{"product_id":"wd-my-passport-portable-hard-drive-1tb-blue-slim-portable-hdd-with-backup-software-and-hardware-encryption","title":"WD My Passport Portable Hard Drive — 1TB, Blue — slim portable HDD with backup software and hardware encryption","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne terabyte in the blue finish - and note, the MPN is the source of truth here: WD's own product table lists WDBYVG0010BBL-WESN as the 1TB Blue model, whatever any feed shorthand says. You get the full My Passport kit in a smaller capacity: Acronis True Image backup software with ransomware defense, password protection with 256-bit AES hardware encryption, USB 3.2 Gen 1 transfers and bus-powered portability. It is the easy first external drive for a laptop that is running out of room, covered by a 3-year limited warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart with the identity, because the feed got it wrong: this MPN, WDBYVG0010BBL-WESN, is the 1TB My Passport in blue — WD's own product numbers say so, whatever an old shorthand title claimed. One terabyte in the blue finish is the friendly first external drive: enough for a complete backup of a school or work laptop, a phone-photo library that finally exists in two places, and the documents folder that currently lives in exactly one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou are not buying a stripped-down version at this capacity. The blue 1TB carries the full My Passport kit — Acronis True Image for Western Digital backup software with ransomware defense, and password protection backed by 256-bit AES hardware encryption — in the thinnest enclosure of the range at 11.2 millimeters and just 120 grams. It runs off the single USB cable, so it can live in a bag, a glove box or a desk drawer and be ready in seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a student, a first laptop or a family machine with no backup at all, this is the cheapest honest fix in storage: plug it in, set the schedule, and stop relying on luck. WD covers the 1TB blue My Passport with a 3-year limited warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapacity: 1TB portable HDD, blue (per WD product numbers for this MPN)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnector: Micro-B; USB 3.2 Gen 1, up to 5Gb\/s link\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePassword protection with 256-bit AES hardware encryption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcronis True Image for Western Digital backup software included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-year limited warranty; slim 2.5-inch bus-powered design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecs: 1TB | Micro-B | USB 3.2 Gen 1 up to 5Gb\/s | 256-bit AES | Blue | Part # WDBYVG0010BBL-WESN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Western Digital","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46746390364245,"sku":"WDBYVG0010BBL-WESN","price":214.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/1586\/4661\/files\/MyPassport-1-2TB-Blue-Hero.png?v=1794633330","url":"https:\/\/gearspawn.com\/products\/wd-my-passport-portable-hard-drive-1tb-blue-slim-portable-hdd-with-backup-software-and-hardware-encryption","provider":"GearSpawn LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}