The elegant, external My Book Essential 1TB hard drive now features a smart, visual backup solution that protects your data automatically. In a small, sleek, streamlined design, the book-like shape takes up less space on your desk & allows two or more My Book Essential drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf. The My Book Essential also boasts WD Smart Ware™
- a control centre for your drive that gives you the power to: Protect your data automatically
- relax, your data is secure. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file See your backup as it happens
- seeing is believing. Visual backup displays your content categories & shows the progress of your backup Bring back lost files effortlessly
- retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether youve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file Take control
- Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, & more from the WD Smart Ware control centre The My Book Essential also features a drive lock. This gives peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection & military-grade 256-bit hardware-based encryption. You’ll also appreciate the illuminated capacity gauge. This lets you see at a glance how much space is available on your drive. & let’s not forget this baby’s energy efficient, thanks to WD Green Power Technology™ which lowers internal drive power consumption by up to 30%, a sleep mode that reduces power during idle times, & a power-saving feature turns the drive on & off with your computer. USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 compatible