Hard Drive - My Book - 12TB - USB-A 3.2 Gen 1

Introduction

Complete Backup
Equipped with WD Backup software for Windows and Apple Time Machine compatibility for Mac, the My Book desktop hard drive can back up your photos, videos, music, and documents. The My Book desktop hard drive also works great with Acronis® True ImageT WD Edition software to schedule full system backups.

Password Protection
The My Book drive's built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption with WD SecurityT tools helps keep your content private and safe. Just activate password protection and set your own personalized password.

WD Reliability
Millions of people around the world trust their data to My Book desktop storage. Designed to meet WD's demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and long-term reliability, we back up (pun intended!) the trusted My Book desktop storage with a 3-year limited warranty.

Watch the Power of My Book Come to Life
We live hectic lives and generate tons of digital content. My Book desktop storage has massive storage capacity so you can confidently back up the files that make up your digital life.

Do More With Discovery
Included WD DiscoveryT software connects to popular social media and cloud storage services, like Facebook, Dropbox, and Google DriveT. Import your photos, videos, and docs to the My Book drive to help preserve your online life. WD Discovery can also be used to manage your drive with WD Drive Utilities.

Easy To Use
My Book desktop storage is ready to use out of the box so you can start transferring files, saving your memories and backing up right away. It comes with all the software you need to help protect your data, including WD Backup and WD Security software and is compatible with Time Machine.

Hard drive

HDD capacity

12000 GB

Type

HDD

File format system

NTFS

Ports & interfaces

USB data transfer rates

480,5000 Mbit/s

Maximum data transfer rate

5000 Mbit/s

USB connector

Micro-USB B

USB version

3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

Thunderbolt technology

N

Wi-Fi

N

Ethernet LAN

N

Features

Product colour

Black

Security algorithms

256-bit AES

Password protection

Y

Cable lock slot

Y

Cable lock slot type

Kensington

Plug and Play

Y

Windows operating systems supported

Windows 10,Windows 7,Windows 8,Windows 8.1

Mac operating systems supported

Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra

Power

Bus powered

N

External power adapter

Y

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

5 - 35 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

-20 - 65 °C

Weight & dimensions

Width

49 mm

Depth

139.3 mm

Height

170.6 mm

Weight

0.97 g

Packaging data

Cables included

USB

User guide

Y

Bundled software

WD DiscoveryT, WD BackupT, WD SecurityT, WD Drive UtilitiesT

Package type

Box

Other features

AC adapter included

Y

Chassis type

Desktop