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title: "Western Digital WD 5TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 - WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN"
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# USB 3.0 fast connectivity 5TB massive storage durable, rugged design Western Digital WD 5TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 - WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN

**Brand:** western digital
**Price:** € 871.87
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 💼 Carry your world, fast and fearless.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Western Digital WD 5TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 - WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN by western digital
- **How much does it cost?** € 871.87 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- western digital enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted western digital brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Massive 5TB Storage:** Store your entire digital life without compromise.
- • **Ultra-Portable Design:** Take your data anywhere with a sleek, lightweight build.
- • **Blazing USB 3.0 Speeds:** Experience rapid data transfers that keep up with your hustle.
- • **Plug & Play Simplicity:** Effortless setup means you’re ready to work or play in seconds.
- • **Rock-Solid Reliability:** Trusted by thousands for error-free, long-lasting performance.

## Overview

The Western Digital WD 5TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive combines massive 5TB mechanical storage with USB 3.0 connectivity for fast, reliable data transfer. Its compact, durable design makes it perfect for professionals on the move, supporting seamless compatibility with desktops and gaming consoles. With over 39,000 positive reviews, it’s a trusted choice for secure, portable storage.

## Description

You can get this WD 5TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive with USB 3.0 Connectivity .

Review: 4.5 - ممتازة لكن بطئيه
Review: It works great. Enjoy a huge amount of storage for a reasonable amount of money. - TL;dr – it works great. Treat it with respect, be prepared to toss the cable it comes with (because they fail) and enjoy a huge amount of storage for a reasonable amount of money. You’ve probably read a ton of reviews on external drives and have arrived here. I’ve been in the tech biz over 44 years and was there when 128Kbyte 8” floppy disks were considered advanced. I’ve used a LOT of different drives. Let’s put this drive into perspective: it is NOT a “portable drive”, it’s an external drive that you can choose to move from place to place. AS WITH ALL SUCH DRIVES, it contains precision moving parts; if you drop it, it will likely break. If you move it around when it’s operating, it probably won’t like it. If you drop your laptop, it will likely break. If you want an external drive that you can really move around, get an SSD. I purchased one of these drives for cloud-storage and archival purposes. Simply put, I needed somewhere to dump large data collections for essentially read-only access as well as having a buffer area for cloud storage synchronization purposes (lots of r/w access to the drive). It worked so well I purchased another and might even get a 3rd. Cloud storage is great for frequently accessed data, but for your video collection, your vast music collection or the 130GB of pictures your spouse took last month, you might want off-line storage. This is a great choice. Is it fast? Slower than an SSD but faster than many external hard drives out there. If you want speed, use the local SSD in your device or get an external SSD drive. If you don’t want that expense, this is still a great drive. In operation the drive is whisper quiet and runs slightly warm. You may have read about the “click of death”, well, yeah, it happened to me too. It won’t run on an overloaded unpowered USB hub (click, click due to lack of power). The cable it comes with is frankly troublesome and honestly you should invest in a replacement. Yup, click, click, click because the cable failed (fortunately I had another to hand, doesn’t everyone?). All that will happen with other drives too, so it’s nothing unusual. My system: Win10 Pro and Win10 Home on Lenovo, Surface Books and Surface Pro; works out of the box just fine. For those complaining that the drive doesn’t work with some backup software; that’s not the drives fault. For those complaining about the speed for gaming purposes, that’s not the drives’ fault either, you should have purchased an SSD. Yes, it will work with Onedrive; just create a junction from your Onedrive folder to the required folder in the external drive. mklink /J srcFolder destFolder Since you have a large capacity drive for large data sets, robocopy (part of Windows) will be your friend as well as mklink to create junctions from your main drive to connection points in external drives filesystems. What happens if the drive goes down? As with any other drive, you might have lost your data. The solution is to (gasp) purchase two drives and sync one with the other. Pro’s: 5TB of storage for <$100. Quiet, fast and gets the job done. It’s a disk drive, it’s not there to be exciting. Con’s: I didn’t like the cable; invest $6 on a better one. As with ALL DRIVES, you need to treat it nicely.

## Features

- Easy to Carry
- USB 3.0 Connectivity
- Durable Product

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07X41PWTY |
| Best Sellers Rank | #204,875 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) #563 in External Hard Disks |
| Brand | Western Digital |
| Brand Name | Western Digital |
| Cache Memory Installed Size | 5 |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Desktop |
| Compatible Video Game Console Models | Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 4 |
| Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 39,893 Reviews |
| Data Transfer Rate | 1 Megabytes Per Second |
| Digital Storage Capacity | 5 TB |
| Form Factor | Portable |
| Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 Inches |
| Hard Disk Type | Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Hard-Drive Size | 5 TB |
| Hardware Connectivity | USB 3.0 |
| Installation Type | External Hard Drive |
| Item Weight | 236 g |
| Manufacturer Part Number | WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN |
| Model Name | WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN |
| Model Number | WDBU6Y0050BBK-WESN |
| Network Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Product Features | Portable |
| Read Speed | 50 Megabytes Per Second |
| Special Feature | Portable |
| Specific Uses For Product | Personal |
| UPC | 718037871899 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Western Digital
- **Colour:** Black
- **Compatible Devices:** Desktop
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB
- **Digital Storage Capacity:** 5 TB
- **Hard Disk Description:** Mechanical Hard Disk
- **Hard Disk Form Factor:** 2.5 Inches
- **Hard Disk Size:** 5 TB
- **Installation Type:** External Hard Drive
- **Special Feature:** Portable

