Head to head

WD My Book 26TB vs WD My Book 24TB

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 WD My Book 24TB offers 24TB for a large desktop archive and arrives formatted in exFAT for use with Windows 10 or later and macOS 11 or later.¹

2 models / at a glance

Capacity · TB26 TB¹Higher preferred ↑

Capacity · TB24 TB¹Higher preferred ↑

Specification	WD My Book 26TB	WD My Book 24TB
Capacity	26 TB¹	24 TB¹

Specification	WD My Book 26TB	WD My Book 24TB
Hard drive or SSD	Hdd²	Hdd³
Warranty	3 years⁴	Not published
Hardware encryption	Yes¹	Yes¹
Password protection	Yes¹	Yes¹
Operating system support	Formatted exFAT for out-of-the-box compatibility: Windows® 10+ \| macOS 11+¹	Formatted exFAT for out-of-the-box compatibility: Windows® 10+ \| macOS 11+¹
Included backup software	Acronis® True Image™ for Western Digital¹	Acronis® True Image™ for Western Digital¹
USB interface	USB 3.0²	USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 and USB 2.0¹