2025-07-10T20:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
Hi capacity, slow USB, noisy
Good capacity, but slow transfer. Don't know why there aren't more high cap drives with faster connections. Also, kinda noisy. Lastly, I didn't realize the Elements series can't be configured with one of the WD apps to sleep sooner, so mine is fidgeting all the time, adding to the noise issue.
Just D.
Originally posted at
2025-07-05T20:00:00
Great product for a great price. Would buy again!!
Geronimo
Originally posted at
2025-06-21T20:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Waste of money
Unit died just after one year. Drive fails to recognize any devices.
matthasapoopywddrive
Originally posted at
2025-06-02T20:00:00
It just works and I'm not a computer expert. No problems so far.
KenVet
Originally posted at
2025-04-22T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Great dealing buying direct from WD
Roomy, easy to use. Cautionary note, Microsoft counts storage differently, there is a little over 18TB of usable space after their overhead. If you really need 20TB, buy a larger model.
PhotoartbyDave
Originally posted at
2025-02-22T19:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Little Use Hard Drive Died. Quality Issue
I've had older cheaper brand harddrives outlive this thing. The amount of money you spend, that warranties should be longer. You figure to pay a little more to the Western Digital Brand backing, but NOPE, not doing Western Digital again.
josi
Originally posted at
2025-01-25T19:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
I am really unhappy with this.
I am a long time user of WD's products. I still have a WD10000H1CS-00 s/n: WCASJ0976023 that after many years still works just fine. I have NAS in which I am running WD NASware drives. I also have a WD 2TB My Passport Slim s/n: WX81A74AFV18 portable drive that works just fine still.
So I bought this Elements 6TB. Shipping was super fast. But this is where good things are ending.
I did plug the Elements into one of my laptop's USB3 ports and worked fine for five minutes or so. Didn't copy anything to it. At first I thought it must have gone into sleep mode. The little light was off. Tried to access it in Explorer (Windows 10 Pro) but wasn't showing anymore. Disconnected it, waiting a minute or so, reconnected it and... nothing. Plugged it into another USB3 port then into another laptop, but still nothing. I can hear the drive inside spinning, but that is all. I guess, for some reason the little controller inside went bad.
I am really unhappy with this.
Since I am on some Caribbean island (using a shipping forwarder that work one way only), I can't return it and I think warranty won't help me either.
gicamuci
Originally posted at
2025-01-09T19:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
20tb WD Drive
Everything seems to be working with such a large data storage. Its a little noisy when transferring, which is a bit disconcerting, but I suppose the disc has to move to read and write. Hoping for a good long life
StephenH
Originally posted at
2025-01-06T19:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
Mixed bag
Bought two 14TB drives as part of a buy two deal. First one refused/failed to load drivers onto a Windows 7 Pro system, it was successfully mounted on a Win 10 laptop. Reformatted. Don't know whether it'll work now on the intended Win 7 Pro PC. Will check shortly. The second drive had no problem in mounting on the Win 7 Pro as a NTFS volume and is in use.
I have no time to spend with tech support, so if it (first drive) doesn't work after reformatting (NTFS), I'll look to return it as defective.
A_Mish
Originally posted at
2024-12-29T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
WD Elements Desktop HDD Storage
HDD storage was able to accommodate all of my needs with no issues.
Anonymous D.
Originally posted at
2024-12-13T17:14:15
Rated 5 out of 5
Great drive and shipped safely.
Works as expected. Great deal and shipped well by Adorama!
DAVID K.
2024-10-20T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
the ladies were right: bigger really is better
largest drive I have purchased so far, working fine. Though it could have been cheaper, within a week after purchase 22Tb drives became available.
Brainy B.
Originally posted at
2024-10-17T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Always go with Western Digital
These are great Harddrives we always try and get WD
Imactech
Originally posted at
2024-10-11T20:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Don't believe plug and play
Absolutely zero guidance on how to format to use on a Mac. No help in the box. No help on the Hard Drive. No help online. Should't be this difficult to use a "plug and Play" hard drive!
Not g.
Originally posted at
2024-06-18T05:01:49
Rated 4 out of 5
Good backup drive.
Works well as a backup drive. Runs at 57 degrees, about 10 degrees warmer than my other backup drives.
STEVEN P.
2024-05-30T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Work well, nice price
I got two that I mirrored, and they work great. Slightly loud when they spin up but a steal for the price.
Bryson
Originally posted at
2024-05-07T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
14TB Elements.
It has met all of my requirements exceedingly well.
Casey5
Originally posted at
2024-04-21T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
20TB WD Hard drive
Awesome device working great and got it for a good price.
Jack1
Originally posted at
2024-03-25T20:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Great product
Shipped fast and set it up in no time. It works great and got it for so much less than I was expecting.
DominicR
Originally posted at
2024-02-27T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
8TB ELEMENT
I use it for video editing back up. It works perfect I didn' have any problem si far.
Juan A.
Originally posted at
2024-01-19T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
2nd Hard Drive purchased this month.
Easy to connect, Always reliable. My computer runs 24/7/365. Haven't had a single failure. Been using Western Digital products for least 15 years.
Kerman
Originally posted at
2024-01-07T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Totally satisfied!
Great quality and capacity. Excellent price point. What more can I say?
David B.
Originally posted at
2023-12-30T19:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Review of WD, Not the Product
Horrible customer service. Couldn't cancel an order before it shipped (shipped 2 days after the request to cancel). Forcing me to return the item to UPS. Then took 2 weeks between shipping it back and getting the refund.
Don't order direct.
James M.
Originally posted at
2023-12-28T19:00:00
Rated 3 out of 5
Disconnection Issues
The smallest tap to the USB causes the drive to disconnect without ejecting. This is bad for the health of the drive and will eventually render the drive inaccessible. I do not believe the problem is with the cheap cord that comes with it. From researching online, it's poor soldering to the usb port on the back of the drive.
J1234
Originally posted at
2023-12-25T19:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
Not happy
Never received product - I called almost every week after waiting for 2 weeks... they kept telling be the product was in preparation for shipment, finally over a month of waiting and they finally say they have a case opened with UPS and the package was lost... no product and now I have to wait for a refund.
MikePar
Originally posted at
2023-12-25T19:00:00
Rated 3 out of 5
Bought 2, one is much slower than the other. Not t
Bought 2, one is much slower than the other. Not thrilled!
Larry A.
Originally posted at
2023-12-23T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Hi speed usb drive
Great easy, to set up drive with good reliability.
Jimfromdubai
Originally posted at
2023-12-23T19:00:00
Rated 3 out of 5
Lackluster
It runs so much slower than the WD Book. Transferring photos is truly painful.
MrKash
Originally posted at
2023-12-21T19:00:00
Rated 3 out of 5
Noisy little bugger
When the disks are rotating sometimes they make a strange noise.
Heretoforeunknown
Originally posted at
2023-11-19T19:00:00
Rated 1 out of 5
18T not advised to use
I have a 4T that i been using for 8 years from WD that been very good and easy to use, so decided to upgrade and buy the 18T for archiving purpose. Now i'm in my second device of hat are failing with no reason! I could put a Zero star if i could! Unreliable product that i strongly advise to avoid! As may cause loss of data and loss of money
AliAdlene
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