Specifications
Storage Capacity8000 gigabytesStorage Drive TypeHDDInterface(s)Micro-USB Type B
Key Specs
Storage Capacity8000 gigabytesStorage Drive TypeHDDInterface(s)Micro-USB Type B
General
Product Nameeasystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard DriveBrandWDModel NumberWDBAMA0080HBK-NESNColorBlackColor CategoryBlack
Capacity
Storage Capacity8000 gigabytes
Performance
Storage Drive TypeHDD
Compatibility
Internal Or ExternalExternalExternal Hard Drive TypeDesktopInterface(s)Micro-USB Type BOperating System CompatibilityWindows, MacMinimum System RequirementsmacOS, Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 operating systems; reformatting required for macOS
Features
Security FeaturesSoftwareData EncryptionYesUsageBackup, Everyday computing
Power
Power SourceAC adapter
Dimension
Product Height6.7 inchesProduct Width2 inchesProduct Weight33.9 ounces
Included
Included SoftwareWD Discovery
Warranty
Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts2 yearsManufacturer's Warranty - Labor2 years
Other
UPC718037883052
Find a reliable storage solution for large files with this WD easystore external desktop hard drive. The USB 3.0 interface and backward-compatibility with USB 2.0 offer broad connectivity, while the automatic backup solution reduces the risk of data loss. This WD easystore external desktop hard drive features a 8TB capacity to provide ample space for videos and photos.
USB 3.0 interface
Offers easy-to-use connection to devices. Backward-compatible with USB 2.0 for simple connection to your computer.
Easy-to-use auto backup
Comes with the WD Discovery™ backup software that lets you set hourly, daily, or monthly backup schedules and makes it easy to back up high-capacity files to your drive. Compatible with Apple Time Machine (requires reformatting).
Get More Out of WD Discovery™
Included WD Discovery™ software makes it easy to back up your photos, videos, and documents to the easystore™ desktop storage.
Compatible with Mac and PC
For use with your existing computers.
8TB storage capacity
Provides ample space for storing documents, photos, music and more.
Limited warranty
This WD easystore™ desktop drive comes with a two-year warranty.
External design
The desktop storage features a USB cable and AC adapter to work with most systems.
WD Discovery™ software
Allows you to manage your easystore™ HDD and expands its capabilities.
What's Included
WD easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive
AC adapter
USB cable
WD Discovery software
Owner's manual
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- A: AnswerThere are WD Red drives inside with NASware 3.0. Be sure you get the drive manufactured in Thailand not China. The Thailand drives have a 256mb cache and the China ones are allegedly only 128mb. I found this out from a YouTube video by JDM_WAAT published on 7/26/2017 titled "Western Digital Easystore 8TB (WD Red inside) unboxing and shucking. I verified the 256mb cache on my Thailand drive (WD80EFAX-68LPHN0). The video shows how to open the enclosure without breaking it and shuck the drive in great detail. A+ would shuck again.
Answered by Permabanned
- A: AnswerWhether or not you can access individual files and folders is not a function of any particular drive. It is a function of the software you are using to back up your files with.
Answered by SoCalBuckWheat
Q: QuestionWill this work on a PlayStation 4?(5 answers)
A: AnswerYes it does. That's what I bought it for.Answered by jbrock0208
- A: AnswerThe drives used. This one has a red NAS, while the other ones use, most likely, a WD blue. The easy-store is better for long-term storage.
Answered by mummylover
Q: QuestionCan hook this up to my Xbox one?(5 answers)
A: AnswerMost likely. According to Microsoft, the max amount of usb storage on an Xbox one is 16tb, in any combination. So a single 8tb drive should work fine.Answered by Diller
- A: AnswerIt is power-strip and outlet friendly (usable on top socket of the wall outlet without covering the bottom outlet).
Answered by Mehdi
- A: AnswerWestern Digital has been transitioning these drives to 'White' labeled drives. They seem to be functionally identical to reds, but were likely labelled differently so people could not re-sell the drives as reds. The only catch is that you may have a 3.3v pin problem that will prevent the drive from booting, but that can easily be solved with some tape. Poke around on www.reddit.com/r/datahoarder and you'll see what I mean.
Answered by MrRatt
- A: AnswerIt's possible, but you'd likely need to make sure the drive is formatted with a file system your TV understands. Pretty much all of them support FAT-32. Windows arbitrarily doesn't give an option to use FAT-32 when formatting drives / partitions greater than 32GB capacity. Microsoft/Windows is really just trying to force their proprietary NTFS file system on you, even in situations where FAT-32 would work fine. The actual partition size limit of FAT-32 is 2TB (2,048 GB), which a third-party formatting utility can do just fine. So that means you'd still basically need to make multiple partitions to use all the capacity of your drive and have a file system that the TV can read. It's possible some TVs may be confused by that, but most would handle it fine. exFAT extends the established FAT file system to overcome some of its inherent limitations. For a drive with this capacity, exFAT is probably the best file system to use if you want to use the drive with your TV and other non-Windows devices. Among non-Windows devices, it has much better support than NTFS. You can make a single large 8TB partition formatted with the exFAT file system and it's very likely your TV will be able to use it. If your TV doesn't work with that, make a 2TB partition and format it with the FAT-32 file system.
Answered by Ichinisan
WD - easystore 8TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Hot, Loud, and Fast. It may be a 7200 rpm drive.
I got this drive because I needed a bigger and faster drive to do backups but it might get shucked for a NAS in the future. So shuckers may want to take note. This drive is purchased and tested in February 2021. Some say that the WD80EDAZ inside this enclosure is actually spinning at 7200 rpm, which it might be since the sequential performance of this drive closely matches that of my Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm. https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/ikk0rv/psa_multiple_wd_5400rpm_drives_are_actually/ On one hand this is WD and their screwed up, misleading marketing (See: SMR drives sold as CMR drives). The other comments complaining that the drives run hot and loud are warranted. This drive is air "filled" instead of helium filled like the old ones which adds to the heat this generates. 59 C under heavy load in a 21 C ambient is HOT. It also gets even louder once the head starts moving. On the other hand, I can live with its compromises for a drive that only needs to run around once a week. The 200 MBps sequential dramatically increased the speed of my backups. But the high temperatures this generates is still a concern. 60 C is usually the maximum operating temperature for mechanical hard drives so if you plan to run this under extended periods of time like in a NAS, it may need active cooling. If you're keeping this drive in its enclosure, keep it vertical so it can passively exhaust its heat through the top vents.
Posted by EJTech
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
yesyes yes buy this asap
im so glad i got this i can put all my music and game s on it and use it as my main hard drive and keep stuff off of my pc i would like to say pplease backu[p important stuff to an extra hardrive just in case somethign happens with this one oh and dont mind the pic i took that with the plastic still on it lol
Posted by DjTreyCash
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Worth every penny
Love this HDD although if you’re getting it for any newer device make sure to grab a type c adapter Other than that it works like a charm easy to install, as a photographer me being able to just massively dump random landscape shots on this is amazing and just what I wanted in a external, maybe one day in a few years I’ll upgrade to a massive SSD when the price goes down.
Posted by DSHNphoto
