a new LaCie and works great for my new iMac. Super easy, just plugged it in and chose how often I want it to back up. It's actually smaller and less obtrusive. Just sits on the foot of my iMac stand. Very happy with this purchase.

I've been using Western Digital passport drives since way back in 2005. In fact, I still have an old 40? GB that still works - they're pretty durable, but I get a new one every 7-8 years to make sure I don't have one go bad, and to keep up with any technology advancements like USB 3 speeds.This little guy lived up to my expectations; it was fast, it seems just as well-made and durable as prior versions, and the space let me put on all the episodes of bluey (for my kids) and most of the marvel movies as well (also for my kids), and still have some space to stick on some fun comedy and action flicks (... also for my kids, eventually).It's light weight, fast, durable, and what's not to like? It's a great little drive.

Good backup device for my iMac

Ordered a 5TB drive, received a 5MB (4.9MB) drive in a box labelled 5 TB. Based on the number of positive reviews for this product, I wrongfully assumed this issue had been resolved. (Shame on Amazon for continuing to market this product.) Spent several minutes using Disk Utility to verify the drive I received only has 4.9MB of storage, NOT the 5TB I purchased for a whopping $179.00+ tax. Complete waste of my time during a work day.Am returning the drive and will be purchasing another SanDisk Professional G-Drive ArmorATD because the Seagate drives I own are unreliable and dismount without notice – usually when I am in the middle of a project, which guarantees all of my changes and new work are lost.For those who are interested, I use Mac compatible, reliable external drives with a decent lifespan and transfer speed. Plug and play is a plus, not a must. I will re-format exFAT drives like the SanDisk Pro G-Drive ArmorADT. Functional cable that comes with the drive is also a must. Western Digital is notorious for shipping drives with defective cables.I decided to give this drive a try based on positive reviews posted by Amazon purchasers and a review in MacWorld (they certainly missed the mark). This product was a complete waste of my time and money. Don't be duped! Save your money and skip this external drive.If you want a great reliable external drive with a good transfer speed (that doesn't significantly degrade as the drive fills) and good lifespan (mine are 5 yrs and counting), buy the SanDisk Professional G-Drive ArmorATD. The G-Drive is a bit spendy, but they are ruggedized drives, unlike Seagate, the WD My Passport Ultra and many other brands – and you won't go thru the stupid crap I just experienced with this WD My Passport Ultra drive that only had 4.9MB of storage space. SHEESH ...The SanDisk Pro G-Drive offers VARIETY with 5 drive sizes: 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 5TB and 6TB. They are RELIABLE and come with a good quality cable (unlike Western Digital). Note: the SanDisk is formatted to exFAT, so you will need to re-format using Disk Utility – but that's a breeze and only takes a few minutes.Save yourself time, hassle and aggravation ... avoid this drive and buy a SanDisk Pro G-Drive ArmorADT.

Over the years I have purchased 18 of these drives and they are all still working. I started with a 2tb drive (the highest capacity at the time). I then bought a 3tb when it was the highest cap. I have 14 of the 4tb drives and 2 of the 5tb drives.I am now ready to buy 2 more of the 5tb drives. I would move up to the 6tb drives but the specs say that it transfers slower than the 5tb.I also own 20 LaCie corded 2tb drives with the heavy metal case and multiple connection options. Those have never failed either but I prefer the WD drives for their portability with my laptops.My only issue with buying these from Amazon is that my last purchase of 1 drive was shipped in a padded envelope. I returned it at the pickup counter without opening the package. I thought the drive needed more protection from the shipping process than just a padded envelope. I could be wrong but I think a box with plastic inflated tubes for protection is better.I would buy the drives locally at Best Buy but they only carry the 4tb not the 5tb drives.