Dont think I could ever trust a recertified drive, it basically means its already broken once. Sure its been through procedures to make it comply to WD's criteria but doesn't change the fact that the drive failed. Also a very low warranty. If you can afford to loose whatever you put on the drive, or you back it up somewhere, yeah sure, good deal.

Don't know what your saying?

6 months is very short for a hard drive, usually 3-5 years.
"WD recertified products may consist of customer return units"
That could mean anything. Could be customer error, the drive failed, the power board failed etc. Its a gamble.

Not saying its not a good deal
£43.99 for a 3TB desktop drive is amazing value, but you have to be willing to take the risk.

£23.99 My Passport Ultra 1TB (red)

http://store.wdc.com/store/wdeu/en_GB/DisplayAccesoryProductDetailsPage/ThemeID.22586100/WD_Outlet/My_Passport_Ultra_1TB_Red_Recertified/productID.312664700/categoryId.60680000

Just got the 1TB passport for £23.99. Heat added. Real bargain, less than half price.

Thanks

Great deal, i wish i needed one but already got 14tb of drives. HOT

£23.99 My Passport Ultra 1TB (red)

http://store.wdc.com/store/wdeu/en_GB/DisplayAccesoryProductDetailsPage/ThemeID.22586100/WD_Outlet/My_Passport_Ultra_1TB_Red_Recertified/productID.312664700/categoryId.60680000

anyone know if any of the 2TB or 3TB portable 2.5" drives are removable, hence suitable for use in a PS4?

cheers op, ordered a 2tb my passport ultra for £39.99 bargain cheers :wink:

Just got the 1TB passport for £23.99. Heat added. Real bargain, less than half price.

Dont think I could ever trust a recertified drive, it basically means its already broken once. Sure its been through procedures to make it comply to WD's criteria but doesn't change the fact that the drive failed. Also a very low warranty. If you can afford to loose whatever you put on the drive, or you back it up somewhere, yeah sure, good deal.

thanks a lot, scorching hot! already got 3tb recertified, ordered another 3tb and 4tb for a friend! thanks!
ps. never had any problems with any WD recertified drives!

Is it just the 30 day return warranty or do you also get a std 1 year warranty?

Heat given but I guess Im too late

This deal from OP WD My book 3TB recertified drive for £43.99 delivered! comes to £76.12 with code.

Can any of this drive be used for cctv recording? Any suggestion is appreciated.

Thanks :smiley:

I've bitten the bullet and bought 2x 2TB MyClouds for £100 total delivered: one to back up all my stuff and one to back up the backup (via mirroring).

Hopefully these two units will do the job.

Thanks for posting OP. Head added. :smiley:

Don't know what your saying?

6 months is very short for a hard drive, usually 3-5 years.
"WD recertified products may consist of customer return units"
That could mean anything. Could be customer error, the drive failed, the power board failed etc. Its a gamble.

Not saying its not a good deal
£43.99 for a 3TB desktop drive is amazing value, but you have to be willing to take the risk.

these may say recertified but are mainly old or overstock items. they just say recertified so they don't have to give you a 12 month warranty, I have used 3 of the 1tb drives and one is over 12 months old and still works perfect, the only thing I was gutted about was you can crack them open you cannot use them in a laptop

I was looking for a deal for an internal 1Tb drive, but nothing doing on the site unfortunately (out of stock) :0(

Thanks op just ordered 3TB my cloud to replace, my existing 2TB my cloud I'd be quick missed out twice on similar offers from WD I bought a 1TB recertified external HD and it was great for the year I owned it and I traded it to CEX for mycloud plus you have the paypal protection.

think I was looking at the wrong section of special offers instead of recertified. And now can't see it. :disappointed:
Oh well.. will bookmark it for future reference. Thanks IanElk

From the first time think wow good price more storage need always
But then stop think : this is storage where I want to keep my data

are they fixing these drive by replacing some parts or it is new drive inside ?
if it is drive which used 24 hr say for 1 year then fail sent to repairs The other side got new drive me buying his fail drive as re certificated

I can get the 3TB to £67.99 using WDSPRING16 code. How do I get it for £43.99?

