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To Leave On or Off?
I have asked similiar questions like this before: Do you leave your computer on? Do you leave your speakers on? Now I am asking one more: Do you leave your external drive on? I have a Maxtor 160GB external drive that I use "In Case Shit........" Thus far I have only plugged in the power as I wanted to back things up. When I told a friend about this he said I might damage the harddrive (long-term; plugging and unplugging it) and that most external drives are designed to run 24/7. Is he right? If I leave the drive on for extended periods it does get hot (I have it standing on its side in a base that Maxtor provided [is it better for it to be on its side or laying flat I guess is another question]) and it makes a low hum which I find annoying. But I don't want to lose all the information stored on computer so if I have to put with hum, so be it. So, do I leave this drive on continously or not? Much obliged for any hints, tips, suggestions, etc. Thanks
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