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I have a Western Digital external Hd which I dearly love. My problem is that it runs all the time. I worry about heat screwing up the drive. There is no off/on switch on it. What do you all think....
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I have a Western Digital external Hd which I dearly love. My problem is that it runs all the time. I worry about heat screwing up the drive. There is no off/on switch on it. What do you all think.
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Have you ever had a heat issue with it before?
I wouldn't really worry about an external HDD running.
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when im not using it i normally leave it off, to conserve energy
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