Backing up data is not fun or glamorous. So why not be prepared? You can start with WD's 12TB Elements external hard drive, on sale today at B&H Photo for $179.99.

This is $70 off the regular price (sale price applies after the item is added to your card). This timely discount comes just in time for World Backup Day. While not a legitimate excuse to skip work, you can celebrate this day by making a final commitment to back up your photos, videos, important documents, game save files, and anything else you deem important.

WD's Elements box, an external HDD that connects via USB, is also useful for backing up every PC in the home, or even multiple locations (it is portable, after all). it has a USB 3.1 Gen 1 connection, but this is more about capacity than speed ( (I'm utilizing a 5400 RPM HDD).

Backup software is not included. If you want automatic backup, something like WD's My Passport, one of the best external hard drives available, is a better fit.

It's plug-and-play, so you just connect it to your PC and manually move files to it. Then repeat the process for any other PCs you wish to back up.