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Catpaws
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Should my My Book for Mac always remain connected and on?

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‎05-26-2012 06:26 PM

Will leaving my external hard drive disconnected and off until I really need to make a backup (maybe once a week) help it live longer?

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Re: Should my My Book for Mac always remain connected and on?

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‎05-27-2012 02:28 PM

Probably, but most hard drives will go into sleep mode when they are not used. 

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