EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Western Digital Corporation:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration StatementNo. 333-211420 on FormS-8 of Western Digital Corporation and subsidiaries of our reports dated August 28, 2017, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Western Digital Corporation and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2017 and July 1, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows, for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2017, the related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2017, which reports appear in the June 30, 2017 Annual Report on Form10-K of Western Digital Corporation and subsidiaries.
/s/ KPMG LLP |
November 7, 2017 |
Irvine, California |