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Keep external harddrive plugged in?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Danaldinho, Feb 22, 2012.

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    Hey,

    I just bought an external harddrive for my iMac. I am wondering can I just place all of my work on the external harddrive and then unplug it? Or should I keep it plugged in to my iMac all the time?

    The reason I bought it was so I can transfer work between my iMac and laptop, and so I can backup my work every month. But now I have been reading that I should keep it plugged in to my iMac whenever am I using it.

    So anyone have any better knowledge for me? Can I just plug it in when I want to use it, or should I keep it plugged in all the time?

    Thanks
     
    Danaldinho, Feb 22, 2012 IP
  2. Deji

    Deji Member

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    Well its better to unplug it when you are not using it, especially when u shut down the computer. This is because the computer may try to boot from it. Also, u save on energy and prolong its life because it is not running hot always.
     
    Deji, Feb 23, 2012 IP
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    I agree with Deji. I only plug mine in when I need it, I've been doing this for over 2 years and have not had any problems at all.
     
    socialfancentral.com, Feb 29, 2012 IP
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    It is recommended to unplug External Hard Drive after you shut down machine and re-attach it to system once it is started. Saves power and start-up time!
     
    Andy01, Feb 29, 2012 IP
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    It is not necessary to always plugged it in. You can plug in whenever you want to share some data between Laptop and iMac.
     
    ericksteve, Mar 7, 2012 IP
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    I think it's better to plug in the drive whenever we need to use it. It may give more life to the drive.
     
    josefaryan, Mar 7, 2012 IP