Best-Selling External Hard Drives of 2024

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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#1 — UnionSine External Hard Drive 500GB Ultra Slim Portable Hard ...

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

UnionSine

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

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

Seagate

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

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

Toshiba

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

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

Meyritech

4 · 1,706 reviews

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

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

Western Digital

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

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

Seagate

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

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

Toshiba

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

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

Seagate

#9 — WD 4 TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0, Blac...

WD 4 TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0, Blac...

Western Digital

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

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

Sonnics

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

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

Maxone

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

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

Seagate

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

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

Seagate

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

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

Toshiba

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

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

Western Digital

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

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

Seagate

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

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

LaCie

#18 — WD 5TB Elements portable external hard drive, USB 3.0 interfa...

WD 5TB Elements portable external hard drive, USB 3.0 interfa...

Western Digital

#19 — WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive

WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive

Western Digital

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

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

LaCie

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

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

LaCie

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

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

Sonnics

#23 — Seagate Expansion Portable, 1TB, External Hard Drive, 2.5 Inc...

Seagate Expansion Portable, 1TB, External Hard Drive, 2.5 Inc...

Seagate

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

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

Toshiba

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

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

Seagate

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

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

Seagate

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

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

Western Digital

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

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

Western Digital

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

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

Seagate

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

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

Seagate

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

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

UnionSine

#32 — Seagate Expansion Portable, 4TB, External Hard Drive, 2.5 Inc...

Seagate Expansion Portable, 4TB, External Hard Drive, 2.5 Inc...

Seagate

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

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

UnionSine

4 · 52,558 reviews

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

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

Western Digital

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

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

LaCie

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

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

Seagate

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

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

Seagate

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

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

Seagate

#39 — Sonnics 2TB External Hard Drive USB 3.0 Compatible with XBOX ...

Sonnics 2TB External Hard Drive USB 3.0 Compatible with XBOX ...

Sonnics

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

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

Maxone

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

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

Western Digital

#42 — Sonnics 1TB DarkGrey External Portable Hard drive USB 3.0 sup...

Sonnics 1TB DarkGrey External Portable Hard drive USB 3.0 sup...

Sonnics

#43 — Sonnics 4TB External Hard Drive USB 3.0 High Speed for XBOX O...

Sonnics 4TB External Hard Drive USB 3.0 High Speed for XBOX O...

Sonnics

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

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

Western Digital

#45 — ezekers Portable 500GB External Hard Drive HDD — USB 3.0 & US...

ezekers Portable 500GB External Hard Drive HDD — USB 3.0 & US...

ezekers

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

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

Western Digital

#47 — WD 1TB Elements SE SSD Portable SSD USB 3.0 up to 400 MB/s 2-...

WD 1TB Elements SE SSD Portable SSD USB 3.0 up to 400 MB/s 2-...

Western Digital

#48 — G-DRIVE ArmorATD 4TB, portable rugged external hard drive, HD...

G-DRIVE ArmorATD 4TB, portable rugged external hard drive, HD...

Western Digital

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

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

Seagate

#50 — WD 5TB My Passport Ultra, portable external storage, external...

WD 5TB My Passport Ultra, portable external storage, external...

Western Digital

#51 — WD 6TB Elements portable external hard drive, USB 3.0, portab...

WD 6TB Elements portable external hard drive, USB 3.0, portab...

Western Digital

#52 — Seagate Basic, 1TB, Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, fo...

Seagate Basic, 1TB, Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, fo...

Seagate

#53 — Seagate Basic, 2TB, Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, fo...

Seagate Basic, 2TB, Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, fo...

Seagate

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

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

Seagate

#55 — LaCie 5TB Mobile Drive | USB-C (STLP5000400)

LaCie 5TB Mobile Drive | USB-C (STLP5000400)

LaCie

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

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

Toshiba

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

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

Seagate

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

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

Western Digital

#59 — Sonnics 3TB External Hard Drive USB 3.0 Compatible with XBOX ...

Sonnics 3TB External Hard Drive USB 3.0 Compatible with XBOX ...

Sonnics

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

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

Meyritech

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

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

Seagate

4 · 20,548 reviews

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

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

Western Digital

#63 — LaCie Mobile Drive Moon 2TB, External Hard Drive Portable, US...

LaCie Mobile Drive Moon 2TB, External Hard Drive Portable, US...

LaCie

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

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

Transcend

#65 — Toshiba 1TB Canvio Flex Portable External Hard Drive for Mac,...

Toshiba 1TB Canvio Flex Portable External Hard Drive for Mac,...

Toshiba

#66 — G-DRIVE ArmorATD 5TB, portable rugged external hard drive, HD...

G-DRIVE ArmorATD 5TB, portable rugged external hard drive, HD...

Western Digital

#67 — Toshiba 2TB Canvio Flex Portable External Hard Drive for Mac,...

