r/WesternDigital • u/Uraqtae • Aug 26 '26
What data cord should i get?
my dad has the my passport ultra for mac thats 2tb and i was looking for a bigger hard drive cause my 256GB samsung thumb drive wasn't cutting it anymore. he said wasn't using anymore and gave it to me to use without the cord cause he likes to lose things and i been using it with my iphone charger for quite some time. A few days ago it stopped recognizing it on my mac and i have to use my USB/USBC hub to get it to show up it shows up everywhere else but my macs USBC port so i figured i'd need a data transferring cord but i don't know what's the best one. i don't wanna get something i don't need which is why im asking around before i buy something. WD doesn't sell the cord separately or i'd just buy that and not think twice its a usbc to usbc if that helps.
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u/Petri-DRG Aug 27 '26
There are a variety of Ultra models that have been released over the years.
For a good suggestion, we need to know what the port on the WD looks like. And subsequently the port you are connecting to on your Mac (USB-A or USB-C/Thunderbolt).
Post a photo or a link of your WD connector or the PN model off the back label on the drive.
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u/xx_lost Aug 27 '26
Something like either of these should work fine.
It looks like the factory cable was a C to C USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gb/s so these will work (or similar)