WD 6TB MyBook Backup Storage Device 2022 REVIEW — MacSources

MyBook Backup hard drive is a safe, reliable option for daily backups.

What’s your backup strategy? This is a question that I’ve been struggling with for years. I used to work for my dad’s video production company and when everything switched from analog to digital media, we found ourselves scurrying for backup solutions. The video files we were working with quickly began slurping up our internal storage.

We began buying internal hard drives and using them to back up our data. We were thrilled when Western Digital released their MyBook line of products because it made regular backups much easier. It also made storing the drives much safer. We literally had the internal hard drives stacked on top of one another inside cabinet drawers.

We knew it wasn’t a safe or smart way to keep our data backups, but it was the only option we had 10+ years ago. Today, there are a lot of different backup solutions to take advantage of. WD still makes their MyBooks, but now they are available in much larger capacities than they were back then.

Design & Details

The WD MyBook is a backup solution that is designed to back up photos, videos, music, and documents. The hard drive has built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption with password protection (using the WD downloadable software).