Leave external slim drive plugged in or unplugged?
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butyfigers
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Leave external slim drive plugged in or unplugged?
Is it better to leave an external slim drive plugged in or unplugged if it is not in use? I've been leaving it plugged in but I'm not sure if that's the best for the circuits or things along that line.
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Billycar11
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Re: Leave external slim drive plugged in or unplugged?
probably not a big difference
if its used daily probably leave it in
if its used rarely unplug it
if its used daily probably leave it in
if its used rarely unplug it
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Re: Leave external slim drive plugged in or unplugged?
I agree with the "If it is used rarely unplug it" response.
I've had a couple external USB drives now go bad on me and cause intermittent problems with other stuff on the USB, including keyboard and mouse.
What seems to happen is that the device just starts spamming the USB and this causes CPU usage to skyrocket, which then makes it difficult for other USB devices to be serviced in a timely manner.
I've had a couple external USB drives now go bad on me and cause intermittent problems with other stuff on the USB, including keyboard and mouse.
What seems to happen is that the device just starts spamming the USB and this causes CPU usage to skyrocket, which then makes it difficult for other USB devices to be serviced in a timely manner.
Re: Leave external slim drive plugged in or unplugged?
I have 3 desktop drives (in external enclosures) and 2 slim drives, all connected by USB 24/7 with no issues. Just my experience.