Look under Outlet - e.g. this http://store.wdc.com/store/wdeu/en_GB/DisplayAccesoryProductDetailsPage/ThemeID.22586100/WD_Outlet/My_Book_3TB_Recertified/productID.300324400/categoryId.69923000 Then use code for 20% off.

Could be overstock or customer returns I'm gonna use mine to mirror as a backup not worth selling my 2TB tbh was looking at the newer models and couldn't justify the 200 plus price even if it does allow plex

Thanks MatsyLR.

I was looking at the Portable 3TB drive - which has a higher starting price.

thanks, just ordered a rectified cloud.

I would be hesitant to rely on these everyday inside my main tower or as a heavy use backup. But as a cheap portable drives that also work with Xbone you can hardly go wrong £24 quid for 1tb or the 2tb for less than £40.

Fine....so what's the problem with giving a 12 month warranty then?!

Doesn't inspire confidence that's all....

@MatsyLR

Is it worth paying £67.99 for 3TB portable?

Exactly. I agree with you. I wouldn't trust them personally.
They are a good option if the things you plan to store is not that important/replaceable. Or if you plan to backup the data regardless.


Personally, I'd say no, the 2TB portable was going for £49.99 before discount (those are sold out now)
£67.99 is still a very good price for a portable 3TB though. Its your choice ^^

Thank you so much. sadly the 20% code didn't work but the price came to £43.99 as posted.

Bagged a 1Tb Red (Recertified) for £24 delivered.

Have thyself some warmth.

1TB red (re-certified) £23.99 absolutely chuffed - nice one

Always been weary of these but 20% makes a great deal but probably not for use as your primary backup

Got one last time and just ordered another two - Thanks

3TB recertified MyBook in the bag - bargain. Perfect for duplicated files. Thanks OP!

got 2tb my cloud recertified for 49.59... thks op

weary , a combo of both wary and leery . might have to crack the plastic out and buy something 20pct off is v good.

Thanks, just used this to get a HDD for use at work.

sad face :disappointed: - My Cloud 4TB (Recertified) - Out Of Stock

Excellent. PIcked up a 3tb MyBook for my Xbox One.

I've got a bunch of 1 and 2tb reconditioned My Passport Ultra drives from the WD store over the last couple of years, never had a single failure yet. Of course, I don't keep anything important on them, at least nothing that hasn't been backed up elsewhere, but that's the same as for any storage medium.

Anyone know how to cancel an order on there? I ordered the 3TB Passport Ultra but then noticed the 3TB MyBook is much cheaper. Don't know if I should order the MyBook too and hope I can cancel the first order?

Trouble is if they don't cancel it in time I'd end up with both and a massive credit card bill. :disappointed:

Hot, but not sure I'd want to trust a recertified drive.

Cheers op. Got a 3tb My Book too. Perfect for a mirror backup of non critical stuff.

Hot! bought a 3TB MyBook. Thanks for the heads-up Mr GTD :smile:

I caved and also bought the 3TB MyBook....thanks op.

Thanks OP - back up software and flexibility on My Books swung the deal for me.

I hate this site sometimes haha, buying things i probably don't need because it's such a good deal.

Ordered, Thank you Op - Great Deal !!

hows WD customer service?

has anyone had experience dealing with them?

Thanks! ordered a 4tb my book for £59.99 - saw that it can be opened up for 3.5 inch hard drive.

thanks op bagged 1tb ultra for £24

RECERTIFIED = Somebody bought it, it broke, they took it back to the shop and got a refund/replacement, shop sent back to WD, WD tinkered and are now selling it to you with a few quid off and minus the only thing that matters THE WARRANTY!

MyBook 3TB for me and my Xbox. At £43.99 delivered, it was rude not to

And for anyone worried about "recertified" drives, don't be in this case. This is from the manufacturer, I've ordered from them before and I wouldn't be surprised if they were brand new and have to be listed as recertified just to stop the other resellers they sell through from complaining.

Selling out fast....

most of the good stuff sold out npow

Thanks for the heads-up OP.
Heat added.

