I have a 500gb external hard drive i want to leave it plugged into my computer at all times. Someone said that if i leave it plugged in at all times something bad is going to happen. So i want to know if this is true. The computer stays one 24/7 so the external hard drive stays plugged in 24/7.
2007-11-10 08:30:58 · 3 answers · asked by Dipesh P 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
"Somebody" needs to stop pretending to know anything about computers. Most backup drives are external and stay plugged in for months at a time. It won't hurt anything.
2007-11-10 10:22:07 · answer #1 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it will not hurt the drive. An external drive is just an internal drive with an external case.
2007-11-10 08:35:21 · answer #2 · answered by Steve B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ofcourse you could, exterior harddrive is only a huge memory-stick and ought to deffinetly be used to save stuff there and go away it plugged in. Why else ought to human beings even purchase externals? ;]
2016-10-24 00:04:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