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1. HOW TO SETUP WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT WINDOWS 10 FULL
2. HOW TO SETUP WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT WINDOWS 10 PORTABLE

In an attempt to simplify things, the USB Forum has recently changed the nomenclature to indicate throughput speed-SuperSpeed USB 5Gbps, SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps, and SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps-because performance is a priority for most uses. Beyond that simple statement, the story gets confusing-largely because of the plethora of variations: USB 3.0, USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gbps, which is basically USB 3.0), USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps), and USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20Gbps), and now the up-and-coming USB4. The vast majority of external drives today are USB drives. The worst value for an external hard drive is typically the lowest-capacity drive. Having more storage allows you to keep more historical files should you need them or use the same drive to backup additional PCs.

HOW TO SETUP WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT WINDOWS 10 FULL

If you have 1TB of storage in your PC, 2TB will allow you to make a full backup while keeping historical backups on the same drive. So how much do you need? We recommend a backup drive at least twice as large as the total capacity of your PC. The best “value” are typically for the largest hard drives as you can see, but it brings considerably higher prices and not everyone needs that much capacity.

HOW TO SETUP WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT WINDOWS 10 PORTABLE

It’s almost equally as bad on the WD Elements Portable drive. You’re paying more than twice as much for the lowest-capacity drive versus the next step up. You can see that below where we compare the popular WD Elements desktop hard drive’s available capacities and prices. We’ve been doing this comparison for years and it’s always been the worst value. In fact, dollar for dollar, cheaper low-capacity drives are most often the worst deal historically. However, while you might think that the lowest-cost drive provides the most value, it often doesn’t. Capacity and priceįor most consumers, the main shopping concerns for external storage are capacity and price. Yes, USB4 will provide the same massive throughput as Thunderbolt 3 at lower prices eventually, and likely far more products too.