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WD, a Western Digital company, is a long-time innovator and storage industry leader. As a storage technology pacesetter, the company produces relia...

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Is there software that can repair a lost partition on a Western Digital external hard drive in Windows 11? Windows 11

bycpsimon
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On Windows 11, I receive an error code 43 on an external USB Western Digital  The file system is

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Why can't my MB recognize the SSD in my new computer?

bysyssolut
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I am building a new computer.   I have an Asus Prime H610M-A D$ CSM board.   I am using a WD SA510

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What Type of Drill Bit to Open Western Digital SATA drive?

bybrothertruffle880
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What type of drill bit do I need to unscrew my Western digital SATA hard drive (See graphic) ? Where

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Why are my Western Digital hard drives failing to sync with GoodSync?

byphilsimmons
6

I run Windows 11, and back up my files to Western Digital external hard drives using GoodSync

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Can you help with WD external hard drive connectors?

byJanice Cook
10

I have two WD MY BOOK external hard drives that I've misplaced the connectors to. They are not the

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Copying or cloning data from an external WD MyBook to an new external SSD drive

byE=mc2
6

There is a need to copy data form a Western Digital MY Book external drive to a new external SSD

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Need Recommendations for Replacing Failing NAS Hard Drive

byChip Levinson
4

I have a Synology DS412+ NAS that has a problem with one if its drives. The unit is used to store

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Now that Western Digital is ending support for their older MyCloud Mirror what is a good path forward?

byCarl Laskowski
4

Trying to choose a home cloud solution since WD has emailed that they will not support my current

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Which hard drive is my best choice for an NVR?

byNeed -a- Clue
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I need a replacement hard drive for my NVR. Which is the better of the two units without regard to …
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Windows 10 no longer recognizes my external USB drive at boot time.

byEdgar Cole
9
For several months I've had a Western Digital 5-gigabyte external USB drive connected to the USB-3 …
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Why can I not login to my WD Cloud device

byJoseph Salazar
2
This is the Error I am getting:

How can i take charge of this device

Cjoego

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Cannot login to Mycloud Home Duo

byJoseph Salazar
2
I have been seeing this issue with the Mycloud home products

everything is working Great then all of …
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I cannot connect to my WD My Cloud Home Device

byJoseph Salazar
2
My cloude home device will not allow me to connect

I have rebooted several times, changed patch cord, …
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Windows 10 Professional:  Folder Icon Has Become Shortcut

bycpsimon
3
How do you convert a folder which somehow got made into an shortcut in Window 10 Professional latest…
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Drive Not Visible to Computer

byjdanielatstarstreamnet
11
I have two Western Digital 4tb drives.  They are shipped with stripped down versions of Acronis …
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Dell Inspiron 530S won't bootup

bynickg5
4
Dell Inspiron 530S with Vista. Model DCSLF with Intel core 2. Western Digital hard drive. The system…
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My laptop does not recognize my "older" USB 3.0 Back-Up Drives (I have 2)

bym-coon
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I have a windows 10 laptop that has not been backed up since I bought it 5 years ago. I went to back…
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Need an external hard drive software to fix drive that is inaccesible

bymkramer777
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I have a western digital my passport external hard drive that is having issues.  It takes forever to…
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Windows 10 Firewall blocks Western Digital backups over network.

byJohn Porter
3
Hello Experts,

Windows 10 Firewall is blocking Western Digital SmartWare backups. I have …
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Western Digital NAS corrupt Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials

byCISS
6
We have a client with a Western Digital NAS - Sentinel running Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 …

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