How to replace the hard drive from a My Book

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1

Hello,

Can I replace a hard drive from a My Book external drive I purchased?

If yes, is there any documentation on your website?

Thanks,

Noor

2

You mean the internal hard drive in the my book? I would guess that is not possible. Try calling tech support to see if you can replace it. You can also check the link below for help. 

http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8/session/L3RpbWUvMTM1NzI1MzU2Ni9zaWQvNVZCTWNwZmw%3D

3

Are you trying to replace the drive in the PC with the one from a My Book?

Joe

4

I have a similar question. The hard drive of the WD MyBook Essential 500GB is died (not a WD fault, it’s user error, if you understand :slight_smile: ). Can I put a new hard drive into it? Of course, the MyBook Essential does have only one disk, no raid, etc. Or, can I use larger disk? For example a 2TB disk, instead of the original 500GB?