Western Digital My Book external hard drive 12 TB Black
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 Image™ WD Edition software to schedule full system backups.
Password Protection
The My Book drive’s built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption with WD Security™ 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 Discovery™ software connects to popular social media and cloud storage services, like Facebook, Dropbox, and Google Drive™. 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 | |
|---|---|
| File format system | NTFS |
| Type | HDD |
| HDD capacity | 12 TB |
| Ports & interfaces | |
|---|---|
| Ethernet LAN | No |
| Wi-Fi | No |
| Thunderbolt technology | No |
| USB data transfer rates | 480,5000 Mbit/s |
| USB version | 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) |
| USB connector | Micro-USB B |
| Maximum data transfer rate | 5000 Mbit/s |
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Mac operating systems supported | Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 |
| Plug and Play | Yes |
| Cable lock slot type | Kensington |
| Cable lock slot | Yes |
| Security algorithms | 256-bit AES |
| Password protection | Yes |
| Product colour | Black |
| Power | |
|---|---|
| External power adapter | Yes |
| Bus powered | No |
| Operational conditions | |
|---|---|
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -20 - 65 °C |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 5 - 35 °C |
| Weight & dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Weight | 0.97 g |
| Height | 170.6 mm |
| Depth | 139.3 mm |
| Width | 49 mm |
| Packaging data | |
|---|---|
| Package type | Box |
| Bundled software | WD Discovery™, WD Backup™, WD Security™, WDDrive Utilities™ |
| User guide | Yes |
| Cables included | USB |
| Technical details | |
|---|---|
| Harmonized System (HS) code | 84717050 |
| Other features | |
|---|---|
| AC adapter included | Yes |
| Chassis type | Desktop |
