Hard Drive - My Book - 6TB - USB-A 3.2 Gen 1

Introduction

TRUSTED AND LOVED HIGH-CAPACITY STORAGE. REIMAGINED DESIGN.

Compact outside. Powerful inside. Store massive amounts of photos, videos, music and documents with My Book desktop storage.

Complete Backup

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. The My Book desktop hard drive also works great with Acronis® True ImageT WD Edition software to schedule full system backups.

Password Protection

With built-in 256-bit AES Hardware Encryption with WD Security software, just set your own personalized password to help keep your content private and safe.

WD Reliability

Millions of people around the world trust their data to My Book desktop storage. Designed to meet WD's demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance and long-term reliability, we back up (pun intended!) the trusted My Book desktop storage with a 3-year limited warranty.

WATCH THE POWER OF MY BOOK COME TO LIFE

We live hectic lives and generate tons of digital content. My Book desktop storage has massive storage capacity so you can confidently back up the files that make up your digital life.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Formatted exFAT for out-of-the-box compatibility with Windows and Mac. Operating System: Windows® 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Mac OS X El Capitan, Yosemite or Mavericks. May require reformatting for other operating systems. Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system.

Hard drive

HDD size

3.5"

HDD capacity

6000 GB

Interface

Serial ATA III

Type

HDD

File format system

exFAT

Ports & interfaces

USB data transfer rates

480,5000 Mbit/s

Maximum data transfer rate

5000 Mbit/s

USB connector

Micro-USB B

USB version

3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

Thunderbolt technology

N

Wi-Fi

N

Features

Product colour

Black

Security algorithms

256-bit AES

Password protection

Y

Cable lock slot

Y

Cable lock slot type

Kensington

Plug and Play

Y

Windows operating systems supported

Windows 10 Education,Windows 10 Education x64,Windows 10 Enterprise,Windows 10 Enterprise x64,Windows 10 Home,Windows 10 Home x64,Windows 10 Pro,Windows 10 Pro x64,Windows 7 Enterprise,Windows 7 Enterprise x64,Windows 7 Home Basic,Windows 7 Home Basic x64,Windows 7 Home Premium,Windows 7 Home Premium x64,Windows 7 Professional,Windows 7 Professional x64,Windows 7 Starter,Windows 7 Starter x64,Windows 7 Ultimate,Windows 7 Ultimate x64,Windows 8,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64,Windows 8.1,Windows 8.1 Enterprise,Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64,Windows 8.1 Pro,Windows 8.1 Pro x64,Windows 8.1 x64

Mac operating systems supported

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite,Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan,Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra,Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks

Power

Bus powered

N

External power adapter

Y

AC adapter output voltage

12 V

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

5 - 35 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

-20 - 65 °C

Weight & dimensions

Width

49 mm

Depth

139.3 mm

Height

170.6 mm

Weight

1.05 kg

Packaging data

Cables included

USB

User guide

Y

Bundled software

WD Backup, WD Security, WD Drive Utilities