Head to head

WD My Book 26TB vs Seagate Expansion Desktop 6TB

Our pick

WD My Book 26TB

Single-Drive Desktop External Drives

Choose the My Book 26TB for a large desktop archive or backup collection, with space near a power outlet for its AC adapter.¹
It arrives formatted exFAT for Windows 10 or later and macOS 11 or later, making it a practical shared-file option across supported computers.¹

Product photographs. Not to scale.

The Seagate Expansion Desktop 6TB adds 6TB for a growing file archive on a computer running Windows 7 or later.²

2 models / at a glance

Capacity · TB26 TB¹Higher preferred ↑

Capacity · TB6 TB²Higher preferred ↑

Specification	WD My Book 26TB	Seagate Expansion Desktop 6TB
Capacity	26 TB¹	6 TB²
Operating system support	Formatted exFAT for out-of-the-box compatibility: Windows® 10+ \| macOS 11+¹	Windows 7® or higher operating system²

Specification	WD My Book 26TB	Seagate Expansion Desktop 6TB
Hard drive or SSD	Hdd³	Hdd⁴
Warranty	3 years⁵	Not published
Hardware encryption	Yes¹	Not published
Password protection	Yes¹	Not published
Included backup software	Acronis® True Image™ for Western Digital¹	Not published
USB interface	USB 3.0³	USB 3.0⁴