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Turning off your NAS will save on electric costs and save your hard drives.

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[-] Subverb@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Secret to longevity: keep it turned off 85% of the time.

[-] UndercoverUlrikHD@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Won't drives just hibernate if not active for a while?

[-] xav@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Note that this advice doesn't work for SSDs. The little bastards hate being powered off for too long. They prefer always-on to have their self-correcting routines work continuously.

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