--- product_id: 156493405 title: "WD 1TB My Passport, Portable External Hard Drive, Black, backup software with defense against ransomware, and password protection, USB 3.1/USB 3.0 compatible - WDBYVG0010BBK-WESN" brand: "wd" price: "VT39399" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 category: "Wd" url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/156493405-wd-1tb-my-passport-portable-external-hard-drive-black-backup store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # USB 3.1/3.0 fast data transfer 1TB storage capacity Hardware encryption & password protection WD 1TB My Passport, Portable External Hard Drive, Black, backup software with defense against ransomware, and password protection, USB 3.1/USB 3.0 compatible - WDBYVG0010BBK-WESN **Brand:** wd **Price:** VT39399 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 💼 Your digital passport to secure, stylish storage on the move! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** WD 1TB My Passport, Portable External Hard Drive, Black, backup software with defense against ransomware, and password protection, USB 3.1/USB 3.0 compatible - WDBYVG0010BBK-WESN by wd - **How much does it cost?** VT39399 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/156493405-wd-1tb-my-passport-portable-external-hard-drive-black-backup) ## Best For - wd enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted wd brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Speed that keeps up:** USB 3.1/3.0 compatibility ensures lightning-fast file transfers and backups. - • **Trusted reliability:** Backed by a 3-year limited warranty and a top-rated brand with millions of satisfied users. - • **Backup with confidence:** Includes smart device management software with ransomware defense to protect your data. - • **Pocket-sized powerhouse:** Slim, durable design fits perfectly in your palm for on-the-go productivity. - • **Secure your digital life:** Advanced hardware encryption and password protection keep your files safe from prying eyes. ## Overview The WD 1TB My Passport is a sleek, portable external hard drive designed for professionals who demand secure, high-capacity storage. Featuring hardware encryption, password protection, and USB 3.1/3.0 compatibility, it offers fast, reliable backups with included ransomware defense software. Compact yet durable, it’s perfect for safeguarding your photos, videos, and documents wherever your career takes you. ## Description Every journey needs a passport. The My Passport drive is trusted, portable storage that gives you the confidence and freedom to drive forward in life. With a new, stylish design that fits in the palm of your hand, there’s space to store, organize, and share your photos, videos, music, and documents. Perfectly paired with backup software* and password protection, the My Passport drive helps keep your digital life's contents safe. (*Download and installation required. Terms and conditions apply. User account registration may be required.) Review: Great WD Hard drive - Free Software Sucks - You can't go wrong with Western Digital. Very small package for huge storage. Plug and Play - connected the USB cable, (included) and my computer immediately recognized it. The portable drive is larger than the drive on my laptop, so I partitioned it into 2 virtual drives. One partition for an Image/Backup and a second partition for file backup & storage. The partitioning process was flawless and now my computer recognizes two separate drives. I am super happy with the WD SSD portable drive. I would highly recommend to anyone wanting a portable drive. I'm even thinking about buying another larger drive and partitioning into more virtual drives for backup of other computers. My only complaint and major disappointment with WD, is that the free "WD Backup" software is no longer supported by WD and hasn't been for a few years. They offer a free version of Acronis, which doesn't work. Installed the Acronis software, created a bootable disk on a USB Flash (thumb) drive, then rebooted the computer from the thumb drive and created a full backup/ disk image to the new WD drive. The software seemed to run perfectly, and said the backup was successfully created. I felt really good that I had a full backup of my 2015 laptop, in case I ever need to replace the mechanical HDD. But it was a false peace of mind. Only 2 weeks after using the Acronis backup software, my computer was crashing shortly after bootup, which it had never done before. So I thought I would test the new drive and backup. After rebooting with the Acronis USB Boot drive, it asked for the location of the image file. The computer recognized the WD drive with all of the Acronis backup folders. But then the Acronis software said all of the folders were empty and there was No Image found. WTF?! Acronis said it successfully made a full disk copy. But then the software could not find its own image. DO NOT USE the ACRONIS software. I was fortunately able to fix the boot/crash problem using other software. But if my hard drive had completely failed, I would not have a usable backup copy to restore to a