WD My Passport Go 500GB USB 3.0 Portable SSD - Cobalt
Drop-resistant up to 2 meters, with a rubber protective bumper to endure bumps and shakes even while the drive is plugged in Pocket-sized drive has a built-in cable for convenient portability 2.5x faster than most portable hard drives with up to 400MB/s performance Solid state drive with no moving parts, purposefully designed and manufactured by WD for high reliability and dependability Works with PC and Mac computers, with included automatic backup software for Windows and compatibility for Time Machine (reformatting required) My Passport Go is the tough SSD drive built to travel. Drop-resistant up to 2 meters thanks to a rubber protective bumper on the outside, the drive endures bumps and shakes even while it’s plugged in. This pocket-sized drive has a built-in cable making it as conveniently portable as it is durable. With a solid-state drive inside, the My Passport Go drive is over 2.5x faster than most portable hard drives with up to 400MB/s performance. It works with both PC or Mac computers, includes automatic backup software for Windows and Time Machine compatibility (reformatting required), and has been designed for high reliability. This is no ordinary drive – My Passport Go is the perfect drive to take anywhere with confidence. *.
Drop-resistant up to 2 meters, with a rubber protective bumper to endure bumps and shakes even while the drive is plugged in Pocket-sized drive has a built-in cable for convenient portability 2.5x faster than most portable hard drives with up to 400MB/s performance Solid state drive with no moving parts, purposefully designed and manufactured by WD for high reliability and dependability Works with PC and Mac computers, with included automatic backup software for Windows and compatibility for Time Machine (reformatting required) My Passport Go is the tough SSD drive built to travel. Drop-resistant up to 2 meters thanks to a rubber protective bumper on the outside, the drive endures bumps and shakes even while it’s plugged in. This pocket-sized drive has a built-in cable making it as conveniently portable as it is durable. With a solid-state drive inside, the My Passport Go drive is over 2.5x faster than most portable hard drives with up to 400MB/s performance. It works with both PC or Mac computers, includes automatic backup software for Windows and Time Machine compatibility (reformatting required), and has been designed for high reliability. This is no ordinary drive – My Passport Go is the perfect drive to take anywhere with confidence. *.
Drop-resistant up to 2 meters, with a rubber protective bumper to endure bumps and shakes even while the drive is plugged in Pocket-sized drive has a built-in cable for convenient portability 2.5x faster than most portable hard drives with up to 400MB/s performance Solid state drive with no moving parts, purposefully designed and manufactured by WD for high reliability and dependability Works with PC and Mac computers, with included automatic backup software for Windows and compatibility for Time Machine (reformatting required) My Passport Go is the tough SSD drive built to travel. Drop-resistant up to 2 meters thanks to a rubber protective bumper on the outside, the drive endures bumps and shakes even while it’s plugged in. This pocket-sized drive has a built-in cable making it as conveniently portable as it is durable. With a solid-state drive inside, the My Passport Go drive is over 2.5x faster than most portable hard drives with up to 400MB/s performance. It works with both PC or Mac computers, includes automatic backup software for Windows and Time Machine compatibility (reformatting required), and has been designed for high reliability. This is no ordinary drive – My Passport Go is the perfect drive to take anywhere with confidence. *.
Drop-resistant up to 2 meters, with a rubber protective bumper to endure bumps and shakes even while the drive is plugged in Pocket-sized drive has a built-in cable for convenient portability 2.5x faster than most portable hard drives with up to 400MB/s performance Solid state drive with no moving parts, purposefully designed and manufactured by WD for high reliability and dependability Works with PC and Mac computers, with included automatic backup software for Windows and compatibility for Time Machine (reformatting required) My Passport Go is the tough SSD drive built to travel. Drop-resistant up to 2 meters thanks to a rubber protective bumper on the outside, the drive endures bumps and shakes even while it’s plugged in. This pocket-sized drive has a built-in cable making it as conveniently portable as it is durable. With a solid-state drive inside, the My Passport Go drive is over 2.5x faster than most portable hard drives with up to 400MB/s performance. It works with both PC or Mac computers, includes automatic backup software for Windows and Time Machine compatibility (reformatting required), and has been designed for high reliability. This is no ordinary drive – My Passport Go is the perfect drive to take anywhere with confidence. *.
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The lowest price for WD My Passport Go 500GB USB 3.0 Portable SSD - Cobalt right now is $148.27 at eBay.com.au, compared across 5 retailers.
The all-time low was $131.92 on 3 May 2026 — today's price is 12% above the lowest ever. That's a little above the best price we've seen.
Prices last updated 10 June 2026.
