Short version: Western Digital's refreshed My Book Essential external hard drive provides a simple, unobtrusive, and relatively inexpensive home backup solution. With an enormous 2TB capacity ...

The drives are Windows® compatible and include WD SmartWare™ software, which provides a simple, visual method for backup using a single-screen view of the drive's contents.

WD SmartWare Pro works with all external hard drives, including those made by other vendors. With the My Passport Ultra, you can activate WD SmartWare Pro two times on two separate computers.

WD® Delivers USB 3.0 and 3 Terabytes With Its New External Hard Drive Product Lines Blazing-fast USB 3.0 Connectivity Now Available with My Book® and My Passport® External Hard Drives LAKE ...

WD's new My Book Essential and My Book for Mac external hard drives, powered by WD SmartWare, have finally made it easy enough so that anyone can do it," said Dale Pistilli, vice president of ...

WD SmartWare software makes it easy for users to protect their valuable content with automatic and continuous backup and encryption.” The new My Passport Studio is fully compatible with Apple ...

Western Digital unveiled the new (and smaller) My Passport Essential and My Passport for Mac ultra-portable external hard drives. The drives feature WD’s new WD SmartWare software.

Pocket-Size Drives with WD SmartWare and Hardware Encryption Keep Consumers' Digital Lives Secure in One Place.

WD SmartWare Pro is simple to set up with an intuitive installation interface that lets customers get up and running in just a few simple clicks. Once the software is setup and the drives are ...

WD's latest Slim portable drive is also the thinnest, and almost the fastest, in the company's line of My Passport storage. To find out more, check out the full review.

WD is urgently investigating these reports and the possible connection to the WD Drive Manager, WD Raid Manager and WD SmartWare software applications.