Perfect timing, got the mycloud 2tb from staples for 89 quid and was just gonna buy a mybook 2tb to latch on... took it down to a tad over 35 quid ... roasting :smiley:

code not working for me

Gutted that I've only just seen this. Wanted myCloud 2TB :disappointed:

Just got a 3tb My cloud for £67 ty OP not sure how useful it will be but never hurts to backup locally aswell as online

Perfecto 4tb My Book £59.99! Great deal

So what? you trust one of these drives which has most likely been damaged/failed in some way the same as a brand new sealed drive?
Yeah no. There is a reason they reduce the warranty so much.
Sure all hard drives will die eventually, no one saying they don't. Just that there is a big reason these are so cheap.
The drives will for the most part be perfectly fine and last years, just like sealed drives, but its still a gamble with repaired drives.

Excellent deal. I bagged 2x 4gb desktop drives for £120. Thanks OP.
Mind you, they'd hiked up the pieces of the recert portable drives, so the voucher brought then down to a bit higher than they were previously! Sneaky eh?

2TB my book for £29 result

Can I connect my book to my TV and watch full HD movies,?

Many thanks ...I had a EX4100 which was on already on offer last week from the WD store and just tried the extra discount code and it worked!!! so well happy bunny an extra 24 TB NAS for £713.00 :smiley:

Order Date: 05 April 2016

Product Name Price

My Cloud EX4100 24TB
Unit Price: £ 1,049.99
Qty Ordered: 1
£ 892.49

SubTotal: £ 773.49
Shipping: £ 0.00
Discount £ 178.50
Tax: £ 119.00
Total: £ 713.99

Dont need but bought anyway

Had the 3tb book in my basket and now it's sold out

​Exactly what i was wondering....

Not quite, but good of you to highlight data is more important than hardware warranty. You need to buy disks in pairs (or alternative backup method). On the basis that only one copy fails at a time, then you recover your data, and get your hardware disk money back by warranty or a replacement disk.

Cheers OP. Just bought 3 of the 4TB Book drives and a 2TB WD ultra portable for around £230! Result! :smiley:

Code not working on the already discounted price for me.

Price stays the same.

WD GRIP PACK in SLATE GREY for 1TB ultra and 2/3GB ultra drives are now £2.50 in currys/pcworld down from £10. Good if you want a bump protector around your new discounted hard drive!

His next comment directly beneath that one asks if the drive is capable of playing full HD movies... Make of that what you will.

Holy schmoly, just bought 2tb drive for £35. When I started work in '92, Capital One had just built a 1TB database for marketing and was considered leading edge. I feel old...

Resisted, was going to buy two disks.

Anyone know what drives these portable My Passport Ultras have inside? They've got a chance of being 9.5's that could go into a PS4

When does the code expire?

What's the link ?! I can't get these prices!!

Need a Red drive for my server, shame I can't one on the offer :disappointed:

You're way too late to the party, peeps! All the bargains are long gone.

Just bagged a 2TB My Book for £35 delivered, couldn't resist, will replace old 1TB USB2 My Book from years ago (still working fine)

Are these all re-certified Drives then?, or ..... thanx.

bought a couple of 4TV mybook last time. in both cases the USB board blew up (literally in one case). I think the reason there are so many is that the board is junk. I bought them both to strip out the drives, both of which are fine is continuous use in a Sata enclosure

Make sure you are signed out of the education store then the code works, try another browser if still doesn't work.

Only 6 months warranty for returned/used hard drives..
I'll pass.

Good spot OP - went for a 3TB NAS.

Thanks.. Got a 3TB my cloud

Except external portable drives are more likely to receive a knock than an internal one in your desktop PC, or a in a NAS, or better still in a server in a secure data center with proper data recovery options.

If you care about your data do not put all your faith in a single local backup. Off site is the only way to be sure.

And yeah I would trust one of these drives to move files around from one place to another - which is what these are designed for. They're not a backup solution even when they were new.

From the looks of it, very easy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=078xdmH1DiM

You said it's already broken once, I said not necessarily. As you pointed out yourself a customer return doesn't mean it 'broke'

Looking for a 3-4TB internal hard drive for my pc, is the elements a good choice? I guess it'd be easy enough to take out the HDD but not sure what the HDD would be. Anyone got some ideas?

wouldn't touch this with a barge pole

Shame theres no decent MyCloud offers on. Could do with a new NAS for a good price.

what do you think about wd TV?