Toshiba 2TB Canvio Flex Portable External Hard Drive for Mac,...

Toshiba

#68 — WD 2TB Elements SE SSD Portable SSD USB 3.0 up to 400 MB/s 2-...

WD 2TB Elements SE SSD Portable SSD USB 3.0 up to 400 MB/s 2-...

Western Digital

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

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

Western Digital

#70 — Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO, 8 TB, USB 3.2 Gen. 1, 460 MB/s r...

Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO, 8 TB, USB 3.2 Gen. 1, 460 MB/s r...

Samsung

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

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

ModusTech

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

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

Seagate

#73 — Sonnics 2TB Grey External Desktop Hard drive USB 3.0 for use ...

Sonnics 2TB Grey External Desktop Hard drive USB 3.0 for use ...

Sonnics

#74 — Seagate One Touch Hub 8TB, External Hard Drive Desktop HDD, U...

Seagate One Touch Hub 8TB, External Hard Drive Desktop HDD, U...

Seagate

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

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

Western Digital

#76 — WD 6TB My Passport Works with USB-C, portable external hard d...

WD 6TB My Passport Works with USB-C, portable external hard d...

Western Digital

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

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

Western Digital

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

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

Western Digital

#79 — SEAGATE Game Drive for PS5, 2 TB, External HDD, 2.5", USB 3.0...

SEAGATE Game Drive for PS5, 2 TB, External HDD, 2.5", USB 3.0...

Generic

4 · 26 reviews

#80 — WD 1TB My Passport Portable SSD, External NVMe Solid State Dr...

WD 1TB My Passport Portable SSD, External NVMe Solid State Dr...

Western Digital

#81 — Seagate Basic, 5TB, Portable External Hard Drive , USB 3.0, f...

Seagate Basic, 5TB, Portable External Hard Drive , USB 3.0, f...

Seagate

#82 — Seagate Ultra Touch HDD 2TB, External HDD, Cloud White, Post-...

Seagate Ultra Touch HDD 2TB, External HDD, Cloud White, Post-...

Seagate

4 · 1,137 reviews

#83 — Toshiba 4TB Canvio Flex Portable External Hard Drive for Mac,...

Toshiba 4TB Canvio Flex Portable External Hard Drive for Mac,...

Toshiba

4 · 1,083 reviews

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

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

Seagate

4 · 2,876 reviews

#85 — Seagate Game Drive Hub, 8TB, External Hard Drive Desktop, USB...

Seagate Game Drive Hub, 8TB, External Hard Drive Desktop, USB...

Seagate

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

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

Seagate

#87 — WD 22TB Elements External Hard Drive, Desktop HDD storage, US...

WD 22TB Elements External Hard Drive, Desktop HDD storage, US...

Western Digital

#88 — LaCie 4TB Mobile Drive | USB-C (STLP4000400)

LaCie 4TB Mobile Drive | USB-C (STLP4000400)

LaCie

#89 — LaCie Mobile Drive Moon 1TB, External Hard Drive Portable, PC...

LaCie Mobile Drive Moon 1TB, External Hard Drive Portable, PC...

LaCie

#90 — WD 6TB My Passport portable external storage, external hard d...

WD 6TB My Passport portable external storage, external hard d...

Western Digital

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

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

Western Digital

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

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

Seagate

4 · 22,305 reviews

#93 — G-DRIVE ArmorATD 2TB, portable rugged external hard drive, HD...

G-DRIVE ArmorATD 2TB, portable rugged external hard drive, HD...

Western Digital

#94 — Seagate Expansion Desktop 14TB, External Hard Drive, USB 3.0,...

Seagate Expansion Desktop 14TB, External Hard Drive, USB 3.0,...

Seagate

#95 — G-DRIVE 6TB Enterprise-Class Desktop Hard Drive, up to 250MB/...

G-DRIVE 6TB Enterprise-Class Desktop Hard Drive, up to 250MB/...

Western Digital

#96 — Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO, 4 TB, USB 3.2 Gen. 1, 460 MB/s r...

Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO, 4 TB, USB 3.2 Gen. 1, 460 MB/s r...

Samsung

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

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

Seagate

#98 — Storite External Gaming Hard Drive, 2.5-Inch Portable HDD wit...

Storite External Gaming Hard Drive, 2.5-Inch Portable HDD wit...

Storite

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

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

Toshiba

#100 — Seagate One Touch Hub 4TB, External Hard Drive Desktop HDD, U...

Seagate One Touch Hub 4TB, External Hard Drive Desktop HDD, U...

Seagate

The top 100 external hard drives on Amazon UK in 2024, ranked by average sales rank across the year — so a drive that sold steadily beats one that spiked for a week. See the all-time external hard drives chart, the other side of the split at internal drives in 2024, or every hard drive of 2024.

Internal and external are Amazon’s own classification, not our guess — every drive is filed under one or the other.