Best Black Friday external hard drive deals

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You can never have too much storage. Whether it's for a desktop PC or a laptop or even a games console, it's getting easier and easier to fill up whatever internal storage you have. Fortunately, Black Friday is rolling towards us like a freight train and it's one of the best times of the year to grab some additional hard drives. There are discounts already starting to appear, so if you need an external hard drive, these are the deals to grab.

Today's best Black Friday external hard drive deals

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Toshiba Canvio Basics 2TB — $53 (Was $60)
Seagate Expansion 6TB — $125 (Was $172)

Best Black Friday external hard drive deals

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If you need masses of storage you can take anywhere this USB 3.0 drive from Western Digital has a whopping 5TB of it. It also comes with some handy software to manage auto backups of your important files, and is part of Best Buy's Black Friday prices guarantee so you can buy early and still get the savings.

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This is one tough external hard drive, with a chunky case that helps protect against drops and crushing so you can truly take it anywhere. It uses USB-C and USB 3.1 for quick and convenient data transfers, and is part of Best Buy's Black Friday prices guarantee so you can buy early and still get the savings.

<a href="https://shop-links.co/link/?exclusive=1&publisher_slug=future&article_name=wp-d-n-88373&u1=UUwpUdUnU88373&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fseagate-game-drive-for-playstation-2tb-external-usb-3-0-portable-hard-drive-black-black%2F6309234.p" data-link-merchant="shop-links.co""> Seagate PlayStation Game Drive 2TB | $23 off

If you like your console hard drives with a Sony flavor, then there's a PlayStation-branded version of Seagate's Game Drive. This 2TB model is no different on the inside to the Xbox version, and will work with an Xbox Series X or a PC just as well as on a PlayStation.

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If you just need a little storage and want to keep the budget as low as possible, this USB 3.0 hard drive is just the ticket. It's incredibly affordable, slim, and portable, and still has enough space to seriously expand your file storage.

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Today's best Black Friday external hard drive deals

Best Black Friday external hard drive deals

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