WD My Passport Portable Hard Drive – 2TB(Blue) | WDBYVG0020BBL-WESN

Product Overview 

The WD My Passport Portable Hard Drive – 2TB (Blue) | WDBYVG0020BBL-WESN is a highly popular and reliable external storage solution that combines portability, significant storage capacity, and robust data security in a vibrant blue finish.  Beyond its ample storage, this drive comes equipped with essential software for automatic backups and hardware-based encryption, ensuring your digital life is protected from unauthorized access.

Key Features

• Capacity: A generous 2TB (Terabyte) of storage, providing substantial space for thousands of high-resolution photos, numerous video files, extensive music libraries, and all your essential documents.
• Color: Stylish Blue finish, allowing users to choose a color that suits their personal style.
• Form Factor: A compact 2.5-inch internal HDD housed within a sleek, redesigned portable enclosure. Its slim profile (approximately 107.2 x 74.93 x 13.46 mm and weighing around 0.14 kg or 0.31 lbs) makes it exceptionally portable.
• Power Source: USB bus-powered, meaning it draws all necessary power directly from your computer’s USB port via the included cable.

Specifications

• Plug-and-Play Simplicity: It comes preformatted as NTFS for immediate plug-and-play compatibility with Windows PCs (Windows 10+). For macOS users (macOS 11+), a downloadable NTFS driver allows read/write access without reformatting, or it can be easily reformatted for full native Mac compatibility.
• Automatic Backup Software: Includes WD Backup software (download required) that allows you to easily schedule automatic backups of your important files to the drive, ensuring your data is regularly saved and protected. Password Protection & Hardware Encryption: Features built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption with password protection (managed via WD Security software). This robust encryption helps keep your digital content private and secure from unauthorized access, even if the drive is lost or stolen.
• WD Discovery Software: Included software that helps manage the drive, connect to popular social media and cloud storage services (like Facebook, Dropbox, Google Drive) to import and back up online content, and access WD Drive Utilities for drive health checks.
• Durable and Reliable Design: WD builds these drives to demanding requirements for durability and long-term reliability, providing peace of mind for your data. The enclosure is also composed of more than 50% post-consumer recycled plastic, and the packaging is made of over 50% post-consumer recycled pulp and is fully recyclable.
• Included Accessories: The package typically includes the portable hard drive, a SuperSpeed USB-A cable (5Gbps), and a quick install guide. Some versions might also include a USB-A to USB-C adapter.
• Warranty: Backed by a 3-year limited warranty, offering good support for consumer use.

Ideal Use Cases

• Comprehensive Personal Data Backup: An excellent choice for backing up large volumes of essential documents, cherished photos, videos, and music collections, offering robust protection against data loss from internal drive failures or accidental deletions.
• Expanding Laptop/Desktop Storage: Quickly and easily add significant storage space to laptops or desktop PCs that are running low on internal capacity, which can help maintain system performance and allow for more applications and files.
• Secure On-the-Go Data Storage: Ideal for students, professionals, or anyone who needs to carry sensitive or large files between different locations (home, office, school, client sites), with the confidence that their data is protected by hardware encryption.
• Consolidating Data: Perfect for users looking to gather and centralize files from various smaller drives or cloud services onto one accessible, portable drive.

Key Details

• Capacity: 2 TB
• Model Number: WDBYVG0020BBL-WESN
• Connector: Micro-B
• Interface: USB 3.2 Gen 1 (backward compatible with USB 2.0)

Performance

• Transfer Speed: Up to 5 Gb/s

Physical & Environmental

• Dimensions (L × W × H): 107.19mm × 74.93mm × 13.46mm (approximately 4.22″ × 2.95″ × 0.53″)
• Weight: 0.14 kg (approximately 0.31 lbs)
• Operating Temperature: 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F)
• Non-Operating Temperature: -20°C to 65°C (-4°F to 149°F

Certifications & Warranty

• Certifications: FCC-ICES, CE, BSMI, RCM, VCCI, EAC, UKCA (ensuring compliance with international standards)
• Warranty: 3-Year Limited Warranty

Product Features:

• Slim, portable design for convenient file storage on the go
• Ransomware protection & scheduled backups with Acronis® True Image™ software
• AES 256-bit hardware encryption for enhanced security

Compatibility:

• Windows® 10+
• Chrome OS™
• Downloadable NTFS driver for macOS 11+ (read/write without reformatting)
• Compatibility may vary based on hardware configuration

In The Box:

• WD My Passport Portable Hard Drive
• SuperSpeed USB-A cable (5Gbps)
• Software for device management & backup with password protection
• Quick Installation Guide