new drive. I would have been screwed. It would have been better if I never attempting to create a backup. At least I would known that I didn't have a backup copy to rely on, rather than falsely thinking I was protected. In addition, the "free" software isn't really free. It's only a 30 day free Trial version. So if you make a full backup within 30 days, and later have a critical problem, you will be forced to purchase the full version to perform the restore. The backup file versions are propitiatory, so you can't use another brand of software to do the restore. They've got you! You can make a free backup/copy (if you can even get the software to work properly). But then you have to pay for the software to actually use the Backup in order to Restore. This is akin Ransomware. I have since purchased other backup/imaging software and made a full (working) backup to my new WD drive. I'm very happy about that. Review: Good drives. Have used before. Reliable - Have used many of these in the past. They’re pretty reliable. With the increasing price of solid state memory these have been inching up as well. Using it as a Time Machine drive on a Mac. Working flawlessly. ## Features - Slim durable design to help take your important files with you - Vast capacities up to 6TB[1] to store your photos, videos, music, important documents and more - Back up smarter with included device management software[2] with defense against ransomware - Help secure your important files with password protection and hardware encryption - 3-year limited warranty ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B07VTWX8MN | | Batteries | 1 12V batteries required. | | Best Sellers Rank | #5 in External Hard Drives | | Brand | WD | | Color | Black | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (116,233) | | Date First Available | August 26, 2019 | | Flash Memory Size | 1 | | Hard Drive | 1 TB Mechanical Hard Disk | | Hard Drive Interface | USB 2.0/3.0 | | Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 1 | | Hardware Platform | PC | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item Dimensions LxWxH | 4.22 x 2.95 x 0.44 inches | | Item Weight | 4.2 ounces | | Item model number | WDBYVG0010BBK-WESN | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | | Product Dimensions | 4.22 x 2.95 x 0.44 inches | | Series | My Passport External Hard Drive | ## Product Details - **Brand:** WD - **Color:** Black - **Compatible Devices:** Desktop, Laptop, Tablet - **Connectivity Technology:** Wi-Fi - **Digital Storage Capacity:** 1 TB - **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:** Hardware Encryption, Portable ## Images ![WD 1TB My Passport, Portable External Hard Drive, Black, backup software with defense against ransomware, and password protection, USB 3.1/USB 3.0 compatible - WDBYVG0010BBK-WESN - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/510+J06fz0L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Color, Size, Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: What type of data connection does it have installed in the drive? female "usb-c" or female "micro-b super speed"? or is it another type?** A: The drive has a USB Micro-B port. It comes with two cables, USB-A to USB Micro-B and USB-C to USB Micro-B. So it will work with your computer if it has either a type-A or type-C USB port (Thunderbolt-3 on a Mac also uses a type-C port and you can plug this drive into one of those ports, too). The drive is a 5400rpm spinning platter drive and the enclosure runs at USB 3.0 speeds (also known as USB 3.1 gen1). The drive itself is way slower than the interface, there’s no reason to use a USB 3.1 gen2 interface or Thunderbolt with a spinning platter drive. **Q: Is this compatible with ps4** A: PS5- Yes you can also follow the same steps to format for PS5. It works I did it on mine! A: How to format for PS4: Head to Settings > Devices > USB Storage Devices and select your external hard drive. Select Format as Extended Storage and tap X. Select Next and tap X. Select Format and tap X. Select Yes and tap X. Select Okay and tap X. It showed up on mine as : PS4 external hard drive. **Q: How is this model different than the one called wd 2tb black my passport portable external hard drive - usb 3.0 - wdbs4b0020bbk-wesn ?** A: 3 differences: 1. The size of the casing for this drive is smaller. 2. It does not have rubber stomps on the bottom to keep it from sliding. 3. The operation light is smaller. Other than that, it's the same: USB3 and NTSF. **Q: Is there really any difference between this mac passport & their other passport drives other than being pre-formatted? or is it a gimmick?** A: I have been buying the preformatted for Mac WD Passport drives for several years, but the the last time they were unavailable at a reasonable price so I bought two more of the design that looked like the black casing was two separate pieces joined together, and I had no problem formatting it on my MacBook Pro in a few seconds. