There is only rubber that separating hhd from plastic. This also holds true if you buy a my passport over the 2tb limit 3tb, 4tb, etc. You can do a lot of damage from prying to the case without touching the hard drive. So i guess, tldr, if you have to buy smr, get at least wd.
Here are top 10 my book hard drive weve found so far. I am going to replace the drive with an identical spare that works. Ejected my book, plugged into imac and moved some folders to it, approx 1. Western digital wd easystore external hard drive usb 3. Western digital 4 tb my passport portable hard drive. Designed to meet wds demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. Wd 5tb elements portable external hard drive, usb 3. This case is compatible with seagate expansion desktop, western digital wd my book elements desktop external hard drive usb 3. Open disk utility inside the applications utilities, then select the. Howto open case of my book live smallnetbuilder forums. Western digital my book 8tb and my passport 4tb external hdds.
A line of external hard drives by western digital, styled after hardbound books. Formatted and fully tested to use on a pcwindows or mac. How to decrypt a wd mybook drive after its removed from the enclosure. Hard drive case for seagate expansion desktop,western digital. Went to dashboard and went from having 1tb capacity to 5tb capacity. Trying to buy a portable external hard drive for older operating systems is a challenge these days.
Wd my book 4tb external hard drive by western digital 3 year limited warranty. If the case looks drastically different and you are nervous about damaging your hard drive, dont be. I see no visible screws, and under the sticker there is nothing either. Before you purchase that product, im just alerting you, if your planning on using it for xbox one, it is not compatible. They clip shut easily but there is no provision to open the case without deforming or cracking plastic. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. How to open the western digital mybook may not be entirely obvious. Western digital my book opening the case removing the. Here you will find stepbystep instructions on how to open a western digital my book essential usb 3. How to disassemble a wd mybook essential hdd snapguide. I have a 5tb for game installs and 2tb capturing screenshots and videos for my xbox one s. Hermitshell hard travel case fits wd my book desktopseagate backup plus desktop external hard drive usb 3.
Need help getting into the case of a my book 3,5 external harddrive case. Mar 20, 2019 tips on buying an xbox one hard drive not all external hard drives are created equal, so before you dive in, make sure your potential purchase meets the requirements. My unit appears to be dead when reconnecting after not using it for 6 months or so. Ltgem eva hard case for wd 3tb,4tb,6tb,8tb,10tb my book desktop external hard drive travel protective carrying storage bag black. Now that i am working independently and i need storage solutions for my media backups, i immediately looked to western digital. Jan 26, 2017 at least, people were, as of up to a few months ago, shucking wd 8gb mybook desktop externals, to get their he8 drives out of them, and i myself shucked four seagate expansion desktop external 5tb drives, to get the desktop 5tb dm drives out of them. How to open a western digital elements external hard drive.
Deleted the pictures from my cloud, i now have 5tb again. This drive has intermittent power problems and i believe something is loose inside, or i will put the drive in another case hopefully, at worst. Oct 15, 2015 my 3tb external essentials drive works fine. Instructions to disassemble a western digital mybook essentials usb external hard disk drive.
I reformat all my wd passport drives to be backwards compatible. How to open a western digital usb my book 4tb 6tb 8tb and. Wd my book live nas disassembly how to open, take out hard. There no apparent screws or fasteners, so i believe it is plastic snap lock. Bovke protective case for seagate expansion desktop,western digital wd my bookelements desktop external hard drive usb 3. The thing is with wd, if your drive decides to crap out, youre fubard.
I use the passport for photo backup as well as also storing them in the. Bovke protective case for seagate expansion desktop,western digital wd my book elements desktop external hard drive usb 3. A brief video showing how to open western digital my book essential usb 3. When i tap it with my fingernail, it gives off a dull thunk, just like plastic. I have a 2016 inch macbook pro, which only had usbc ports on it so i was grateful to find that wd had a portable storage option for people in my situation the my passport ultra usbc edition. And there is enough space for your hdd ssd and usb cable. Save on storage devices from western digital, seagate for. Opening a wd my book external hdd case guide youtube. Metal, especially thin metal like this would have, would give off a higher pitched noise. Equipped with wd backup software for windows and apple time machine compatibility for mac, the my book desktop hard drive can back up your photos, videos, music and documents. Hard case for wd my book external hard drive fits 1tb 2tb 3tb 4tb 5tb 6tb hdd.
