Best-Selling External Hard Drives of All Time

Portable and desktop drives that plug in over USB — the ones people buy for backups, extra console storage and carrying files between machines.

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Seagate Expansion Portable 1 TB External Hard Drive HDD – USB...

Seagate

Seagate Expansion 2TB USB 3.0 Portable 2.5 inch External Hard...

Seagate

Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB Portable External Hard Drive 2.5 In...

Toshiba

Toshiba 1TB Canvio Basics Portable External Hard Drive,USB 3....

Toshiba

WD 2TB Elements portable external hard drive, USB 3.0 interfa...

Western Digital

WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive

Western Digital

UnionSine External Hard Drive 500GB Ultra Slim Portable Hard ...

UnionSine

WD 4TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive, SuperSpeed U...

Western Digital

Seagate 2TB Portable Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STGX2000400)

Seagate

Seagate Game Drive for PS4, 2TB, Portable External Hard Drive...

Seagate

Seagate 5TB Portable Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STGX5000400)

Seagate

Seagate Expansion 1TB Portable External Hard Drive 2.5" USB 3...

Seagate

4 · 20,548 reviews

Toshiba 2TB Canvio Basics Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3...

Toshiba

Transcend 1TB 2.5 inch USB 3.0 Military-Grade Shock Resistanc...

Transcend

LaCie LAC301558 1 TB Dust and Water Resistant Mini External H...

LaCie

LaCie 2TB Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (LAC9000298)

LaCie

Toshiba Canvio Partner 1TB Portable 2.5’’ External Hard Drive...

Toshiba

Toshiba HDTB320EK3AA 2 TB Canvio Basics USB 3.0 Portable Exte...

Toshiba

Seagate Portable Drive 1TB, External Hard Drive, Dark Grey, f...

Seagate

WD 5TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive, SuperSpeed U...

Western Digital

Seagate 4TB Portable Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STGX4000400)

Seagate

Seagate Portable Drive, 2TB, External Hard Drive, for PC Lapt...

Seagate

4 · 22,305 reviews

ModusTech Facet 500GB External Hard Drive Portable USB-C/USB ...

ModusTech

Toshiba Canvio Partner 2TB Portable 2.5’’ External Hard Drive...

Toshiba

ModusTech Facet 1TB External Hard Drive Portable USB-C/USB 3....

ModusTech

Seagate Expansion 4 TB USB 3.0 Desktop 3.5 inch External Hard...

Seagate

4 · 16,686 reviews

UnionSine HD2510 Portable External Hard Drive 320GB Ultra-Thi...

UnionSine

WD 4TB Elements External Hard Drive, Desktop HDD storage, USB...

Western Digital

UnionSine HD2510 250GB USB 3.0 Ultra Slim External Hard Drive...

UnionSine

4 · 52,558 reviews

LaCie 4TB Rugged Mini Portable Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (LAC9000633)

LaCie

Seagate 2 TB Backup Plus Slim USB 3.0 Portable 2.5 Inch Exter...

Seagate

4 · 13,740 reviews

WD 2TB My Passport for Mac portable external storage, USB 3.0...

Western Digital

Samsung M3 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black - HX-M101T...

Samsung

4 · 29,729 reviews

Toshiba Canvio Partner 4TB Portable 2.5’’ External Hard Drive...

Toshiba

WD 5TB My Passport portable external storage, external hard d...

Western Digital

Meyritech 1TB External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 Type-C 1TB Hard D...

Meyritech

4 · 1,706 reviews

Toshiba 4TB Canvio Basics Portable External Hard Drive,USB 3....

Toshiba

4 · 13,885 reviews

Western Digital My Passport 1 TB Portable Hard Drive and Auto...

Western Digital

4 · 209 reviews

WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.2 Gen ...

Western Digital

Maxone Portable External Hard Drive 500GB 2.5" HDD - USB 3.0 ...

Maxone

WD 6TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive, SuperSpeed U...

Western Digital

LaCie 5TB Rugged Portable Hard Drive | USB-C (STFR5000800)

LaCie

Seagate Game Drive for Xbox, 2TB, External Hard Drive Portabl...

Seagate

Maxtor 4TB USB 3.0 portable hard drive

Seagate

4 · 7,783 reviews

Ezekers 500GB USB 3.0 USB C External Hard Drive – Ultra Fast ...

ezekers

Seagate 8TB Desktop Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STGY8000400)

Seagate

WD 8TB Elements External Hard Drive, Desktop HDD storage, USB...

Western Digital

Maxone 2.5" Portable External Hard Drive 320GB-USB 3.0 Ultra ...

