kcj Loc: Seneca SC

Best external 2 terabytes hard drive for a Mac
Laptop. And which is the newest model of the one you recommend Thank you

Basil Loc: New Mexico

Samsung 990 Pro in appropriate high speed enclosure.

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

I got this in January -
LaCie Mobile Drive Secure USB-C 2TB with Rescue from the Apple Store
Quiet and great speed, I’m very happy with it.

https://store.apple.com/xc/product/HQ4D2ZM/A?cid=mail%20share

OldCADuser Loc: Irvine, CA

I have two external hard drives hooked to my MacBook M1 Pro. A 3TB WD (Western Digital) Elements portable drive, which goes with me when I travel, and a 4TB G-Drive, which is where I archive my files and which goes in my gun safe when I'm on the road.

The 3TB WD drive is directly connected to the MacBook M1 Pro via one of the USB-C (Thunderbolt 4) ports, while the 4TB G-Drive connects via a docking station (which is also connected to the MacBook M1 Pro via one of those other USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports) where all of my other peripherals are connected, such as the external keyboard/mouse, monitor, CD/DVD player/recorder, flatbed scanner, film scanner, webcam, speaker, internet, etc. I've had the current set-up for a bit over a year now and every things been working great.

Prior to that I had a MacBook Pro. The current 3TB WD Elements portable drive was put into service in January 2020, as was the 4TB G-Drive, and was originally connected to the older MacBook Pro. Prior to the current external drives, I had a 1TB WD Elements portable drive and a 2TB G-Drive. The 1TB WD drive in now one of my photo archive back-ups and is kept in a fireproof document box stored in my gun safe (it gets updated every couple of months).

All in all, I'm very satisfied with my set-up.

therwol Loc: USA

I might suggest keeping one backup offsite, either keeping a physical disk somewhere outside of your house or putting your photos in the cloud. "Fireproof" safes are designed to keep documents from burning up in a house fire. Believe me, if you house burns to the ground, it will get hot enough in your safe during a prolonged fire to risk damaging electronic devices.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

I have been using Seagate 2 and 4tb,drives for 15+ years in Media Sonic ProBox Raid+ 4 drive enclosures , without any problems.

Picture Taker Loc: Michigan Thumb

Buy a bigger hard drive as they are not that expensive any more and you wont fill it up and have to but another,

Also use 2 so if 1 don't have one fail and you lose you stuff.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I use a pair of these with Goodsync software. It works well with little trouble.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1273853-REG/wd_wdbbgb0080hbk_nesn_8tb_my_boo.html

OldCADuser Loc: Irvine, CA

I have some high-density memory sticks which our son in Texas keeps in his gun safe, that I've put critical files on as well as a back-up of my photo archive. These I update once or twice a year. It was easier when I was still working as I kept back-up copies in my office, locked in my file cabinet.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Right answer (or a slower but more portable Samsung T-9)

Harry02 Loc: Gardena, CA

Ilike my WD Passbook. It's quiet. USB-C is fast. Fits in a pocket. No wall wart- runs off my laptop port.

wiz302pa Loc: Henderson, NV

SAMSUNG T7 Shield 2TB Portable SSD, USB 3.2 Gen2, Rugged
$189 at Amazon.com