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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 * MILLIGAN STEPHEN D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WESTERN DIGITAL CORP [WDC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior VP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 20511 LAKE FOREST DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/29/2006 (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 01/29/2006   F   6,703 (1) D $ 21.74 230,916 (2) D   Common Stock 01/30/2006   M   40,000 A $ 3.85 270,916 D   Common Stock 01/30/2006   S   39,100 D $ 21.95 231,816 D   Common Stock 01/30/2006   S   900 D $ 22.03 230,916 D   Common Stock               772 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)

$ 3.85

01/30/2006

M

40,000

09/23/2003(3)

09/23/2012

Common Stock

40,000

$ 0

47,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MILLIGAN STEPHEN D C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 20511 LAKE FOREST DRIVE LAKE FOREST, CA 92630-7741			Senior VP & CFO

Signatures

By: /s/ Sandra Garcia Attorney-in-Fact For: Stephen D. Milligan		01/31/2006
**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)	Payment of tax obligation by withholding securities incident to the vesting of securities in accordance with Rule 16b-3(e).
(2)	Includes 1,194 shares acquired under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on July 31, 2005.
(3)	The option vested 25% one year from the grant date of 9/23/2002, and an additional 6.25% vested at the end of each three-month period through 12/23/2005. The remaining shares subject to the option will vest at 6.25% at the end of each three-month period until fully vested on 9/23/2006.
Remarks: The reporting owner acquired 71.2266 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 30, 2006.

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