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Is it safe to keep external hard drives running 24/7? (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/IoueReal on 2024-07-09 09:09:14.

I heard that for internal hard drives the answer is yes, I know hard drives are meant to run, but what about external ones? Won't heat be a problem? I also heard that turning your hard drive on and off will also do harm.

So which one is worse? Turning it on and off or keeping it on 24/7?

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