Maxone

4 · 55,183 reviews

Sonnics 1TB Silver External Portable Hard drive USB 3.0 super...

Sonnics

WD 4TB My Passport portable external storage, external hard d...

Western Digital

ModusTech Facet 320GB External Hard Drive Portable USB-C/USB ...

ModusTech

WD 1TB My Passport portable external storage, external hard d...

Western Digital

WD 8TB My Book external hard drive, Desktop HDD with Password...

Western Digital

Seagate 6TB Expansion Desktop Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STKP6000400)

Seagate

ModusTech Facet 640GB External Hard Drive Portable USB-C/USB ...

ModusTech

WD 10TB Elements External Hard Drive, Desktop HDD storage, US...

Western Digital

UnionSine External Hard Drive 1TB Ultra Slim Portable Hard Dr...

UnionSine

WD 12 TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0, Black

Western Digital

Seagate Backup Plus Hub, 6TB, External Hard Drive Desktop, US...

Seagate

4 · 4,525 reviews

TOSHIBA (Old Model) Canvio Basics 1TB Portable Hard Drive (HD...

Toshiba

Seagate Desktop Drive, 8TB, External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 for ...

Seagate

4 · 3,478 reviews

Seagate 4TB Expansion Desktop Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STKP4000400)

Seagate

WD 4TB My Passport for Mac portable external storage, USB 3.0...

Western Digital

Transcend 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0 Military-Grade Shock Resistance Po...

Transcend

4 · 2,065 reviews

Toshiba 500GB Canvio Basics Portable External Hard Drive,USB ...

Toshiba

4 · 1,423 reviews

ezekers 1TB USB 3.0 USB C Ultra Slim Portable External Hard D...

ezekers

5 · 4 reviews

Transcend 2TB StoreJet 25M3 Rugged Portable HDD, One Touch Ba...

Transcend

WD 14 TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0, Black

Western Digital

Sonnics 1TB Blue External Portable Hard drive USB 3.0 super f...

Sonnics

Seagate Portable Drive, 4TB, External Hard Drive, Dark Grey, ...

Seagate

4 · 5,040 reviews

WD 4TB My Passport Ultra for Mac, portable external hard driv...

Western Digital

Seagate Game Drive for Xbox, 4TB, External Hard Drive Portabl...

Seagate

Seagate 2TB Game Drive for Xbox | USB 3.0 (STKX2000403)

Seagate

WD 6 TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0, Black

Western Digital

Seagate 10TB Expansion Desktop Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STKP1000...

Seagate

Seagate 24TB One Touch Desktop Hard Drive | USB-C (STNB24000400)

Seagate

Seagate 20TB One Touch Desktop Hard Drive | USB-C (STNB20000400)

Seagate

Seagate 20TB Expansion Desktop Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STKP2000...

Seagate

Seagate 2TB One Touch Portable Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STKY2000...

Seagate

Seagate 8TB One Touch Desktop Hard Drive | USB-C (STNB8000400)

Seagate

WD 5TB My Passport for Mac portable external storage, USB 3.0...

Western Digital

WD 18TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0, Black

Western Digital

WD 16TB Elements External Hard Drive, Desktop HDD storage, US...

Western Digital

Seagate 16TB Expansion Desktop Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STKP1600...

Seagate

Western Digital 3 TB Elements USB 3.0 Portable External Hard ...

Western Digital

Seagate 28TB Expansion Desktop Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STKP2800...

Seagate

Meyritech 500GB External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 Type-C 500GB Ha...

Meyritech

Seagate 26TB Expansion Desktop Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STKP2600...

Seagate

WD 26TB Elements External Desktop Hard Drive, USB 3.1 Gen 1, ...

Western Digital

Seagate 24TB Expansion Desktop Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STKP2400...

Seagate

Seagate 5TB One Touch Portable Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STKZ5000...

Seagate

Seagate 1TB One Touch Portable Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STKY1000...

Seagate

Seagate 12TB Expansion Desktop Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STKP1200...

Seagate

WD 6TB My Book external hard drive, Desktop HDD with Password...

Western Digital

WD 4TB My Book external hard drive, Desktop HDD with Password...

Western Digital

Seagate 4TB One Touch Portable Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STKZ4000...

Seagate

Seagate Expansion Portable, 2TB, External Hard Drive, 2.5 Inc...

Seagate

Seagate Game Drive for PS4, 4TB, Portable External Hard Drive...

Seagate

4 · 2,876 reviews

WD 5TB My Passport Ultra for Mac, portable external hard driv...

Western Digital

Toshiba 1TB Canvio Gaming - Portable External Hard Drive comp...

Toshiba

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