What are the best external hard drives for backups?
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.
DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.
| Rank | Brand | Named by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WD My Passport | 5/6 | 64.4 |
| 2 | Seagate Expansion Desktop | 6/6 | 60.5 |
| 3 | Samsung T7 Shield | 4/6 | 53.7 |
| 4 | WD Elements Portable | 2/6 | 30.8 |
| 5 | LaCie Rugged Mini | 2/6 | 27.1 |
| 6 | WD My Book | 3/6 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Samsung T7 | 2/6 | 21.5 |
| 8 | WD My Passport Ultra | 2/6 | 20.1 |
| 9 | Crucial X10 Pro | 2/6 | 18.4 |
| 10 | Crucial X9 Pro | 2/6 | 14.5 |
Sources these answers cited
The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.
| Source | Cited by |
|---|---|
| techradar.commedia · Best external hard drive: Expert picks based on real-world testing | TechRadar |    3 surfaces |
| cnet.commedia · cnet.com |  2 surfaces |
| pcmag.commedia · The Best External Hard Drives We've Tested for 2026 | PCMag | 2 surfaces |
| shopping.google.comshopping · Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield | 2 surfaces |
| tomshardware.comBest External SSDs 2026 | Tom's Hardware | 2 surfaces |
| youtube.comsocial · youtube.com | 2 surfaces |
| argos.co.ukArgos | 1 surfaces |
| au.pcmag.commedia · The Best External Hard Drives for 2026 - PCMag Australia |  1 surfaces |
| bestbuy.comshopping · External Hard Drives With Backup Software - Best Buy | 1 surfaces |
| cisa.govpublic · TLP:CLEAR | 1 surfaces |
| documents.westerndigital.comData Sheet: My Passport Ultra | 1 surfaces |
| forum.zorin.comzorin.com | 1 surfaces |
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