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Is it better to power off NAS the hours I'm not using it?
Hi, I've a ReadyNas Duo v2. I had it all 99% of the time, but I recently decided to switch the timed switch on/off. However now I've noticed some SMART errors Detected increasing pending sector ...
StephenB wrote: I don't think the disk failures are directly related to the power-off. The NAS does a volume scan when it boots, and I suspect that the volume scan is simply uncovering the disk failure.
That's what I think too.
StephenB wrote:
If you don't have a backup, it would be a good idea to create one now (while you are waiting for the WDC Red to arrive).
I've only got about 550gb left so it's not enough. Any ideas on this?
StephenB wrote:
To your main question - assuming you have a regular schedule, I don't think it matters if you use the timer or manually turn the system on/off. The practical advantage of the timer is that you won't forget.
I mainly do this for power consumption and HD life extension. (a bit late now though :P )
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