Yup, could even be Recertified due to a return under Distance Selling Regs (or whatever its called now)

the same drive would be 100+ brand new. :wink:

Can anyone point me towards the WDTV as wouldn't mind mind an upgrade from my older model but struggling to see it on the site. Thanks

crazy price, hope i did not get it

from my experience, it's not that bad, and it's just for the grandparents and they like it a lot.

I got a 1TB from here for £28 the other day, even better deal now!! Hard drive is being used as extra storage for Xbox One, working perfectly, looked like new out the box with a brand new data cable supplied

I had (and still have, but no longer use) the version of WDTV Live before the current one and I'd agree with the first reply you got that it is outdated now, It served me well and I thought it was great, but it's surpassed by most boxes that can run Kodi (Fire stick, Fire TV, Android boxes, etc), and if you can justify spending a bit more the Nvidia Shield is a great piece of kit.

Gutted, ordered two 3tb last week not arrived yet, with code £100

thanks for that saved me some money

Wow! I bought a 1.5TB one from here last year for additional Xbox One Storage. I was prepared to take the risk as I can always re-download the content if the drive fails. Don't want to tempt fate so not saying any more....

I'll let you know if/when I work it out! I have a couple of family members who work in IT, so I'm hoping they can work something out, even if it's not straight forward.

Hot. Took the plunge and ordered the 3TB my cloud.

nrcr ffmeceexspwpL LOL R

Ordered MyCloud 3tb with VAT exemption and voucher worked out 56£ inc shipmet. Thx OP

Oh dear not a lot left now, I shouldn't have spent so much time uming and aring. Wonder when stocks will be replaced?

This is a key point. Half of my internal and external hard drives have developed some bad sectors over the years. But the only complete failures, were, twice, dropping external hard drives, when each time the connector wire got caught in something causing it to fall/be dropped. Then you write off the drive or learn of the joys of attempting a clean air enclosure, trying to track down the same drive to frankenstein the damaged read/write head, typically off ebay where everyone else is paying above the odds for the same reason because the original drive is no longer sold, and for which any errors in the very delicate process can damage the new head, it's that fragile. Or risk to the platter from any dust. So whilst a warranty is important, it never protects against the risk of dropping an external HD....

I bought a 1TB for £27.99,had the email that they shipped it to me yesterday.

:disappointed:

I have used one for years although not so much now. It plays nearly every single format. I do not have any issues with it, apart from it not being able to play 10 bit encodes for the anime that I watch. You can delete straight from the hard drive, play blu ray ISO’s, there is also a lip sync function that allows you to, correct any issues when the audio is slightly out of sync, also stream straight from your PC. No complaints from me. The TV I have now, plays the same formats LG 42LF580V 42 Inch Smart WiFi Built In Full HD 1080p LED TV, although not ISO, and not FLAC audio. Also the tv loads two full 3tb drives in seconds. WD is quick enough but, with two full drives of 3tb, which the majority will not have connected it takes a while. You can pay more for better I, just wanted it for viewing straight from the hard drive, and it was good enough for that.

ugh recertified.
yours.

missed out on the 1TB portables!!!

> Also tried on full price and worked eg £45.80 off a 6TB blue drive

But it's listed at a whopping 219.00 incl. VAT so it comes down to £175.20. Scan have it for £167.52.

Still heated the refurb deal.

Brilliant, thank you OP.

Just ordered the network version of the 3TB drive. £67.99 delivered. I paid £130 for the identical item last year.

Damn all the 1tb and 2tb ones are sold lout :/

If their drives were indeed that good, they would HAVE given them a 1 year warranty..

I hear all the valid arguments (old stock, set asides, well tested etc etc) and can agree with them.......but if these are highly unlikely to break down, why is a huge company like WD only giving a 6 month warranty?!
I've had no issue buying other manufacturer refurbished items in the past...but you always get 12 months warranty.....

" Possible Break down" shouldnt even be an issue. You should always have two copies of everything

Great deal, bought one a year go, took it around a 3500KM road trip with my MBP to back up my images from my camera. Working like new still!

I hope that their drives work better than their website :stuck_out_tongue:

I wouldn't doubt that a WD rep would say that... the length of testing isn't really relevant though, it either works when tested at that point in time or it doesn't. Unless they plan to perform a destructive longevity test on it, they don't know how long it is going to last. This is why the warranty period is so valuable because it tells you how long they expect to be able to guarantee it for based on their MTBF rates / confidence in the product / etc.

