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External USB backup drive spinning continuously
I've bought a Seagate Expansion 1Tb USB 3.0 2.5" external drive specifically for use as a daily backup device for my ReadyNAS Duo v2; it is therefore plugged in continuously because the ReadyNAS does ...
Personally I believe that disk spindown does no harm if you don't do it too much -- with no real evidence ... It is surprising that there is so little information available on this topic. It's a pretty simple question, and you'd think that one of the academic papers or the drive manufacturers would have answered it.
fastfwd wrote: ...because I believe -- with no real evidence -- ...
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