Unfortunately, this wasnt an obvious process and this excellent article by scott cramer didnt apply to the newer version 1 tb drive enclosure i have. We opened this hard drive for purposes of data recovery at our office and ultimately ended up replacing the board in order to get the data out, successfully. Wd 8tb my book duo desktop raid external hard drive usb 3. I acknowledge that the information above will be kept until i am notified that this item is back in stock or for 120 days, whichever occurs first. Opening a wd my book external hdd case guide duration. Step by step disassembly video of western digital my book live nas 2tb model. His procedure worked also in my case with the inic1607e chip flawlessly. Dealighted analyzed 465 new deal forum threads today. He spent hours helping a noob like me doing all of this in ubuntu. A simple video explaining how to open a usb western digital wd 4tb 6tb 8tb and 10tb models, new model, just with a screwdriver. This wd 4tb my passport ultra drive claims to be metal.
What doesnt work is to use my 5tb wd drive in his own 5tb wd elements enclosure. New listing wd 5tb my passport portable external hard drive, black wdbpkj0050bbkwesn. Buy wd 4tb my book desktop external hard drive usb 3. Now i bought the mybook 8tb, shucked it and replaced my 5tb with the 8tb. The my book desktop hard drive also works great with acronis true image wd edition software to schedule full system backups. Wd 5tb external hdd out of mybook enclosure super user. Case for seagate expansion desktop,western digital wd my book elements desktop external hard drive usb 3. Wd 5tb my passport ultra blue portable external hard drive. How to solve my wd hard drive not recognized in windows 10. Designed to meet wd s demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. You cant pop open the case to put it in your computer to back up. It is different from the older wd cases whose take apart is already posted on youtube, etc. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive posted on 201405 by michael milette november 16, 2016 there isnt a lot of documentation that comes in the box with the wd my book drive. Disassembling a western digital my book instructables.
Mar 09, 2007 thanks for the photos showing how to get a wd my book essential case open. I purchased this drive for storage only and i dont intend to create a password for the drive or install the backupsecurity software that came on the drive. Millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. Note this works only for western digital, not other brands. Western digital 2tb hdd desktop external hard drive disk original wd. Mar 14, 2018 step by step disassembly video of western digital my book live nas 2tb model \r assembly video here \r same way for other storage variants of wd mbl.
Hard travel case for wd my passport 1tb 2tb 3tb 4tb usb 3. Case for expansion west digital wd my book elements desktop external hard drive usb 3. My book i cant see it on my pc external drives for pc wd. Get the best deals on wd external hard drive and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. Grab the enclosure from the top front edge and gently pull backwards. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. If i get out the drive can i put it into a drive port unit or what. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. By clicking the notify me when available button below, i consent to the use of the information provided below by western digital, to notify me when this item is back in stock. I almost want to break it open to prove definitively that it is not metal.
Wd 10tb my book desktop external hard drive, usb 3. I have one in my computer which i have been using for a decade. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive. Western digital my book opening the case removing the drive i recently needed to removed the drive from a western digital my book external usbesata drive enclosure. Wd 5tb my passport portable external hard drive, black. How to open a western digital elements 500gb usb 2. Portable drives such as wd elements are available in a variety of speeds and storage capacities. Liberate your western digital 8tb drive from its mybook. Save on storage devices from western digital, seagate for world backup day. After hours researching and comparing all my book hard drive on the market, we find out the best my book hard drive of 2020 from amazon, homedepot, walmart, ebay. It seems that every drive above 1tb has reliability problems not just wd. The equivalent specd wd red 8tb nas hard disk drive 5400 rpm class sata 6 gbs 128mb cache 3.
Thanks for the photos showing how to get a wd my book essential case open. Larger external hard drives above 2 tb are configured with 4kb lbas within their enclosure. At least, people were, as of up to a few months ago, shucking wd 8gb mybook desktop externals, to get their he8 drives out of them, and i myself shucked four seagate expansion desktop external 5tb drives, to get the desktop 5tb dm drives out of them. We opened this hard drive for purposes of data recovery at our office and ultimately ended up replacing the board in order to get the data out. How to decrypt a wd mybook drive after its removed from. This is a dead no longer functioning western digital mybook usb external hard disk drive. New listing my passport 4tb, portable storage and password protection. Wd western digital my book elements desktop external hard. Wd my passport ultra 4tb usbc blue manufacturer refurbished portable wd 3tb my cloud personal network attached storage wdbctl0030hwtnesn. Wd mybook 5tb reusing the housing after shucking won. Only a case, do not include a hddsd or other accessories. Some smoke actually came out of the case so i assume the electrics are cooked but hope that the disc is ok.