Ordered 3TB Network Drive for £67...will use for Multimedia or for Downloads etc..
Make sure you keep the backup for your critical data.

When does the code expire?

got 2x 5TB WD Red drives (new not referbs) with healthy £78 discount which made them about £40 each cheaper than ebuyer and the like. My home server thanks the OP from the bottom of it's filled up hard disks.

great find! bought 1tb passport!

Discount code not working for me! Shame. I would have bought one.:disappointed:

I would recommend doing a long disk test on your drive when you receive it. Takes a while but worth doing to spot any dsk errors. WD or Seagate have a free utility you can use

Thanks for the reply but I wouldn't purchase anything on the off chance that it was what I wanted :smiley:

The code also works in the real store, and there is a really good deal on the My Book 6TB, and you don't have to worry about only a 6 month warranty and it might actually get delivered unlike the refurb store.

My Book 6TB
£ 154.99 £ 154.99
Discount -£ 31.00
Sub-Total
£ 123.99

It's £150 everywhere else.

anyone had anything dispatched from this sale?

Hmmm i've bought the 3tb version of this. doesn't sound good.

How are you transferring data to it?

Via pc windows file explorer. Tried with my wd 1tb drive connected direct to the nas and also to my pc usb. Permission problems and nas inaccessible errors constantly

I read that if you connect your external usb to the drive, it still copies via you computer i.e.

usb drive - mycloud - router - computer - router - mycloud.

Try using an FTP client, filezilla to copy data from the external usb connected to the mycloud.

But yes I am a little worried that I've just wasted 65 quid on a doorstop....

Actually I *think* mirroring should be ok. It seems in that direction My Cloud - External, it is direct. God knows why they did it like that.

Also I'm sure you are but having the laptop connected to ethernet should bring the transfer speed up too.

I have a desktop PC connected via ethernet. NAS still keeps becoming inaccessible every 10 minutes (common problem apparently). Its going to take me days to transfer my data at this rate.

I think I am going to follow this guys advice (should you really have to search amazon reviews on how to set this thing up lol)

A real shame, despite some of the other reviews I still had high hopes for this product and the ability to have a home network based on this NAS drive. The setup is quite straight forward but I ran into problems with the drive disconnecting itself from the network on the first day. I rang WD support (free phone to the US) and they asked me to re-boot the drive which then reconnected it. It has been less than a week and I have had to re-boot to reconnect the drive around 8 times. It appears that every time you switch user accounts on my Windows 7 PC it drops the connection to the NAS drive and it does not restore when you switch back, or even if the computer goes into sleep mode it also drops and does not reconnect. Additionally the WD Smartware backup software does not work. It should automatically back up the PCs hard drive but has only backed up 80% and then just stopped, omitting my very important Outlook email pst backup files. WD say it only backs up emails once a day and if Outlook is running when it tries to, it fails. So I tried switching on the computer and not launching Outlook, just the Smartware, but the backup again failed to backup my emails. It also has a number of .avi files that it chooses not to backup either. I have since found a number of posts on the WD support forums with the same issues, but no solutions. WD have asked for a log of the drive activity and say they will come back to me. However 2 calls to support concerning 2 elementary and fundamental issues within the first week makes me suspect that I will be formatting the drive to wipe it of my data and returning it to Amazon. No one is more disappointed than me considering I've had WD products for the last 8 years or so and have always been very happy with them. It this turns around I will re-post with any positive developments.

Update 5/9/14

Following the reply to this review by WD and their advice I did the following... apologies if this appears elementary to you seasoned IT users out there but this might just help those in the same position I found myself. Incidentally I have the 2TB NAS attached directly to my Virgin Media Super Hub, and running Windows 7 on my PC.

Assigning a static IP address: fairly straight forward, follow the WD article 11384. However when you need to input the Static Network Mode, right click over your internet connection in the bottom right of your screen, this should give you a prompt to Open Network and Sharing Centre. Open this and screen middle you will have `View your active networks' and to the right of this click on `Local area connection'. This launches a small window with a `Details' button in the centre. Click on that for the Static Network Mode details. You must also tell your router to reserve that IP address for your My Cloud. On the VM hub this is under `advanced settings' then `DCHP', then DCHP reservation. Open this and under attached devices you should see your My Cloud. Click in the circle adjacent left and then below click on the button `add reservation'. That should then assign that IP address to your My Cloud all the time.