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Will this drive [Elements Portable] work with my Xbox or PS4? What about my Mac or PC?**
A: Yes, however, it’s best suited for PC or Mac. For the best gaming experience, we recommend the WD_BLACK P10, which is designed for optimal compatibility with Xbox/PS5/PS4.

**Q: I'm not computer savvy, is the set-up easy?**
A: Setup is simple! Plug the drive into a USB Type-A 3.0 or 2.0 port using the included USB Type-A cable and open your device’s file manager, such as File Explorer or Finder.

**Q: Do you need a battery for the drive to work?**
A: The drive is powered by your PC. There is no battery or battery replacement to worry about.

**Q: What needs to be done to format this device for mac?**
A: To easily reformat to Mac, plug in the drive, open your Mac’s Disk Utility application, and follow the steps from there. Please note, this will erase any data on the drive.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.5
*by Y***O on 7 November 2025*

ممتازة لكن بطئيه

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It works great. Enjoy a huge amount of storage for a reasonable amount of money.
*by I***A on 3 April 2021*

TL;dr – it works great. Treat it with respect, be prepared to toss the cable it comes with (because they fail) and enjoy a huge amount of storage for a reasonable amount of money. You’ve probably read a ton of reviews on external drives and have arrived here. I’ve been in the tech biz over 44 years and was there when 128Kbyte 8” floppy disks were considered advanced. I’ve used a LOT of different drives. Let’s put this drive into perspective: it is NOT a “portable drive”, it’s an external drive that you can choose to move from place to place. AS WITH ALL SUCH DRIVES, it contains precision moving parts; if you drop it, it will likely break. If you move it around when it’s operating, it probably won’t like it. If you drop your laptop, it will likely break. If you want an external drive that you can really move around, get an SSD. I purchased one of these drives for cloud-storage and archival purposes. Simply put, I needed somewhere to dump large data collections for essentially read-only access as well as having a buffer area for cloud storage synchronization purposes (lots of r/w access to the drive). It worked so well I purchased another and might even get a 3rd. Cloud storage is great for frequently accessed data, but for your video collection, your vast music collection or the 130GB of pictures your spouse took last month, you might want off-line storage. This is a great choice. Is it fast? Slower than an SSD but faster than many external hard drives out there. If you want speed, use the local SSD in your device or get an external SSD drive. If you don’t want that expense, this is still a great drive. In operation the drive is whisper quiet and runs slightly warm. You may have read about the “click of death”, well, yeah, it happened to me too. It won’t run on an overloaded unpowered USB hub (click, click due to lack of power). The cable it comes with is frankly troublesome and honestly you should invest in a replacement. Yup, click, click, click because the cable failed (fortunately I had another to hand, doesn’t everyone?). All that will happen with other drives too, so it’s nothing unusual. My system: Win10 Pro and Win10 Home on Lenovo, Surface Books and Surface Pro; works out of the box just fine. For those complaining that the drive doesn’t work with some backup software; that’s not the drives fault. For those complaining about the speed for gaming purposes, that’s not the drives’ fault either, you should have purchased an SSD. Yes, it will work with Onedrive; just create a junction from your Onedrive folder to the required folder in the external drive. mklink /J srcFolder destFolder Since you have a large capacity drive for large data sets, robocopy (part of Windows) will be your friend as well as mklink to create junctions from your main drive to connection points in external drives filesystems. What happens if the drive goes down? As with any other drive, you might have lost your data. The solution is to (gasp) purchase two drives and sync one with the other. Pro’s: 5TB of storage for <$100. Quiet, fast and gets the job done. It’s a disk drive, it’s not there to be exciting. Con’s: I didn’t like the cable; invest $6 on a better one. As with ALL DRIVES, you need to treat it nicely.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fast, reliable. Dont buy another brand in portable HD.
*by P***5 on 2 February 2023*

Its pretty solid and heavy which is good. Its pretty quick and reliable. No hard drive errors at all. Just format it first before use. Dont do a "quick format" in windows. Uncheck that and it will format it much slower, be patient, it will take 3-4 hours BUT what that does is remove any dodgy areas so that youre not recording valuable data onto damaged areas. This prolongs the life and reliabilty of any hard drive (this is untrue of ssd).

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