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Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Western Digital Corporation:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Forms S-8 (Nos. 2-76179, 2-97365,
33-9853, 33-57953, 33-60166, 33-60168, 33-51725, 333-20359, 333-31487, 333-41423, 333-42991, 333-70413,
333-95499, 333-36332, 333-56738, 33-24585, 33-33365, 33-56128, 333-107227, 333-111130, 333-122475,
333-129813, 333-155661, 333-163133 and 333-180286) of Western Digital Corporation of our reports dated
August 17, 2012, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Western Digital Corporation and subsidiaries as of
June 29, 2012 and July 1, 2011 and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and compre-
hensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 29, 2012, and the related finan-
cial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of June 29, 2012, which
reports appear in the June 29, 2012, Annual Report on Form 10-K of Western Digital Corporation.
/s/ KPMG LLP
August 17, 2012
Irvine, California