Best USB-C hard drives for Mac 2022

You can find this one on the shelf of your local Apple store and just about any place that sells hard drives for good reason: it’s reliable. The body is rubberized to help it stand up to daily wear and tear. Choose from 1TB and up, whatever you need for all of your files, documents, Final Cut projects, and much more.

This hard drive is designed for storage-intensive, multimedia files such as HD video, photos, and music. With support for up to 45 watts of USB Power Delivery through the USB-C port, this drive can charge your compatible MacBook or MacBook Pro so you don’t even have to use a separate MacBook charger.

Samsung’s T7 SSD is a solid-state drive that provides way faster transfer rates than physical hard drives. Solid-state drives don’t have moving parts, so if you happen to drop this one, there’s less to break! SSDs are more expensive, but with this one, you get write speeds of up 1,050MB/s. If you like to store TV shows and movies on your hard drive, consider a solid-state drive! Capacity ranges from 500GB to 2TB.

The Glyph Blackbox Plus is a rugged, portable hard drive that can keep up with you wherever you go. It’s surrounded by rubber to protect from drops and has enough capacity for all your backups and then some. You get write speeds of up to 140MB/s from just 5400RPM, and It also features fan-free heat dissipation, so it’s nice and quiet.

G-Technology’s G-DRIVE SSD is one of the more versatile solid-state drives on the market. You’ll get transfer rates of up to 560MBps and USB-C connectivity. Plus, it has IP67 water/dust resistance, it’s drop-tested up to 10 feet, and it has 1,000 pound crush-resistance.

CalDigit’s Tuff hard drives are rugged and colorful. They offer USB-C connectivity, and there’s even a USB-C to USB-A cable for backward compatibility. With an IP67 rating, these drives are water-resistant in three feet of water for up to 30 minutes. These ultra-portable hard drives are dust-resistant, so you can take yours with you anywhere, knowing that your data is safe from the elements.

You may know SanDisk for its SD cards, but its hard drives are excellent as well. This solid-state drive is smaller than the average smartphone and has a hole in it so that you can clip it to a bag. It’s shock-resistant and ruggedly designed, so it’s perfect for life on the move.

Western Digital makes some of the best hard drives around, and this well-priced USB-A and USB-C compatible model fits right in with all its other excellent drives. It’s made for Mac and is Time Machine ready. Capacity starts at 2TB and goes up from there.

This flexible option works with your Mac, PC, or tablet; it’s formatted exFAT for cross-device compatibility. It comes equipped with both USB-C and USB-A cables. Choose from 1TB, 2TB, or 4TB options. Toshiba backs this hard drive with a three-year warranty.

This USB-C hard drive from Seagate not only works incredibly well, but it also looks good doing it. The simple lines keep it from looking like clutter, and the fabric cover adds a designer touch. Choose from black or white to go with any decor.

This towering device starts at 4TB of storage and goes up to 18TB, so this is one way you want to go if you have quite a bit to store. It works interchangeably with Mac and Windows, so if you need to go back and forth between computers, this one’s ideal.

If none of the above have quite enough storage for you, the monster SanDisk Professional G-RAID 2 is what you want, with up to 40TB of storage. It sports dual Thunderbolt 3 ports plus a single USB-C port, two 7200RPM Ultrastar hard drives inside, and daisy-chaining for up to five additional devices.