Best-Selling External Hard Drives of 2026

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 2TB Portable Hard Drive | USB 3.0 (STGX2000400)

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

UnionSine

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

UnionSine

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

UnionSine

4 · 52,558 reviews

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

ModusTech

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

ModusTech

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

ModusTech

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

Toshiba

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

Toshiba

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

Toshiba

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

ModusTech

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

UnionSine

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

Western Digital

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

Western Digital

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

Western Digital

WD 2TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive, SuperSpeed U...

Western Digital

WD 1 TB Elements Portable Hard Drive

Western Digital

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

ezekers

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

ezekers

5 · 4 reviews

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Western Digital

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

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

Seagate

WD 24TB Elements External Desktop Hard Drive, USB 3.1 Gen 1, ...

Western Digital

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

Western Digital

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

Western Digital

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

Western Digital

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

Meyritech

4 · 1,706 reviews

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

Western Digital

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

Western Digital

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

Western Digital

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

Western Digital

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

Western Digital

WD_BLACK C50 Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S, 2TB

WD_BLACK

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

Western Digital

Meyritech 750GB USB 3.0 Hard Drive Type-C for Portable Extern...

Meyritech

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

Western Digital

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

Meyritech

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

Western Digital

WD 6TB My Passport Ultra for Mac, portable external hard driv...

Western Digital

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

LaCie

Sonnics 320GB Purple External Portable Hard drive USB 3.0 Com...

Sonnics

4 · 9,072 reviews

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

LaCie

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

Sonnics

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

LaCie

Seagate 8TB FireCuda Gaming Hub | USB-C (STNL8000400)

Seagate

Seagate FireCuda Gaming Hard Drive 1TB, External Hard Drive H...

Seagate

Seagate FireCuda Gaming Hard Drive 5TB, External Hard Drive H...

Seagate

WD 2TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive, USB-C connectiv...

Western Digital

ModusTech 4TB Desktop External Hard Drive (NOT-PORTABLE) — Va...

ModusTech

ModusTech 6TB Desktop External Hard Drive (NOT-PORTABLE) — Va...

ModusTech

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

LaCie

Sonnics 250GB Silver External Hard Drive Portable Hard Drive ...

Sonnics

4 · 5,697 reviews

WD 5TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive, USB-C connectiv...

Western Digital

WD 4TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive, USB-C connectiv...

Western Digital

ModusTech 200MB Desktop External Hard Drive (NOT-PORTABLE) — ...

ModusTech

4 · 80 reviews

WD 6TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive, USB-C connectiv...

Western Digital

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

Western Digital

Meyritech 750GB Portable Hard Drive for External Data Storage...

Meyritech

4 · 17 reviews

Storite 2.5 Inch Portable External Hard Drive with USB 3.0 Da...

Storite

Storite 2.5 Inch Portable External Hard Drive 500GB USB 3.0 U...

Storite

Maxone External Hard Drive 1TB HDD 2.5" Ultra Slim Aluminum U...

Maxone

Storite External Hard Drive 1TB USB 3.0, 2.5 Inch Black

Storite

WD 6TB My Passport for Mac portable external storage, USB 3.0...

Western Digital

Toshiba Canvio Flex 1TB – Portable 2.5’’ External Hard Drive ...

Toshiba

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

Maxone

Storite 2.5" Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive 250GB HD...

Storite

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

Western Digital

Sonnics 250GB Blue External Portable Hard drive USB 3.0 super...

Sonnics

4 · 4,966 reviews

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

Western Digital

WD 28TB My Book Duo Desktop HDD USB 3.1 Gen 1 with software f...

Western Digital

WD 16TB My Book external hard drive, Desktop HDD with Passwor...

Western Digital

WD 18TB My Book external hard drive, Desktop HDD with Passwor...

Western Digital

Sonnics 1TB Grey Camo External Portable Hard drive USB 3.0 su...

Sonnics

4 · 1,926 reviews

Toshiba Canvio Flex 2TB – Portable 2.5’’ External Hard Drive ...

Toshiba

WD 24TB My Book Duo Desktop HDD USB 3.1 Gen 1 with software f...

Western Digital

Western Digital WD 44TB My Book DuoDesktop RAID External Hard...

Western Digital

WD 36TB My Book Duo Desktop HDD USB 3.1 Gen 1 with software f...

Western Digital

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

Western Digital

WD 12TB My Book external hard drive, Desktop HDD with Passwor...

Western Digital

WD 22TB My Book external hard drive, Desktop HDD with Passwor...

Western Digital

WD 14TB My Book external hard drive, Desktop HDD with Passwor...

Western Digital

The top 100 external hard drives on Amazon UK in 2026, 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 2026, or every hard drive of 2026.

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