Western Digital 500GB My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive - Midnight Black

Small & elegant design / Powered directly through the USB cable / WD SmartWare / Protecting your data with automatic backup / Password protection / PC/Mac
J&R Item # WD BAAA5000ABK
Mfr. Part # WDBAAA5000ABK-NESN
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Small & elegant design / Powered directly through the USB cable / WD SmartWare / Protecting your data with automatic backup / Password protection / PC/Mac

See your life safe in one place with WD's ultra-portable My Passport Essential USB drive. WD SmartWare Software automatically and continuously backs up your data, gives you a visual display of your backup as it happens, and helps you easily restore files. The drive also features password protection and hardware-based encryption.
  • WD SmartWare
  • See your backup as it happens - Seeing is believing. Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of your backup.
  • Protect your data automatically - Relax. Your data is secure. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file.
  • Bring back lost files effortlessly - Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you've lost all your data or just overwritten an important file.
  • Take control - Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.
  • Drive lock - Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and military-grade 256-bit hardware-based encryption.
  • Ready to Plug-and-Play with Windows PCS - if you're a Mac user, check out our Mac version of this product.
  • USB 2.0 powered - Powered directly from the USB port on your PC. No separate power supply is needed.
  • Contents: Ultra-portable hard drive, WD SmartWare software, USB cable, Quick Install Guide
  • Unit Dimensions (LxWxH): 4.3 x 3.2 x 0.6 in.
  • Weight: 0.396 lbs.
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    PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
    Computer Compatibility PC and Macintosh
    Connection Portable
    Port Compatibility USB
    Type of Drive Hard Drive
    Drive Capacity 500GB
    Power USB
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