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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SHAKEEL ARIF   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WESTERN DIGITAL CORP [WDC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and COO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 20511 LAKE FOREST DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2005 (Street) LAKE FOREST, CA 92630-7741 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/01/2005   M   86,600 A $ 6.9375 441,591 D   Common Stock 02/01/2005   M   100,000 A $ 6.95 541,591 D   Common Stock 02/01/2005   M   285,800 A $ 6 827,391 D   Common Stock 02/01/2005   S   100,000 D $ 10.95 727,391 D   Common Stock 02/01/2005   S   100,000 D $ 10.99 627,391 D   Common Stock 02/01/2005   S   75,400 D $ 11.05 551,991 D   Common Stock 02/01/2005   S   7,500 D $ 11.06 544,491 D   Common Stock 02/01/2005   S   2,100 D $ 11.07 542,391 D   Common Stock 02/01/2005   S   2,000 D $ 11.08 540,391 D   Common Stock 02/01/2005   S   13,000 D $ 11.09 527,391 D   Common Stock 02/01/2005   S   62,400 D $ 11.1 464,991 D   Common Stock 02/01/2005   S   10,000 D $ 11.11 454,991 D   Common Stock 02/01/2005   S   100,000 D $ 11.12 354,991 D   Common Stock 02/02/2005   S   1,500 D $ 11.55 353,491 D   Common Stock 02/02/2005   S   3,500 D $ 11.56 349,991 D   Common Stock 02/03/2005   S   2,600 D $ 11.61 347,391 D   Common Stock 02/03/2005   S   2,391 D $ 11.63 345,000 D   Common Stock               4,266 I by Trust 401(K)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 6

02/01/2005

M

285,800

04/27/2001(1)

10/27/2010

Common Stock

285,800

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 6.9375

02/01/2005

M

86,600

04/19/2000(2)

04/19/2009

Common Stock

86,600

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 6.95

02/01/2005

M

100,000

07/17/2002(3)

01/17/2012

Common Stock

100,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SHAKEEL ARIF C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 20511 LAKE FOREST DRIVE LAKE FOREST, CA 92630-7741	X		President and COO

Signatures

By: /s/ Sandra Garcia Attorney-in-Fact For: Arif Shakeel		02/03/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The option vested 25% 6 months from the grant date of October 27, 2000, and the remaining 75% vested in three equal installments on October 27, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
(2)	The option vested 25% 12 months from the grant date of April 19, 1999 and 6.25% at the end of each three-month period thereafter.
(3)	The option vested 25% 6 months from the grant date of January 17, 2002 and the remaining 75% vested in three equal installments on January 17, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Remarks: The reporting owner acquired 649.9615 shares of WDC common stock in an exempt transaction under the issuer's 401(k) plan since his last filing.  The reported indirect holdings are based on shares held under the 401(k) plan as of January 31, 2005.

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