Leaving it connected while off is absolutely fine...the computer won't
register it of course.
I would not leave it on all the time, unless there is some kind of in-built
fan system. I learned about this the hard way..hard drives *do* fail when
overheated, and they fail spectacularly.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] is it okay to leave an external hard
driveplugged in
I leave mine hooked up all of the time no matter if it is on or off.
David Ferrin
Most people don't know what they're doing and a lot of them are really
good at it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janki Akhani" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] is it okay to leave an external hard drive
plugged in
hello
which computer operating system you are using?
if you are using Window Xp, so there is one zip file is available
On 9/9/2011 5:59 AM, jason smith wrote:
Hi list. I have just done a bacckup of some of my files onto an external
USB hard drive. I know it is important to try and make sure to use the
"safely remove hardware" option from the system tray before unplugging
the drive. However, if I turn off the power to the drive? is it okay to
leave it plugged in via its USB cable to my desktop computer? Or will
this be dangerous to my data when the computer is turned off or
rebooted? The drive is not moved around. Rather, it remains sitting
beside my computer table on the floor. And so does not get knocked
about. The drive is a 500 Gig Maxta hard drive. if that is at all
relevant?
Thanks Jason
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