Does anyone keep this enclosure connected 24/7? I plan to keep it connected to my computer that is powered on 24/7.
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Mine was hooked into a USB port on my router. I had it there for about 6 months with no problems. Re-arranged everything around Christmas decorating time. Used File Browser App for phones and iPad to access data, photos & movies and on it. I have not set it back up there yet but for six months, not one glitch.
260566
Although I keep the enclosure permanently connected to a computer, that computer isn't powered on 100% of the time. If your question is in regards to the reliability of this enclosure, there shouldn't be any problem with it. It is extremely quiet and never gets even warm to the touch.
260567
I'm planning on doing the same thing but only have a week or two experience with the enclosure so far. The first one failed and was quickly replaced without much fuss. So far no troubles with the new enclosure though I have not started moving files to the drive. If you are leaving it on for 24 hours you may find the blue LED a waste of energy and annoying in a darkened room. I think it would be a simple matter to unplug the LED. There's no reason it should affect the use of the drive/enclosure.
368225
I leave mine plugged in at all times. I have two right now that are always plugged in.
95849
I agree, enclosure. Make sure you get one with an ESATA connection if you laptop has that ability. It will speed up you backup time.
570959
That's what I have done. Works pretty well. On occasion after the computer goes to sleep I've had to unplug it then plug it back in to get it to work.
1010213
You should be good to go. I don't keep it up all the time, but I have left it connected for weeks at a time. The hard drive is out in the open so it won't really overheat, and there is a power switch on it, so you can turn it off but leave it all setup when the drive is not in use.
2176208
Not sure since I keep the mac on basically 24/7 but I just keep it on during the week and turn off during the weekend... no problems so far
69388
Yep! Both camera and monitor stay plugged in 24/7. Our son is now 2 yrs old and we still use it every night.
1690237
I believe it writes data to hard drive, so it does not need constant power. I have lost power and unplugged it a few times with no data loss.
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I have the same problem with this, as does my friend who also bought one. After we each sent one back we just figured it was a flaw in the printer and we just deal with it. It is a good idea to shut it off when you shut down for the day. It seems to stay connected for several hours before it loses the connection. I keep mine off until I am going to need it and when I turn it on it works fine. Not ideal but it avoids the frustration
149741
I haven't experienced that with mine. I have left it connected for days before.
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Honestly, I never had mine on for a long period of time, but I kept it on and it doesn't go to stand by it is always ready. I don't know if you would need it constantly plugged in because it moves files pretty quick.
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Yes, it is safe to keep it connected to the router all the time. You can check the list of tested USB hard drives on this link, http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid;=5dee65386ed848d3b174757922b19c6d_List_of_tested_USB_hard_drives_and_printers_for_the_Linksys_.xml&pid;=80&respid;=0&snid=2&dispid;=0&cpage;=search.
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I don't use my that often and I don't leave it connected, just when I want to copy or move items. I haven't had any problems with my.
57957
Nah it only comes on intermittently, when it does it comes up garbage, i eventually got it to work and managed to recover some files off with recovery software but lost most of the stuff that was on it. Tried formatting etc and regardless of which computer its plugged into, it only connects intermittently and corrupts the data.
735451
Are you using the proper power supply. I was cleaning rearranging my desktop, and inadvertently plugged the power supply from my modem into the laCie drive. It had enough power to turn the light on, but not enough to actually run the drive. I HAVE had a couple issues with my drive. The USB port now routinely disconnects for not apparent reason. Makes it difficult to copy large files.
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Hello, I have two and have not had an issue. This is only switch connected between the Power Supply and Hard Drive. If anything these have actually help save selected drives from running unnecessarily when not need. I have 2 of these units that control 12 Hard Drives. No issues in 2 years.
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No on off switch, but goes to sleep 15 minutes after its used. Mine is connected to a Synology server via USB 3.0. It backs up every night at 1 am, so have not see it actually "on" in quite a while. Back ups run just fine and the log shows they are all there daily with no errors. Now the reason it is asleep is due to a setting in the Synology software. I could have it on all the time, but why? If I manually access the drive thru the Synology server it comes right up with no issue, AND is fast! Thats the best part. I would buy another if I needed one, no problem.