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great WD Hard drive - Free Software Sucks *by J***F on December 30, 2023* You can't go wrong with Western Digital. Very small package for huge storage. Plug and Play - connected the USB cable, (included) and my computer immediately recognized it. The portable drive is larger than the drive on my laptop, so I partitioned it into 2 virtual drives. One partition for an Image/Backup and a second partition for file backup & storage. The partitioning process was flawless and now my computer recognizes two separate drives. I am super happy with the WD SSD portable drive. I would highly recommend to anyone wanting a portable drive. I'm even thinking about buying another larger drive and partitioning into more virtual drives for backup of other computers. My only complaint and major disappointment with WD, is that the free "WD Backup" software is no longer supported by WD and hasn't been for a few years. They offer a free version of Acronis, which doesn't work. Installed the Acronis software, created a bootable disk on a USB Flash (thumb) drive, then rebooted the computer from the thumb drive and created a full backup/ disk image to the new WD drive. The software seemed to run perfectly, and said the backup was successfully created. I felt really good that I had a full backup of my 2015 laptop, in case I ever need to replace the mechanical HDD. But it was a false peace of mind. Only 2 weeks after using the Acronis backup software, my computer was crashing shortly after bootup, which it had never done before. So I thought I would test the new drive and backup. After rebooting with the Acronis USB Boot drive, it asked for the location of the image file. The computer recognized the WD drive with all of the Acronis backup folders. But then the Acronis software said all of the folders were empty and there was No Image found. WTF?! Acronis said it successfully made a full disk copy. But then the software could not find its own image. DO NOT USE the ACRONIS software. I was fortunately able to fix the boot/crash problem using other software. But if my hard drive had completely failed, I would not have a usable backup copy to restore to a new drive. I would have been screwed. It would have been better if I never attempting to create a backup. At least I would known that I didn't have a backup copy to rely on, rather than falsely thinking I was protected. In addition, the "free" software isn't really free. It's only a 30 day free Trial version. So if you make a full backup within 30 days, and later have a critical problem, you will be forced to purchase the full version to perform the restore. The backup file versions are propitiatory, so you can't use another brand of software to do the restore. They've got you! You can make a free backup/copy (if you can even get the software to work properly). But then you have to pay for the software to actually use the Backup in order to Restore. This is akin Ransomware. I have since purchased other backup/imaging software and made a full (working) backup to my new WD drive. I'm very happy about that. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good drives. Have used before. Reliable *by R***? on January 31, 2026* Have used many of these in the past. They’re pretty reliable. With the increasing price of solid state memory these have been inching up as well. Using it as a Time Machine drive on a Mac. Working flawlessly. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I recently purchased a 1TB storage device, and I couldn’t be happier with my decision *by U***W on November 28, 2025* I recently purchased a 1TB storage device, and I couldn’t be happier with my decision. This portable powerhouse has transformed how I manage my digital world. With ample space, I can easily store my entire media library, important documents, and countless photos without worrying about running out of room. The setup was a breeze; I just plugged it in, and it was recognized immediately by my devices. The transfer speeds are impressive—backing up files is swift and efficient. I especially appreciate the compact design, making it easy to toss in my bag and take anywhere. Overall, this 1TB storage device has made organization a snap and has provided peace of mind, knowing my data is secure and portable. I highly recommend it to anyone in need of reliable storage! ## Frequently Bought Together - WD 1TB My Passport, Portable External Hard Drive, Black, backup software with defense against ransomware, and password protection, USB 3.1/USB 3.0 compatible - WDBYVG0010BBK-WESN - Lacdo Hard Drive Carrying Case for Western Digital WD Elements/WD My Passport/My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive HDD 1TB 2TB 4TB 5TB 6TB USB 3.0 Protective Storage Travel Bag, Black - WD 2TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive for Windows, USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 for PC & Mac, Plug and Play Ready - WDBU6Y0020BBK-WESN --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/156493405-wd-1tb-my-passport-portable-external-hard-drive-black-backup](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/156493405-wd-1tb-my-passport-portable-external-hard-drive-black-backup) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-05*