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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, and 333-155661) and S-3 (Nos. 33-51695, 333-36350, 333-49250, 333-70785 and 333-52463) of
Western Digital Corporation and subsidiaries of our reports dated August 13, 2009 related to the consolidated balance
sheets of Western Digital Corporation as of July 3, 2009 and June 27, 2008 and the related consolidated statements of
income, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period
ended July 3, 2009, and the related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting as of July 3, 2009, which reports appear in the July 3, 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Western Digital
Corporation.
/s/ KPMG LLP
August 13, 2009
Irvine, California