External & Portable Drives: models & data recovery
39 external drive families from 2008 to 2026, each with specifications, model numbers and known faults. Choose a brand to find your model.
Brands
| Brand | Families | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Western Digital | 9 | My Passport Essential & Elite (2008–2012), My Passport & My Passport Ultra (2012–2016), My Passport (2016–2026) |
| Seagate | 6 | FreeAgent Go, GoFlex & FreeAgent Desk, Expansion Portable & Desktop, Backup Plus Slim, Portable & Ultra Slim |
| Toshiba | 3 | StorE Art, StorE Alu & early Canvio, Canvio Basics, Ready & Advance, Canvio Connect, Slim, Premium & Flex |
| LaCie | 4 | Rugged Mini, Rugged USB-C & Rugged Thunderbolt, Rugged SSD, Rugged RAID & BOSS, d2, Porsche Design & Mobile Drive |
| G-Technology | 2 | G-DRIVE mobile, slim & ArmorATD, G-DRIVE desktop, G-RAID & G-SPEED |
| SanDisk | 2 | Extreme & Extreme PRO Portable SSD, SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE & PRO-BLADE |
| Samsung | 2 | T1, T3, T5, T7 & T9 Portable SSD, M3 & P3 Portable (Seagate-made) |
| OWC | 2 | OWC Envoy & Mercury, OWC ThunderBay & Gemini (SoftRAID) |
| Other brands | 9 | Crucial X6, X8, X9 & X10 Portable SSD, Buffalo MiniStation & DriveStation, Transcend StoreJet 25 series |
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In this section
Western Digital9 model families, 2008–2026
Seagate6 model families, 2008–2026
Toshiba3 model families, 2008–2026
LaCie4 model families, 2008–2026
G-Technology2 model families, 2008–2021
SanDisk2 model families, 2018–2026
Samsung2 model families, 2012–2026
Other brands9 model families, 2006–2026
OWC2 model families, 2012–2026
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