External Hard Drive Western Digital 22TB USB Type-A 2.0/3.2 Gen 1 Black

The Western Digital My Book external hard drive provides 22 TB of desktop storage in a compact black enclosure. Designed for backing up large photo, video, music and document libraries, the drive connects via USB Type-A and supports USB 2.0 and USB 3.2 Gen 1 interfaces for broad compatibility. It ships ready to use with WD Backup for Windows, Time Machine compatibility for Mac, WD Discovery and WD Security/Drive Utilities software.

Advantages

This My Book drive offers very high capacity for local backups and media archives, built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption with WD Security tools for password protection, and bundled software (WD Backup, WD Discovery, WD Drive Utilities) to simplify importing and managing data. The unit is designed to meet Western Digital reliability standards and includes a 3-year limited warranty.

Suitable for

• Local backups of photos, videos and documents
• Archiving large media collections and project files
• Cross-platform use with Windows and macOS (Time Machine)
• Users requiring password-protected hardware encryption

Key specifications

• Capacity: 22 TB (22,000 GB)
• Interface: USB Type-A; USB 2.0 and USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) compatible
• Colour: Black
• Encryption: 256-bit AES hardware encryption (requires WD Security)
• Software: WD Backup (Windows), Time Machine compatible (Mac), WD Discovery, WD Drive Utilities
• Warranty: 3-year limited

How to use

Connect the My Book drive to a computer using the included USB Type-A cable. For Windows, install or run WD Backup to schedule backups and use WD Security to enable 256-bit AES hardware encryption and set a password. For macOS, the drive is compatible with Time Machine—select My Book as the backup disk in Time Machine preferences. Use WD Discovery to import content from supported cloud and social services (such as Dropbox, Google Drive and Facebook) and to access WD Drive Utilities for diagnostics and drive management.

Recommendations

Place the drive on a stable surface with adequate ventilation, keep a current backup of critical files in more than one location, and record the encryption password in a safe place; losing the password may prevent access to encrypted data.