Last updated at 10/06/2026 11:14:32
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originally posted on bestbuy.com
Do yourself a favor and don't buy one if you care about your storage device being secured. THIS DEVICE HAS NO SECURITY AT ALL! This is a huge dissapointment from WD, a company I have come to trust until now.I have been using WD storage drives since 2010. I love the ability to password protect the drives I purchase from them.I opened the package on this one today in order to set it up for a secure backup and couldn't get the security software that comes with all WD drives to work. I updated the apps/software as instructed but still couldn't set a password to secure the drive.After contacting WD via phone I was told they would send me instructions for fixing the problem via email. Instead they sent me an email stating that their password security doesn't work on ... MoreDo yourself a favor and don't buy one if you care about your storage device being secured. THIS DEVICE HAS NO SECURITY AT ALL! This is a huge dissapointment from WD, a company I have come to trust until now.I have been using WD storage drives since 2010. I love the ability to password protect the drives I purchase from them.I opened the package on this one today in order to set it up for a secure backup and couldn't get the security software that comes with all WD drives to work. I updated the apps/software as instructed but still couldn't set a password to secure the drive.After contacting WD via phone I was told they would send me instructions for fixing the problem via email. Instead they sent me an email stating that their password security doesn't work on this drive. I am now stuck with a very expensive SSD drive custom designed "for travel" with NO ability to set even a basic password for data protection.After nearly ten years as a loyal WD customer, I am now done with all WD products. Best buy won't take returns on this item either. I don't blame Best Buy since the device was purchased in December with plans for use for travel in June. The device is also now opened so Best Buy can't be expected to eat the cost. I do hope Best Buy will note on their web page that this is not a securable device so they don't unwittingly support misleading advertising of this faulty product.This is a quote from the email WD sent me today."I understand that you are facing issue while using the WD Security with My Passport Go SSD. I apologize for the incorrect information over the call. Please allow us to inform you that My Passport Go SSD is not compatible with WD Security application and will not work with this application. "They then told me to reply to the email with questions or to call the same number that gave me incorrect information before. I say again. DON'T Buy if you want the password protected security that previous WD storage devices came with. This device is not securable.
originally posted on officedepot.com
My unit did not work properly out of the box. When connected, the green progress bar in File Explorer indicating the disk metadata was loading never finished. Attempts to write files to the drive caused File Explorer to freeze until the device was disconnected.I got mine on clearance from my local store. It was the only one in stock, so I never got the chance to see if mine was just a defective unit or indicative of the product in general. Western Digital is generally known to me as a fine manufacturer. In my 10 years of using WD products, I never had a fault ever occur. So, I am forced to go by this one experience with this SSD and can cannot recommend it.
originally posted on officedepot.com
Reasonably priced storage that can be used as a computer data back up. My computer was running slow so I bought this to move all the video and gif files off to an external storage that was plug and play so I could easily access the files when needed. This storage device works well but I will point out two issues: 1. There is no "eject" command when removing the drive, you just pull the USB plug; no issues so far. 2, The included software "Discovery" for Windows will not install and gives me "Installation Failed " We are experiencing issues please try again later message. I have tried multiple times with no luck. The instruction sheet that comes with the drive says nothing about it or what it's for. Perhaps it is because I click the don't share info button; but the ... MoreReasonably priced storage that can be used as a computer data back up. My computer was running slow so I bought this to move all the video and gif files off to an external storage that was plug and play so I could easily access the files when needed. This storage device works well but I will point out two issues: 1. There is no "eject" command when removing the drive, you just pull the USB plug; no issues so far. 2, The included software "Discovery" for Windows will not install and gives me "Installation Failed " We are experiencing issues please try again later message. I have tried multiple times with no luck. The instruction sheet that comes with the drive says nothing about it or what it's for. Perhaps it is because I click the don't share info button; but the fact is I don't want to share info and I'm not going to try the share button to see if that works
| General | |
| Device Type | Solid state drive - external (portable) |
| Capacity | 500 GB |
| Interface | USB 3.0 |
| Features | Shock resistant, password authentication, automatic backup, Apple Time Machine compatible |