Port Forwarding: Article 8526 tells you how to do this but does not tell you which ports to use! I've never done this before and just could not get it to work at all. Spoke to WD who simply sent me a copy of the same article. So here you go... on the VM Hub, advanced settings, security, port forwarding, I set up first port as WD1, start and end port both 8080, protocol as TCP & UDP, and entered the static IP address you assigned above. Then set the second as WD2, start and end port as 8443, protocol and IP address as per first one.

Then on the WD My Cloud control panel (accessed by putting the assigned static IP address into the address bar of Internet explorer) under settings, general, scroll down to Cloud access, switch on Remote access, then click configure adjacent. Select Manual, then port 1 as 80, and port 2 as 443. I then had to then switch it to auto for it to work before selecting it back to manual and it remained connected.

Mapping the network drive: article 2676 works well and is straight forward, make sure you click the `reconnect at logon box'. Seems to have maintained my separate users and SmartWare connected to the NAS even after the computer has gone to sleep or having switched Windows users.

WD suggested enabling Volume snapshot service to allow SmartWare to backup services that are running... this is also better known as Volume Shadow Copy Service. If you search in Google for this with your operating system you will get straight forward instructions on how to enable this on your PC.

Now having done all this will it stop my NAS disconnecting from the Network, Allow SmartWare to backup all my files and not only a chosen few? Only time will tell... I will re-post with an update...

Update 25/09/14...

I still have the NAS... Somehow it settled down and now remains connected to my network and SmartWare seems to now be backing up all my files to it... Summary: its fiddly, cumbersome and time consuming to set up (see above) but once its working its not a bad back up drive for £99. I have an iPad backing up photos to it with the free app and have my computer on continuous file backup too. I have also saved all my music to it and Sonos had no problem finding it and accessing it, together with the album cover art and song lists too... So all in all I'm now happy with this and glad I persevered, but came so very close to returning it!
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Sam1 year ago
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Many thanks for the instructions on port forwarding, excellent and precise and has probably saved me a couple of hours or tweaking to get this working and suss out the final settings. Followed to the letter and worked first time. A little appreciation goes a long way in my book and I'm glad there are people out there like you willing to share there knowledge and pay it forward.
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7/9/14... Ok WD I've done all you suggest (see additional post 5/9/14) and am still getting the NAS disconnecting when switching users in Windows 7... Over to you before I ask to return this to Amazon...
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Dear Mrs M.,

We regret to hear about your experience and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience you have had, as these are not the intended results with the My Cloud and our support.
 
Please be mindful that the My Cloud NAs is supported with any router that uses a 10/100 (Fast Ethernet) or a 1000 (Gigabit) interface. Given the details of your review, it is important to verify that your My Cloud NAS latest firmware is running alongside the firmware on your LAN's router, as our latest updates should in fact address these concerns.

The best performance will be on a Gigabit port, we also recommend following the link below to show you the best stable network setup.

"When transferring large files to or from a Personal Cloud drive, performance may be slower than expected":
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5736/

Should a My Cloud device become unavailable on your network, we recommend assigning a Static IP address to the drive, and if you are using a switch or hub, please connect the My Cloud directly to a port on the back of your router to isolate the potential issue. The following link will provide you with detailed instructions on how to configure the My Cloud as well as setup your router for Remote Access.

"How to enable port forwarding on a network router for use with a WD My Cloud EX4 Personal Cloud drive":
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/10649

When switching user account or when the computer goes into sleep mode on windows 7, connectivity is dropped, we recommend changing the energy saving setting to the value that is suitable to the computer and also enable the option "reconnect at logon" when mapping the drive, to ensure the reconnection of the My Cloud, when logging in with another user account.

Please also note that, if the network storage has Private Shares, Windows will request for the user to provide his or her credentials.

