<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001266824-23-000049.txt : 20230623
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001266824-23-000049
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230527
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230623
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230623

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Sivaram Srinivasan
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001587067

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08703
		FILM NUMBER:		231038943

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION
		STREET 2:		5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95119

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000106040
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES [3572]
		IRS NUMBER:				330956711
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0703

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95119
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9496727000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3355 MICHELSON DRIVE SUITE 100
		CITY:			IRVINE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92612

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GENERAL DIGITAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19730125
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    <periodOfReport>2023-05-27</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2023-05-30</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000106040</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>WESTERN DIGITAL CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>WDC</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Sivaram Srinivasan</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN JOSE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>95119</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President, Tech &amp; Strategy</officerTitle>
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    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2023-05-27</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>F</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>918</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>39.71</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>333288.498</value>
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                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The original Form 4, filed on May 30, 2023 (the &quot;Original Filing&quot;), is being amended by this Form 4/A to correct an administrative error, which inadvertently misreported the total number of shares disposed of for payment of tax obligation by withholding securities incident to the vesting of securities in accordance with Rule 16b-3(e). As of the date of the filing of this Form 4/A, after taking into the Reporting Person's Section 16 filings made since the Original Filing, the amount of securities beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, as reportable in Column 5 of Table I, is 314,135.498.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: /s/ Sandra Garcia Attorney-in-Fact For: Srinivasan Sivaram</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-06-23</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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