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Do yourself a favor and don't buy one if you care about your storage device being secured. THIS DEVICE HAS NO SECURITY AT ALL! This is a huge dissapointment from WD, a company I have come to trust until now.I have been using WD storage drives since 2010. I love the ability to password protect the drives I purchase from them.I opened the package on this one today in order to set it up for a secure backup and couldn't get the security software that comes with all WD drives to work. I updated the apps/software as instructed but still couldn't set a password to secure the drive.After contacting WD via phone I was told they would send me instructions for fixing the problem via email. Instead they sent me an email stating that their password security doesn't work on ... MoreDo yourself a favor and don't buy one if you care about your storage device being secured. THIS DEVICE HAS NO SECURITY AT ALL! This is a huge dissapointment from WD, a company I have come to trust until now.I have been using WD storage drives since 2010. I love the ability to password protect the drives I purchase from them.I opened the package on this one today in order to set it up for a secure backup and couldn't get the security software that comes with all WD drives to work. I updated the apps/software as instructed but still couldn't set a password to secure the drive.After contacting WD via phone I was told they would send me instructions for fixing the problem via email. Instead they sent me an email stating that their password security doesn't work on this drive. I am now stuck with a very expensive SSD drive custom designed "for travel" with NO ability to set even a basic password for data protection.After nearly ten years as a loyal WD customer, I am now done with all WD products. Best buy won't take returns on this item either. I don't blame Best Buy since the device was purchased in December with plans for use for travel in June. The device is also now opened so Best Buy can't be expected to eat the cost. I do hope Best Buy will note on their web page that this is not a securable device so they don't unwittingly support misleading advertising of this faulty product.This is a quote from the email WD sent me today."I understand that you are facing issue while using the WD Security with My Passport Go SSD. I apologize for the incorrect information over the call. Please allow us to inform you that My Passport Go SSD is not compatible with WD Security application and will not work with this application. "They then told me to reply to the email with questions or to call the same number that gave me incorrect information before. I say again. DON'T Buy if you want the password protected security that previous WD storage devices came with. This device is not securable.
My unit did not work properly out of the box. When connected, the green progress bar in File Explorer indicating the disk metadata was loading never finished. Attempts to write files to the drive caused File Explorer to freeze until the device was disconnected.I got mine on clearance from my local store. It was the only one in stock, so I never got the chance to see if mine was just a defective unit or indicative of the product in general. Western Digital is generally known to me as a fine manufacturer. In my 10 years of using WD products, I never had a fault ever occur. So, I am forced to go by this one experience with this SSD and can cannot recommend it.
Reasonably priced storage that can be used as a computer data back up. My computer was running slow so I bought this to move all the video and gif files off to an external storage that was plug and play so I could easily access the files when needed. This storage device works well but I will point out two issues: 1. There is no "eject" command when removing the drive, you just pull the USB plug; no issues so far. 2, The included software "Discovery" for Windows will not install and gives me "Installation Failed " We are experiencing issues please try again later message. I have tried multiple times with no luck. The instruction sheet that comes with the drive says nothing about it or what it's for. Perhaps it is because I click the don't share info button; but the ... MoreReasonably priced storage that can be used as a computer data back up. My computer was running slow so I bought this to move all the video and gif files off to an external storage that was plug and play so I could easily access the files when needed. This storage device works well but I will point out two issues: 1. There is no "eject" command when removing the drive, you just pull the USB plug; no issues so far. 2, The included software "Discovery" for Windows will not install and gives me "Installation Failed " We are experiencing issues please try again later message. I have tried multiple times with no luck. The instruction sheet that comes with the drive says nothing about it or what it's for. Perhaps it is because I click the don't share info button; but the fact is I don't want to share info and I'm not going to try the share button to see if that works
I bought this super compact little drive to use with my Xbox One X and works just fine for that. Immediately recognized when I plugged it in, but had to reformat it so it could be used to for games and saved games. (you are prompted to do this)Write speed is quite slow for an SSD but read speed is a decent improvement over mechanical HDD. Which is what you want when launching games or saved games. Just be prepared to wait when copying games from the internal drive to the SSD.Very short built in cord, just a few inches, may not be enough for some folks. But perfect for Xbox. Works on all Xbox One X USB ports, btw, which are all 3.0
I had a good experience with these but at first it was very frustrating. I don't know if it's WD fault, but basically when they came there was no drive letter assigned to them so they didn't show up in the file explorer. But I found a solution so I thought I'd put it out there. Open Control Pannel, type in Disk Management, right click on the drive with no letter, and choose to assign it. You may also want to format it to NFTS instead of exFAT so you can compress files and because it's basically an upgrade. Also, if your files aren't copying, it might be just one corrupted file and the others are okay, so instead of copying the whole folder, copy sub-folders a few at a time so you can narrow down where the problem is and move it away or delete it. There's been some ... MoreI had a good experience with these but at first it was very frustrating. I don't know if it's WD fault, but basically when they came there was no drive letter assigned to them so they didn't show up in the file explorer. But I found a solution so I thought I'd put it out there. Open Control Pannel, type in Disk Management, right click on the drive with no letter, and choose to assign it. You may also want to format it to NFTS instead of exFAT so you can compress files and because it's basically an upgrade. Also, if your files aren't copying, it might be just one corrupted file and the others are okay, so instead of copying the whole folder, copy sub-folders a few at a time so you can narrow down where the problem is and move it away or delete it. There's been some hiccups, but once I figured out what was going on, these turned out to be really nice, really fast little hard drives.