The below link will provide you with detail on mapping the network drive for Windows and reconnecting at logon.
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2676/

If Smartware is not backing up specific files, we would recommend verifying that these files are not in use by another application during the backup process. If Outlook is not backing up after the n

Still waiting for a dispatch e-mail...Can't even check my order because I paid via Paypal

A re-certified 1TB Elements I ordered last week arrived today.
I ran the short and extended tests using the WD Diagnostics tool you can find on their website and all good,no bad sectors.
The drive arrived in brown box packaging and has a sticker on the rear that states Re-certified in Vietnam.

I plan to use the drive to back up my flac music collection and to move around with me so if it dies it's not so bad.It would be nice to get a few years out of it and the only drives I've had fail on me were Seagate so ,fingers crossed.

expired :disappointed:

Code is no longer working. Have tried various browsers to no affect. Not logged in either

Got my dispatch email this morning.

Ordered on tuesday paid with paypal & still no dispatch email.

Got the order dispatch confirmation this morning with tracking - my two MyClouds seem to be coming from Amsterdam.

No dispatch email for me either, I ordered on Wednesday (Paypal)

Called customer service & was told my order is still being processed & will be dispatched soon...

They take a few days to dispatch orders from the Netherlands. Mine took a week to arrive.

Received today!

ordered tuesday 3pm and was sent tracking email next day, also paid with paypal and has just been delivered.
2tb my passport ultra ships from amsterdam

paid with paypal nothing yet.

I ordered Tuesday evening and haven't had an email from them yet, but I use UPS "MyChoice" and it just alerted me that a shipment from NL had been created.

Tuesday afternoon.

Code isnt working

This is new "The purchase of Recertified products is limited to 3 units per calendar quarter per customer. Retailers, Resellers and Distributors are excluded from this promotion."

** on their outlet page

my orders arent being shipped. doesnt look good.

Mine has just been shipped.

Got my 4TB My book & 3TB mycloud today haven't turned it on yet. They come in brown oem boxes with the PSU (with UK 3 pin & euro 2 pin adaptors) and relevant cables. No instructions but no big deal. Looks clean, hopefully the drives inside will last!

Bought a refurb 2TB buffalo NAS in 2011 and has been on 24/7 for over 4 years, the drive is now failing so I think that's a pretty good run. £60 was a great price which turned into a steal 2months later with the floods etc. If these survive as long I will be well happy.

Got my 4TB My Book today. Opened it up without any damage to casing.
Drive inside, Recertified WD40EZRX-00SPEB0 SATA 64MB Cache.

Re-formatted and gone to pc to replace failed 2TB Samsung. Hopefully will last.

Received today , item in brown box as others have stated , however no "re certified" stickers anywhere , however can see the box had been cut open and re sealed with a small red Quality control stamp on it . not teste yet could only get hold of a 2Tb

Received today all good so far.

Received today my cloud. Works really well, backup runs at 20MB/s. Banger for the 50 quid. Happy Customer.

Received my Elements 3tb and Mybook 4tb in brown boxes already tested and both up and running, time will tell

Received my MyBook 2tb yesterday too. Will be used to back up part of my NAS.

My 2TB portable Ultra HDD was covered in marks and scratches so it's going back. Very disappointed.

Tested the drive it went off twice during testing only to find that the USB connection is not aligned between the casing and the connector bit of its is hiding in the casing so you have to use a bit of force more than i would like to , further smartmontools suggests there is 145 "Reallocated Sectors" its been used for nearly a year( 297 days )i was expecting that but not reallocated sectors is this normal for re-certified drives ? can any one tell me please ! should this be going back?

I dont think this is right... Mine after connecting to pc seems like new, plastic casing still had clear foil on it, all smart readings are like for brand new drive...
power on count = 7, power on hours = 5 (that is today, 2 days after putting it in my pc)

Thanks for that ill contact them may I ask which S.A.R.T tool you used ? i tried Speccy as well which gives similar readings :disappointed:

Yep, I think I was unlucky as my refurb MyBook Live from a couple of years ago was pristine

CrystalDiskInfo

Got my HDD finally, after ordering it last thursday they only dispatched it on monday, UPS attempted to deliver it on Wednesday then tried to deliver it to a UPS Point but somehow messed that up and delivered it to the UPS point on Thursday instead...

Running WD LifeGuard test, it's a 4tb HDD so it's predicted to take 34 hours...

Try a SMART test to see how much life is left in the drive it'll also show any failing errors

Still not had mine after two weeks...