I have quite a few hard drives, but none are SSD. I saw this one on sale and decided to try it out. I really like it and love that I dont feel like I need to be super carefull with it. Also saving speed seems pretty good! I like that it is 500gb so I was able to store everything I need.
I thought this was a really good price for a nice 1TB SSD.Unfortunately, as soon as I plugged the drive into my Mac it created an unstable system that kept crashing. I tried every format advised and still, Crash, Crash, Crash.As part of the troubleshooting I found that WD had a known incompatibility with a Mac, but could be worked around with proper formatting. Nope, CCC.I even tried adding the drive to a WiFi router. A little better, but then it seemed to interfere with the Mac Time Machine, slowing the machine to a crawl and making even answering an e-mail wayyyyy to long.I have since removed the drive from the system and everything is now back to normal, no more crashes nor Time Machine interference.I don't know how this SSD drive may perform on a ... MoreI thought this was a really good price for a nice 1TB SSD.Unfortunately, as soon as I plugged the drive into my Mac it created an unstable system that kept crashing. I tried every format advised and still, Crash, Crash, Crash.As part of the troubleshooting I found that WD had a known incompatibility with a Mac, but could be worked around with proper formatting. Nope, CCC.I even tried adding the drive to a WiFi router. A little better, but then it seemed to interfere with the Mac Time Machine, slowing the machine to a crawl and making even answering an e-mail wayyyyy to long.I have since removed the drive from the system and everything is now back to normal, no more crashes nor Time Machine interference.I don't know how this SSD drive may perform on a Windows machine, but it is just toxic when used on a Mac system.Unfortunately, by the time I finished all the troubleshooting, and the other normal things of life, like work, I was past the 15 day return period (Give me a Break!).So know the item is just sitting on a shelf gathering dust. The little 64G thumb drive that came "free" with the SSD seems to be working okay, but gosh $150 is a lot to pay for a 64GV USB flash drive.Buyer beware!
Slow shipping takes 1 star off that's it. Otherwise the drive is small, adequate for my needs. Make sure you're okay with slower transfer speeds than others but it is not bad just about half as fast as others. Perfectly adequate for large file storage and not disruptive at all.
I copied 723gb from one My Passport Go (exFAT) to another My Passport Go (NTFS). The first 1/6 of the copy was at 300 MB/s. The next 5/6 was at 100 MB/s.As a reference: I copied 723gb from one My Passport Go (exFAT) to My Passport HDD. The entire copy was at a little bit over 100 MB/s.This does not make sense.My Passport Go to My Passport Go Copy:Please Advise!
This drive is rather slow, and files take up much more size than needed. Traced this to being a exFAT partitioned drive. This was a patch between FAT32 and NTFS. Problem is file size limits, and when running exFAT, a folder with many files takes up tremendous unneeded space as the way exFAT allocates this. Now if copying a large file, say a disc iso, blazing fast. But folder with thousands of small files, very slow and the allocation size takes up to twice as much space as needed. So....answer is before you use it, format it to NFTS and this will greatly help the problem. Maybe someone with more experience than me can explain it. Anyway, for a large FILE transfer I got about 200 MEG. Using USB 3.0 with exFAT for a disc iso. Multifile folder was 15 MEG. Change to ... MoreThis drive is rather slow, and files take up much more size than needed. Traced this to being a exFAT partitioned drive. This was a patch between FAT32 and NTFS. Problem is file size limits, and when running exFAT, a folder with many files takes up tremendous unneeded space as the way exFAT allocates this. Now if copying a large file, say a disc iso, blazing fast. But folder with thousands of small files, very slow and the allocation size takes up to twice as much space as needed. So....answer is before you use it, format it to NFTS and this will greatly help the problem. Maybe someone with more experience than me can explain it. Anyway, for a large FILE transfer I got about 200 MEG. Using USB 3.0 with exFAT for a disc iso. Multifile folder was 15 MEG. Change to NTFS if possible and saves a lot of space no matter what. Close to 50% on mine.
| General | |
| Device Type | Solid state drive - external (portable) |
| Capacity | 500 GB |
| Interface | USB 3.0 |
| Features | Shock resistant, password authentication, automatic backup, Apple Time Machine compatible |
